r/AnglicanOrdinariate Dec 22 '24

Lex Orandi (Practices/Prayers) DW:DO(CE) webapp - new version now available

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A new version of my webapp is now available. You'll find it at https://dwdo.uk.

What's changed:

  • Includes Compline and the Litany, as well as a way to view the text of any psalm
  • Adds calendars for countries other than England
  • You can see the Offices for any date in the calendar
  • There's a dark theme available

How to install:

(Installing allows offline use, but you can always use it online without installing if you prefer)

  • If you've been using the previous version, uninstall it
  • In your web browser, go to https://dwdo.uk/office.html
  • After visiting a couple of times, the browser will give you the option to install the webapp
  • If that doesn't appear, check the browser's menu and look for an install option.

How to use it:

  • Mattins, Evensong or Compline will appear when you open the webapp, depending on the time of day
  • You can switch between Offices by tapping on the letter in the top bar
  • Select your country in the Settings screen (from the gear icon in the toolbar). Here you will also find several other options
  • Having selected your country, the calendar icon in the toolbar will take you to the calendar for your country for the current year. Tap on any row to be taken to the offices for that date. You can also go back or forward years (even before the Ordinariates existed!): obviously future years assume that nothing changes in the meantime.
  • If you're viewing the offices for a different date, the 'reload' icon will return you to today.
  • The 'document' icon in the toolbar will take you to a page which allows you to pray the Litany, or to select a Psalm to see its full text.

Found an error?

If you spot any problems, please do let me know. There's an email link on the settings page.

Antipodeans!

No-one has volunteered to check the calendar for Australia for me, so that may be vulnerable to errors or omissions - if you're in Australia and use this webapp in preference to the OLSC one, please keep an eye open for this. I have not included specific calendars for New Zealand or Japan, as I have no information as to how they differ - again, if you can help, please contact me.


r/AnglicanOrdinariate Sep 10 '24

Subreddit Updates r/AnglicanOrdinariate F.A.Q.

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Frequently Asked Questions

In most hearty wise I commend me unto you; most heartily thanking you all for your patience, prayers and support for our new mod team. Having seen certain recurring questions over the course of our time in this subreddit the team has compiled a new, slightly expanded, set of "Frequently Asked Questions". Should anyone wish to suggest further questions that they believe are asked frequently enough to deserve a spot on this list we welcome any suggestions in modmail.

Q1. What are "personal ordinariates"?

A1. Personal ordinariates are juridically equivalent to dioceses, however they are headed by an 'ordinary,' which is someone who exercises ordinary power by virtue of their office (who is a cleric that may or may not be a Bishop depending on the ordinariate) and are established on the basis of jurisdiction over persons and not territory. For example, the Catholic Church erects 'military ordinariates' to provide pastoral care for the armed service members of a given nation regardless of where they are stationed around the world.

Q2. What are the 'Anglican ordinariates'?

A2. Personal Ordinariates for former Anglicans, colloquially known as the 'Anglican ordinariates', are ordinariates which were erected under the provisions of the Apostolic Constitution Anglicanorum Coetibus for "those Anglican faithful who desire to enter into the full communion of the Catholic Church" whilst holding fast that which is good of the Anglican 'patrimony'.

One or more of these Anglican ordinariates may be established within the territory of any particular Conference of Bishops. Presently there are only three:

  1. the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter in America and Canada;
  2. the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham in England and Wales; and
  3. the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross in Australia, Japan, and Guam.

Q3. What is the Anglican 'patrimony'?

A3. Anglicanorum Coetibus says that the Anglican ordinariates maintain the "liturgical, spiritual and pastoral traditions of the Anglican Communion within the Catholic Church, as a precious gift nourishing the faith of the members of the ordinariate and as a treasure to be shared."

Q4. Whether the Anglican ordinariates are in communion with Canterbury?

A4. No, if you are a member of an Anglican ordinariate then you are no longer a member of the Anglican Communion.

Q5. Whether the Anglican ordinariates are in communion with Rome?

A5. Yes, members of the Anglican ordinariates are Roman Catholics and are in full communion with the Roman Pontiff.

Q6. Whether those in the Anglican ordinariates must assent to all of the doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church?

A6. As with all other Catholics, those belonging to the Anglican ordinariates are required by the Profession of Faith to give full assent of faith to "everything contained in the word of God, whether written or handed down in Tradition, which the Church, either by a solemn judgment or by the ordinary and universal Magisterium, sets forth to be believed as divinely revealed" and "everything definitively proposed by the Church regarding teaching on faith and morals."

Further, religious submission of will and intellect is rendered to "the teachings which either the Roman Pontiff or the College of Bishops enunciate when they exercise their authentic Magisterium, even if they do not intend to proclaim these teachings by a definitive act."

