Book of Common Prayer

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It means the wording, first introduced five years ago, will now be added to the Book of Common Prayer – which includes the standard form for the Church in Wales' common prayers and blessings.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

The ironic title of “In Our Time” comes from the Book of Common Prayer: “Give peace in our time, O Lord.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

Ministers who refused to use the Book of Common Prayer risked being removed from their positions and imprisoned.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

The texts she chose were “remarkably dour,” Malloy went on to explain, and they were not from the contemporary edition of the Book of Common Prayer, but from an older, more ornate printing.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 21, 2022

Selfish, self-willed, I eat too much, and I feel like the Book of Common Prayer.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee