Formularies

Book of Common Prayer

The rites of the 1662 Book of Common Prayer, one of the historic formularies of Anglicanism, each in full with its Scripture citations, its medieval and Reformation predecessors and later revisions to compare, and a short history. Rites are being added one at a time. For editions of the whole book, see Prayer Books.

• Publick Baptism of Infants
  The Ministration of Publick Baptism of Infants, to be used in the Church
  With Private Baptism and the Baptism of Such as are of Riper Years; compared with the Sarum Manual, 1549–1637, and later American and English books.
• Private Baptism of Children (on the Baptism page)
• Baptism of Such as are of Riper Years (on the Baptism page)
• The Catechism
  A Catechism, that is to say, an Instruction to be learned of every person, before he be brought to be confirmed by the Bishop
  With the 1604 Sacraments section; compared with Ælfric's Old English Pater noster and Creeds, the Prayer Books of 1549–1637, and the American books to the 1979 Outline of the Faith.
• Confirmation
  The Order of Confirmation, or Laying on of Hands upon those that are Baptized, and come to years of Discretion
  Compared with the Pontifical of Egbert and the Sarum Manual (in English), the Prayer Books of 1549–1637, the American books to 1979 and the English proposed book of 1928.
• The Holy Communion
  The Order for the Administration of the Lord's Supper, or Holy Communion
  Compared with the Stowe, Bobbio, Leofric and Robert of Jumièges canons, the Sarum Mass, the Prayer Books of 1548–1662, Scotland, and later American and English books to 1979.
• Morning and Evening Prayer
  The Order for Morning Prayer, and the Order for Evening Prayer, daily to be said and used throughout the Year
  With the Athanasian Creed; compared with the Antiphonary of Bangor, the Prymer and the Sarum hours (in English), the Prayer Books of 1549–1637, the American books to 1979 and the English proposed book of 1928.
• The Litany
  Here followeth the Litany, or General Supplication
  Compared with the Irish, English and Scottish litanies before 1500 (all in English), Cranmer's 1544 Litany, the Prayer Books of 1545–1637, the American books to 1979 and the English proposed book of 1928.
• Matrimony
  The Form of Solemnization of Matrimony
  Compared with the Sarum church-door rite (in English), the Prayer Books of 1549–1637, the American books to 1979 and the English proposed book of 1928.
• Visitation of the Sick
  The Order for the Visitation of the Sick, and the Communion of the Sick
  With the Communion of the Sick; medieval orders from Dimma to Sarum and York in English.
• Burial of the Dead
  The Order for the Burial of the Dead
  Compared with the Sarum burial (in English), the Prayer Books of 1549–1637, the American books to 1979 and the English proposed book of 1928.
• Churching of Women
  The Thanksgiving of Women after Child-birth, commonly called The Churching of Women
  Compared with the Sarum, York, Chichele and Scottish Rathen orders (in English), the Prayer Books of 1549–1662, the American books to 1979 (Thanksgiving for a Child) and the English proposed book of 1928.
• The Commination
  A Commination, or Denouncing of God's Anger and Judgements against Sinners
  For Ash Wednesday; compared with Anglo-Saxon, Sarum, York, Hereford and Scottish Lent rites and the Great Sentence (in English), the Prayer Books of 1549–1662 and the American and English books to 1979.