Why and how was the Pastoral Provision created? First, how. In 1980 John Paul II responded favorably to a request made to him by a group of Anglicans that they might be received into full communion as a group, that their married clergymen might become Catholic priests, and that they might retain elements of their [...]
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The Anglican Use liturgy is found in the Book of Divine Worship (or BDW for short). The BDW is very much like the Book of Common Prayer (or BCP for short), which in its various forms is familiar to all Anglicans around the world. The BDW is essentially a compilation and revision of elements from [...]
Our motto, “To unite all things in Christ,” is taken from the Letter to the Ephesians. In context we read, “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as he chose us in him before the foundation [...]
Our name, Saint Paul’s Anglican Use, is meant to describe who we are even as we continue to grow into who we hope to be. We are Saint Paul’s fellowship now. Before too long we hope to become Saint Paul’s mission and then ultimately Saint Paul’s Catholic Church. But which Saint Paul’s Catholic Church? Saint [...]