Some ten years ago Dr Antonia Lynn and I put together a little booklet for the Novena of Prayer under the title ‘Called to be holy’. We composed the prayers using the Collect form. Archbishop Cranmer was very skilful in using this form and adapting it to the vernacular in his English Prayer Book. Neither the 1970 Missal nor its more recent translation into English have used this form particularly well.
Here is a prayer, composed by the two of us, which I used at the American War Memorial in Weymouth last Sunday.
O Almighty God / King of kings and Lord of lords : when the darkness of war engulfed the nations of the old world / you sent forth fresh light and hope from the new world / through the courage of brave men and women / Hear us as we pray in gratitude for those who gave their lives / that we might enjoy peace and freedom in our day / Welcome them, we pray, into the eternal light of your presence / through Jesus Christ our Lord: / Amen;
About Scott Anderson
Formerly an Anglican priest (ordained 1975) I was received into the Catholic Church in February 2012, and ordained to the Diaconate on 27th July 2013 and on 29th October 2013 was ordained to the priesthood by the Archbishop of Southwark Peter Smith. After a spell in London (Precious Blood, Borough) I became parish priest of Pont Rémy in the Diocese of Amiens, northern France.
I am deeply committed to the Ordinariate as a gift of the Holy Spirit in the search for unity. Like many Ordinariate members I feel a personal gratitude to the late Pope Benedict, together with loyalty to our Holy Father, Pope Leo. My blog tries to make a small contribution to the growth of the Ordinariate by asking questions (and proposing some answers) about the 'Anglican Patrimony'.
I shall be ever grateful for the years in France, a wonderful ending to the years of parish ministry. Back in the UK I am attached, very happily, to the parish of Holy Trinity, Dorchester (HTD) and help out where needed in the Catholic parishes of South Dorset.
