Anglican Compass is proud to announce the republication of the 1907 spiritual classic A Garden Enclosed: Practical Studies in Religious Life by Sister Frances Anna, writing anonymously as “A Sister of the Community of St. Mary.” This community is the oldest Anglican religious order in the United States. Below is an introduction by the Rev….
The Rev. Brandon LeTourneau is a priest in the Diocese of San Joaquin in the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) and the rector of St. Mark’s Anglican Church in Loomis, California. He is a regular contributor to the North American Anglican and a Series Editor for Nashotah House Press. He holds a Th.M. in Eastern Orthodox Theology from the Antiochian House of Studies and has just completed the course work for his Masters of Sacred Theology from Nashotah House Theological Seminary. He hopes to one day serve the ACNA in an Ecumenical Capacity. Pray for him, a miserable offender.
Why Do Anglicans Pray for the Dead?
For those new to the Anglican tradition, it may surprise you that the Book of Common Prayer, in all of its major editions, offers prayers for those who have died in the Christian faith. We don’t just pray for those who mourn but for the departed themselves. We see these prayers for the dead in…