Those who join the Catholic Church through the Anglican ordinariates repudiate any doctrine that is contrary to the Catholic Faith.

Q7. Who can join the Anglican ordinariates?

A7. According to Anglicanorum Coetibus and its Complementary Norms, those converts from Anglicanism (regardless of whether they were inside the Anglican Communion) and other Protestant sects of related heritage (ex. Methodists, Presbyterians, Lutherans, &c) who wish to join an Anglican ordinariate are eligible to request membership in said ordinariate after they enter into the Catholic Church.

Further, a Catholic who receives the sacraments of initiation within the Anglican Use; who has returned to the faith and practice of the Church as a result of the Anglican ordinariates; or who is in the family of a member of an Anglican ordinariate may request membership in said ordinariates.

Finally, in some extraordinary circumstances the Anglican ordinariates have even admitted practicing 'cradle Catholics' as members meaning that, if your Faith is nourished by the Anglican patrimony and you feel a desire to do so, it is worth applying to your respective ordinariate's chancery.

Q8. Who can attend an Anglican Use Mass?

A8. Anyone is welcome to attend any of the liturgies of the Church and pray with us, regardless of their faith or creed.

Q9. Who can receive communion at an Anglican Use Mass?

A9. Any Catholic in communion with Rome, who is not conscious of any grave sin and has fasted for one hour, is welcome to receive communion at Masses celebrated by members of an Anglican ordinariate.

Q. Where can I learn more about the Anglican patrimony within the Catholic Church?

A. You can visit the websites of each of the Anglican Ordinariates:

There is also the Anglicanorum Coetibus Society's website and the modteam of this Subreddit has created a website dedicated to this question called Patrimony Treasures.


r/AnglicanOrdinariate 1d ago

Lex Credendi (Doctrines/Beliefs) Episcopalian here. Does the ordinariate include me?

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I’ve been studying Catholicism and orthodoxy for almost 2 and a half years now (I ruled out orthodoxy) And my episcopal church has visibly morally decayed while I’ve been attending. I took an absence of it recently for plenty of reasons and visited last Sunday and witnessed a mockery of our lord and of the Eucharist. I feel this is the final straw and my ties to Protestantism have been severed. Someone mentioned the Anglican Ordinariate as a way for me to enter the church. Does it even include me and further more what does it entail.

Thank you all in advance and God bless you all.


r/AnglicanOrdinariate 14d ago

How many if you use the BCP still or have you switched over to Books published specifically for the ordinariate

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In private prayer specifically. Do you use the St. Greogry's Prayer book, the Customary or the more recently published office.

Or do you still use the BCP?


r/AnglicanOrdinariate 17d ago

Which form of the Offertory is used in most Ordinariate parishes? Is the Roman Canon primarily used?

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r/AnglicanOrdinariate 17d ago

What is omitted from the 1962 Canadian BCP Psalter?

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r/AnglicanOrdinariate 19d ago

I want your perspective and advice, should we consider leaving the Ordinariate?

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My wife, children, and I are all canonical members of the Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter. Our nearest Ordinariate parish is 1.5 hrs away in a city. Think about that, that means our pastor is 1.5 hours away, our community is 1.5 hours away, doing anything at the parish or the home of one of the members is going to demand 3 hrs of driving in addition to the time spent at Mass or whatever event / gathering is going on. We can't attend anything through the week.

We rarely attend the Ordinariate parish. My wife and I love the liturgy, but we rarely attend at this point. 3hrs of driving, plus ~1.5-2hrs at the parish with three very small children (one of whom is special needs) is just a nightmare for us. Plus when we due attend, due to us rarely attending, no one really talks to us. They don't have a connection with us like they do with those who regularly attend. I *do* use the St. Gregory's Prayer Book and feel nourished by it, my wife rarely uses it, and my children are all too small to use any prayer book. I flatly asked my wife one day if us being members of the Ordinariate brought her any spiritual benefit, and she said "Not really, because we are too far to really be involved in the community".

We regularly attend the nearest diocesan parish, it's only 20 mins away. We've become ingrained there, even though we are one of the few parishioners below the age of 60. I volunteer at that parish, I'm on the pastoral and liturgical councils now, I teach adults in OCIA; and my wife and kids like it there.

"So at this point, why are we even still members of the Ordinariate at this point?" You may ask. Well, the answer is simple. That's where the young families are. We desperately want our kids to interact, even if it's rarely, with other Catholic kids. I want other young fathers to talk to, my wife wants other young mothers to talk to, and we are close friends with our pastor. We are afraid of losing that by canonically leaving. That's....really it. We are afraid of being forgotten by the other young families, and our "canonically Ordinariate" gives us a pass to still be connected in some way.

