Saint Augustine's Prayer Book is an Anglo-Catholic devotional book published for members of the various Anglican churches in the United States and Canada by the Order of the Holy Cross, an

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monastic community. The first edition, edited by Loren N. Gavitt, was published in 1947. The name of the book is a reference to St.

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, the patron saint of the Order of the Holy Cross. Now in the eighteenth printing of the 1967 revised edition, it remains popular among

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Anglicans in North America. It is used as a companion to the

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(American editions of 1928 and 1979). In addition to various prayers and devotions, it includes the order of Mass according to the Anglican Missal, with the Prayer Book Canon of the Mass. The 1947 original edition was republished in 1998 as ''Traditional St. Augustine's Prayer Book'' by Preservation Press of Swedesboro, NJ. It was subsequently republished with the same title by the Anglican Parishes Association, the publishing house of the Anglican Catholic Church. The revised 1967 edition was republished by the Anglican Parishes Association with the title of ''Saint Augustine's Prayer Book''. In 2014, a newly revised edition was published by Forward Movement, edited by David Cobb and Derek Olsen. Both the revised edition and the newly revised edition are sold by Holy Cross Monastery, of the Order of the Holy Cross.

Contents of the 1967 revised edition

#The Christian's Obligations: As to

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, Fasting and Abstinence, and the Six Precepts #Common Forms of

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# Daily prayers #Various Prayers # Praise and

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, including the ''Te Deum Laudamus'' #The

Mass Mass is an Intrinsic and extrinsic properties, intrinsic property of a physical body, body. It was traditionally believed to be related to the physical quantity, quantity of matter in a body, until the discovery of the atom and particle physi ...

#Devotions for Holy Communion # Spiritual Communion #

Sacrament of Penance The Sacrament of Penance (also commonly called the Sacrament of Reconciliation or Confession) is one of the seven sacraments of the Catholic Church (known in Eastern Christianity as sacred mysteries), in which the faithful are absolved from si ...

Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament, also called Benediction with the Blessed Sacrament or the Rite of Eucharistic Exposition and Benediction, is a devotional ceremony, celebrated especially in the Roman Catholic Church, but also in some other C ...

#Devotions to the

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#Prayers in Sickness, and for the Sick # Prayers for the Dead # Requiem Mass, including an English version of the '' Dies irae'' #Devotions to the

Trinity The Trinity (, from 'threefold') is the Christian doctrine concerning the nature of God, which defines one God existing in three, , consubstantial divine persons: God the Father, God the Son (Jesus Christ) and God the Holy Spirit, thr ...

, including the Athanasian Creed #Devotions to the Holy Ghost #Devotions to the

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#Devotions to the

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, including the Holy Rosary and Antiphons of the Blessed Virgin #Devotions to St. Joseph #Devotions to the Angels #Various

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, including Novena to the Holy Ghost, with English version of '' Veni Creator Spiritus'' #Devotions for

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#Devotions to the Passion # Holy Hours

References

Sources

* ''Saint Augustine's Prayer Book, Revised Edition'', Rev. Loren Gavitt and Rev. Archie Drake, editors, Holy Cross Publications. (1967) Library of Congress Number: BV260.G3 1949

External links

Saint Augustine’s Prayer Book; a book of devotion for members of the Episcopal Church
- Library of Congress Online Catalog
Holy Cross Monastery
- Holy Cross Publishing
Self-Examination From Saint Augustine's Prayer BookSample of the 2014 Revised Edition
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