Comfortable Words

There are fifteen posts attributed to The Book of Common Prayer in the Extras section of Comfortable Words. To see all our authors, go to Authors.

The Apostles’ Creed

From The Book of Common Prayer

A short declaration of faith, from the early years of the Western churches.

A General Confession

From The Book of Common Prayer

A short prayer from the Book of Common Prayer, for use at morning and evening.

A Prayer for Mercy

From The Book of Common Prayer

A prayer from the end of the Litany, in sixteenth-century Book of Common Prayer.

A Prayer for the Clergy and People

From The Book of Common Prayer

A prayer from the sixteenth-century Book of Common Prayer.

A Prayer for the King’s Majesty

From The Book of Common Prayer

A prayer for the King, from the sixteenth-century Book of Common Prayer.

A Prayer of Humble Access

From The Book of Common Prayer

This short prayer appeared in the Book of Common Prayer of 1549, as a preparation for holy communion.