A015 (Authorize Holy Eucharist, Rite II, Prayer C (Expansive Language) for Trial Use)

House of Deputies Message #213

The House of Deputies informs the House of Bishops that on Jul 10, 2022 it considered resolution A015 (Authorize Holy Eucharist, Rite II, Prayer C (Expansive Language) for Trial Use). The house acted to:

Concur with Referral to an Interim Body


Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring,

That the 80th General Convention authorize The Holy Eucharist: Rite II, Prayer C, (Expansive Language) in two versions: dialogic and fixed response, for trial use throughout this church as a proposed revision within pages 369 to 372 of the Book of Common Prayer pursuant to Article X(b) of the Constitution; and be it further

Resolved, That the period of trial use for these liturgies shall extend until the completion of the next comprehensive revision of The Book of Common Prayer; and be it further

Resolved, That The Holy Eucharist: Rite II, Eucharistic Prayer C, (Expansive Language) – both versions, be provided to the church at no cost via electronic distribution; and be it further

Resolved, That the Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music be directed to engage a dynamic equivalence translation of The Holy Eucharist: Rite II, Prayer C – both versions (Expansive Language) into the Spanish, French, and Haitian Creole languages; and be it further

Resolved, That the Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music be directed to develop a process for evaluation of the ongoing use of The Holy Eucharist: Rite II, Prayer C (Expansive Language) – both versions - among the dioceses and congregations of this church.