Liturgica: ‘We say together. . .’
THERE is a growing trend in acts of worship for the assembly to be invited to join the president in reciting certain prayers which are by custom and tradition uttered only the worship leader. At the Eucharist, the Collect of the Day is becoming a congregational prayer; at the Daily Offices, congregation members are often invited to join in one or more of the concluding fixed collects.
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Dr. Bridget Nichols
is Lecturer in Anglicanism and Liturgy and the Church of Ireland Theological Institute and associate editor of SEARCH.