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  • TEC: More Weird Liturgy? - "Our Lady" Rite Author Inspired By Labyrinth Walk

    06/29/2006 5:08:38 PM PDT · by sionnsar · 15 replies · 623+ views
    The Christian Challenge ^ | 6/27/2006 | Lee Penn
    For those wondering what inspired the Episcopal Church's newly-elected, female presiding bishop to refer to "Mother Jesus" during the General Convention, the answer might be found on the "Office of Women's Ministries" (OWM) page on the official national church website. Indeed, this is not the first time that the OWM has gotten into liturgical mischief. The phrase used by Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori appears in a "Eucharist Using Female Nouns and Pronouns" on the OWM's section of the Episcopal Church (TEC)-sponsored website. The rite is accompanied by "Morning Prayers to the Lady" - and this does not mean our Lord's...