Title: The book of common prayer and administration of the sacraments and other rites and ceremonies of the church according to the use of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America
Description: The ratification of the Book of Common Prayer -- The preface -- Concerning the service of the church with the order how the Psalter and the rest of the Holy Scripture is appointed to be read -- Tables of proper lessons of the Holy Scripture -- The calendar, with tables of lessons of the Holy Scripture -- Tables and rules for the movable and immovable feasts, together with the days of fasting and abstinence throughout the year -- Tables for finding the Holy-days -- The order for daily morning prayer -- The order for daily evening prayer -- The Litany -- Prayers and thanksgivings upon several occasions -- A penitential office for Ash Wednesday -- The Collects, Epistles, and Gospels, to e used throughout the year -- The order for the administration of the Lord's Supper, or Holy Communion -- The ministration of public baptism of infants, to be used in the church -- The ministration of private baptism of children, in houses -- The ministration of baptism to such as are of riper years, and able to answer for themselves -- A catechism; that is to say, an instruction to be learned by every person before he be brought to be confirmed by the bishop -- The order of confirmation, or laying on of hands upon that are baptized, and come to years of discretion -- The form of solemnization of matrimony -- The order of the visitation of the sick -- The communion of the sick -- The order for the burial of the dead -- The thanksgiving of women after child-birth ; commonly called, the churching of women -- Forms of prayer to be used at sea -- A form of prayer for the visitation of prisoners -- A form of prayer and thanksgiving to Almighty God, for the fruits of the earth, and all the other blessings of his merciful providence -- Forms of prayer to be used in families -- The Psalter, or Psalms of David -- The form and manner of making, ordaining, and concentrating Bishops, priests and deacons -- The form of consecration of a church or chapel -- An office of institution of ministers into parishes or churches -- Articles of religion.
Subjects: Liturgy, Texts, Episcopal Church, Liturgics