Book of Common Prayer
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It means the wording, first introduced five years ago, will now be added to the Book of Common Prayer – which includes the standard form for the Church in Wales' common prayers and blessings.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
The ironic title of “In Our Time” comes from the Book of Common Prayer: “Give peace in our time, O Lord.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025
The following year, the Act of Uniformity of 1559 brought back the Book of Common Prayer as the only legal form of worship in England.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
The texts she chose were “remarkably dour,” Malloy went on to explain, and they were not from the contemporary edition of the Book of Common Prayer, but from an older, more ornate printing.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 21, 2022
Afterward, Mrs. Washington spent an hour at her devotions, reading the Bible and the Book of Common Prayer used in the Episcopal Church.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
