The Penitential Psalms and Ash Wednesday Services in the Book of Common Prayer, 1549-1662

This paper traces the presence and the particular uses made of the seven Penitential Psalms in services for Ash Wednesday and related occasions, in successive versions of the Book of Common Prayer, from 1549 to 1662. A brief history of the Seven Psalms and their place in pre-Reformation liturgy, as...

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Main Author: Charles Whitworth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centre de Recherche et d'Etudes en Civilisation Britannique 2017-05-01
Series:Revue Française de Civilisation Britannique
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/rfcb/1222