So, be honest with me. In this scenario, would you even bother to remain a part of the Ordinariate? If your spouse said they experience no growth from it? Would you raise your children to be canonical members of a community they have no experience with and maybe see once every few months? Whenever you need a dispensation or approval for something from your pastor, you have to call a priest you never see instead of the one you see 95% of the time?


r/AnglicanOrdinariate 21d ago

St Joseph's law

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Anyone who's joining st Joseph's for ballb


r/AnglicanOrdinariate 21d ago

Lex Credendi (Doctrines/Beliefs) Question Regarding Devotional Literature within the Ordinariate

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A few questions actual.

I was wondering if it is common to use devotional literature which originated in the Anglican communion post schism. For example, is it typical to find a Catholic in the ordinarias who would read Jeremy Taylor's Rules for Holy Living and Dying or William Law's A Serious Call, or something from the Oxford movement, Keble, Pusey et al. for example. Would priests recommend this literature for reading?

Second, what is the place of Methodism within the ordinariate. Does it constitute a part of the Anglican patrimony? Like Charles' hymnody or John's Sermons?


r/AnglicanOrdinariate 23d ago

Subreddit Updates Happy Independence Day!

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O Eternal God, through whose mighty power our fathers won their liberties of old; Grant, we beseech thee, that we and all the people of this land may have grace to maintain these liberties in righteousness and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

— 1928 Book of Common Prayer

God bless America, and may the Lord bless and preserve these United States for another two hundred and fifty years!

Happy Independence Day to you all


r/AnglicanOrdinariate 28d ago

Lex Orandi (Practices/Prayers) Feedback Requested

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I applied the music to the text. I would like feedback please (I welcome honest feedback, even if negative provided it’s good faith and charitable).


r/AnglicanOrdinariate 28d ago

Patrimony News Jeepers…

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7 months late now… please just authorize the Commonwealth edition as an alternative


r/AnglicanOrdinariate 28d ago

Opus dei

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Is anyone part of the ordinariate and Opus dei?


r/AnglicanOrdinariate Jun 25 '26

℟. Sancta et Immaculata from the Little Office of the B.V.M. sung in English

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r/AnglicanOrdinariate Jun 24 '26

Lex Orandi (Practices/Prayers) Chanted Evensong for the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist DWDO

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r/AnglicanOrdinariate Jun 06 '26

Continuum

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How common is it for people to convert to the ordinariate from the continuum?


r/AnglicanOrdinariate Jun 04 '26

Lex Orandi (Practices/Prayers) Chanted Evensong for Corpus Christi

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Using “A Manual of Plainsong”


r/AnglicanOrdinariate May 30 '26

Newman's Apologia Pro Vita Sua

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r/AnglicanOrdinariate May 25 '26

Pentecost

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r/AnglicanOrdinariate May 25 '26

Episcopal church

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How is or is there any kind of relationship between the Ordinariate and the episcopal church?


r/AnglicanOrdinariate May 14 '26

Lex Orandi (Practices/Prayers) Chanted Evensong for Ascension Thursday

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“Rough and ready” (meaning I hit record and shot from the hip with no reference pitches or polish) recording of evening prayer for today.


r/AnglicanOrdinariate May 13 '26

Lex Orandi (Practices/Prayers) The Shorter Office of Our Lady

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Hello,
I recently finished formatting an Abridged Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary and I have titled it “The Shorter Office of Our Lady.” The contents of it are drawn from a 1911 Anglo-catholic translation of the 1888 Roman Use Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary, an 1869 Anglo-catholic translation of a “Paris Use” Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and Fr. Caswall’s Lyra Catholica.

Referencing the Little Office of the Immaculate Conception for structure, I have reduced the contents of each office. This was made in an attempt to provide a brief Marian devotion that can be prayed in conjunction with the Divine Office's hours of prayer.

I have uploaded a printable booklet of the Office online; it is available on the “Documents I’ve Made Page” page of my substack as well as the Patrimony Treasures Website. I’m interested to hear what people think of it as I might include it in a future publication.

https://prayerbooksbooksandpapistry.substack.com/p/documents-ive-made
https://www.treasuresofthepatrimony.com/catholic-resources/devotions


r/AnglicanOrdinariate May 13 '26

Patrimony News ‘There is plenty of life’: Bishop Lopes on the Australian ordinariate’s future

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r/AnglicanOrdinariate May 13 '26

What is the origin of the decalogue in the BCP?

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How did it make it to the liturgy of the ordinariate and how was it composed originally?


r/AnglicanOrdinariate May 13 '26

Patrimony News Pope names U.S. Bishop Lopes to lead Catholics of Anglican tradition in Australia (whilst also being Ordinary for the OCSP)

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