The Church of England is publishing royal wedding prayers for well-wishers to say in the run-up to the big day. In the first prayer, released to The Times, young children are invited to pray for the safety and happiness of Prince William and Catherine Middleton.
The Church regularly issues prayers to mark celebrations, tragedies or simply matters for reflection. Recent prayers have been written for those who have suffered in the earthquakes in Japan and New Zealand and for those worried about debt.
The Rev Christopher Woods, the author of the new wedding prayer, is Secretary of the Church’s Liturgical Commission. He said that he wanted a prayer for young children to say when they returned briefly to school after Easter before breaking up again for the long weekend of the wedding.
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(London Times) A royal prayer before school gets out for the wedding weekend
The Church of England is publishing royal wedding prayers for well-wishers to say in the run-up to the big day. In the first prayer, released to The Times, young children are invited to pray for the safety and happiness of Prince William and Catherine Middleton.
The Church regularly issues prayers to mark celebrations, tragedies or simply matters for reflection. Recent prayers have been written for those who have suffered in the earthquakes in Japan and New Zealand and for those worried about debt.
The Rev Christopher Woods, the author of the new wedding prayer, is Secretary of the Church’s Liturgical Commission. He said that he wanted a prayer for young children to say when they returned briefly to school after Easter before breaking up again for the long weekend of the wedding.
Read it all (requires subscription).