The U.S. Prayer Book Society recently announced that it will soon make available a printing of The Homilies, the two volumes of sermons historically required for preaching in the Church of England. The two books are bound in this new single volume.

The two books are described in Article XXXV of The Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion and they may be described as instruction from the English Church on basic Christianity, in faith, morals and worship. This volume has been edited to a very high standard by Ian Robinson, an accomplished Cambridge University scholar and the author of multiple books on English literature and criticism.

The book will be available in October at a cost of $50, which includes shipping. It may be ordered by contacting the Prayer Book Society, P. O. Box 35220, Philadlephia, PA 19128-0220. It will also be available at www.anglicanmarketplace.com beginning in October.
Read more about this resource on the Prayer Book Society’s website.

The U.S. Prayer Book Society has announced that it has reprinted the Altar Edition of the 1928 Book of Common Prayer. Copies of the book are available for a discounted price of $150 through June 2006 (regular price is $200). “…Small and struggling missions are invited to make a case for a 50% discount for this initial period” (for a further reduced price of $100).

The books are printed in two colors and leather bound. This is a reprint of the Oxford University edition.

Read more (.PDF) about this resource on page 2 of the Prayer Book Society’s magazine Mandate.

The Rev. Dr. Peter Toon, of the U. S. Prayer Book Society, recently offered a proposal for Anglican unity. His proposal:

To work towards the situation where there is One Rite in use in the North American Anglican Scene and that this One Rite is available in traditional English and contemporary English, as well as in French and Spanish.

Fr. Toon believes that a common liturgy will bring together the various orthodox Anglican jurisdictions, both without and within the Anglican Communion. He recommends that a single Eucharistic rite, available in both traditional and contemporary language, be produced and available by June 2006.

The People’s Book of Worship: A Study of the Book of Common Prayer by John Wallace Suter and Charles Morris Addison is now available online from Project Canterbury.