‘Seven whole days’: The obligation of the clergy of the Church of England to ‘say daily the Morning and Evening Prayer’

Dewhurst, Russell 2022. ‘Seven whole days’: The obligation of the clergy of the Church of England to ‘say daily the Morning and Evening Prayer’. Ecclesiastical Law Journal 24 (1) , pp. 14-24. 10.1017/S0956618X21000673

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Abstract

All Christians are called to pray. The daily offering of Morning and Evening Prayer is a particular obligation of the clergy of the Church of England, as part of the ‘manner of life of clerks’ laid down in Canon C 26. However, despite the significant time devoted to these prayers by the clergy on a daily basis, there has been little detailed examination of this canonical obligation. This article explores the historical background to the obligation and its effect today.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Cardiff Law & Politics Centre for Law and Religion (CLR)
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
ISSN:	0956-618X
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	22 March 2022
Date of Acceptance:	9 August 2021
Last Modified:	14 May 2023 04:00
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/148582

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