2006 Anglican Use Conference Report

Canterbury Tales ^ | 6/08/2006

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[Convert from ECUSA]

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[Cheverus]

Was there any discussion of establishing a personal prelature similar to that enjoyed by Opus Dei?

[NYer]

Anglican Use Architecture

Here's some beautiful examples of churches where the Anglican Use Rite is already in place.

Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Church
Houston, Texas

Our Lady of the Atonement
San Antonio, Texas

[Armando Guerra]

I find those churches much nicer than the McChurches the US Catholic Church has been building of late.

[bourbon]

I would LOVE to go to one of those churches, wouldn't you?

[monkapotamus]

They are beautiful. Much better than:

[Claud]

My favorite part was the Anglican Use Mass. Haveing been Catholic for only two weeks, it was so comforting to pray the Prayer of Humble Access again.

As a die-hard Latin-Mass going traditional Catholic who recently bought the Anglican Use DVD and BDW, I LOVE the prayer of Humble Access. Beautiful, Beautiful prayer.

We do not presume to come to this thy Table, O merciful Lord, trusting in our own righteousness, but in thy manifold and great mercies. We are not worthy so much as to gather up the crumbs under thy Table. But thou art the same Lord whose property is always to have mercy. Grant us therefore, gracious Lord, so to eat the Flesh of thy dear Son Jesus Christ, and to drink his Blood, that we may evermore dwell in him, and he in us.

[BelegStrongbow]

In the use of Anglicans, there is more:

...to drink His blood, 'that our sinful bodies may be made clean by His body and our souls washed through His most precious blood'.

This preserves the reason we communicate.

[Claud]

Yeah I just saw that looking up the history of the prayer! I wonder why it's not in the BDW. Doesn't seem heterodox from a Catholic standpoint.

[Convert from ECUSA]

Now those are what I call churches! Beautiful! Those Anglican Use Catholics have wonderful taste!

[Convert from ECUSA]

"I would LOVE to go to one of those churches, wouldn't you? "

I sure would! The closest Anglican-Use Catholic parishes to me (I'm in Northern VA across from Babylon-on-the-Potomac) are in North Carolina and Massachusetts. If I'm ever in Houston or San Antonio visiting, I'd go to one of these churches in a heartbeat. If they ever get an Anglican-Use parish or two in Northern VA, I'd definitely visit them.

[Convert from ECUSA]

GAG! One of those "airplane hangers" good Mother Angelica talks about! About as condusive to worship and meditation as an airport terminal.

[bourbon]

I wish we could get an Anglican Use parish in Jackson, MS (where I live). There are scads of disillusioned (and ahem....wealthy) former Episcopalians running about. I would imagine the same situation obtains in almost every Southern city of note.

Oddly, I think one of the things that keeps more Episcopalians from swimming the Tiber is contemporary Catholic aesthetics which, most traditionalists would agree, are pretty debased.

The one thing that the traditionally-minded Episcopalians I know held onto as the ECUSA descended into deeply heterodox doctrinal disarray was an appreciation for the beauties of ancient liturgy and sacred music.

Unfortunately when these folks visit a Catholic church, they are generally appreciative of the steadfastness of Catholic doctrine, but they are usually turned off by the goofy post-Vatican II/ Novus Ordo liturgical innovations.

It's sad to say, but many of these good people feel hopeless and adrift. I wish we could bring them home.

[bourbon]

Yikes. As much as I hate to say this, that a good bit like my church. (sigh).

[ichabod1]

I've been to Our Lady of Walsingham only once, several years ago, when the idea of becoming a Catholic was only percolating in my mind. It was a lovely service, full of Grace, and with excellent music. But it was very, entirely, and completely Roman Catholic in its essence. I don't see that as a bad thing. I suspect the Anglican Use Liturgy is superior to the "spirit of Vatican II" liturgy now used in the Novus Ordo mass. I hope that with the coming Latinization (in translation) of the NO mass, that I will find it superior to both. TLM is the only truly classic mass that I've heard. I was very interested in the schismatists of the Episcopal church, until *I* became a confirmed Catholic. Now I really don't care. I did like Our Lady of Walsingham, and I can't wait to go and receive Communion there. Likewise, I look forward to receiving at our local Tridentine Indult church, The Church of the Annunciation, possible the loveliest church in the city, IMHO.

[ichabod1]

Oh, that gave me goose-bumps to read. I grew up saying that one too. How about this? I don't know if it's in the AUL:

Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Maker of all things, Judge of all men, we acknowledge and bewail our manifold sins and wickedness, which we from time to time most greivously have committed, by thought, word, and deed, against thy Divine Majesty, Provoking most justly thy wrath and indignation against us...

And then after the General Confession and the Absolution was done, the Priest would say something that I still remember, I loved to hear him say:

Hear what comfortable words our Saviour Christ saith unto all who truly turn unto him:

Come unto me all ye who travail and are heavy laden, and I will refresh thee.

[ichabod1]

Not so bad for being way out here in the Provinces, are they? They make me proud of Texas.