It is very rare indeed to find a secular newspaper carrying discussion of the epiclesis. It was, however, a feature of recent coverage of the covenant between the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama and the Cathedral Church of the Advent. One report quoted the former dean explaining his decision to leave TEC for ACNA: Pearson’s views on liturgy rankled the diocesan headquarters. He was particular about the prayers said during communion, such as an epiclesis, a prayer calling on the Holy Spirit to consecrate the bread and wine used in the Eucharist. "Most of the Anglican Communion does not have this thing called an epiclesis," Pearson said. "... So, we were simply conforming to a tradition that the majority of the Anglican Communion observes." Another report referred back to a 2016 article by the former dean in The Living Church : In our context, we have elected to use the eucharistic prayer from the 1662 Book of Common Prayer, which has no epiclesis. As a congregation t...
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