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Ritual Conformity: Interpretations of the Rubrics of the Prayer-Book Agreed Upon by a Conference Held at All Saints, Margaret-street, 1880-1881

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Ritual Conformity: Interpretations of the Rubrics of the Prayer-Book Agreed Upon by a Conference Held at All Saints, Margaret-street, 1880-1881

Church of England -- Liturgy -- Texts -- Rubrics; Church of England. Book of common prayer; Ritualism -- History -- 19th century

Also on the Circumcision the colour would be White.
     On the Epiphany           "      "      White.
     On the Conversion of St. Paul    "      White.
     On the Purification       "      "      White.
     On St. Matthias' Day      "      "      Red.
     On the Annunciation       "      "      White.
     On St. Mark's Day         "      "     /White (because in
     On St. Philip and St. James' Day "     \ Easter Season).
     On the Ascension          "      "      White.
     On St. Barnabas' Day      "      "     /Red (White if in
                                            \ Easter Season).
     On St. John the Baptist's Day    "      White.
     On St. Peter's Day        "      "      Red.
     On St. James' Day         "      "      Red.
     On St. Bartholomew's Day  "      "      Red.
     On St. Matthew's Day      "      "      Red.
     On St. Michael and All Angels'   "      White.
     On St. Luke's Day         "      "      Red.
     On St. Simon and St. Jude's Day  "      Red.
     On All Saints' Day        "      "      Red.
     On St. Andrew's Day       "      "      Red.
     On St. Thomas' Day        "      "      Red.
     In the Christmas Season   "      "      White (probably).
     On St. Stephen's Day      "      "      Red.
     On St. John the Evangelist's Day "      White.
     On Holy Innocents' Day    "      "      Red.
     On the Festival of the Dedication     \
       of the Church           "      "    / White.

On Week-days the colour generally followed the colour of the Sunday
or other day, the Communion Office of which was used.

The inventories, however, of many Churches made in the middle of
the sixteenth century shew that numerous colours were in use,
such as blue, green, black, and others (many of which it is
difficult to reconcile with any known ritual). In their use,
regard was probably had rather to their comparative splendour
than to their colour.

The rubrics of 1549, 1559, and 1662 did not disturb them. And
therefore, although neither law nor custom recognise the modern
Roman sequence of colours, still there is precedent for the use
of colours not specified in the rubric of Sarum, on days not
mentioned therein, especially in Churches which already possess
them.



_THE ORDER FOR MORNING PRAYER_,

17. _Daily throughout the Year_.

In coming into Church (as in going out of the same, and in going
up to, and coming down from the altar) obeisance is made by the
minister as an ancient and devout usage[c].

18. At the beginning of Morning Prayer the Minister shall read
with a loud voice some one or more of these Sentences of the
Scriptures that follow. And then he shall say that which is written
after the said Sentences.

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Ritual Conformity: Interpretations of the Rubrics of the Prayer-Book Agreed Upon by a Conference Held at All Saints, Margaret-street, 1880-1881

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