It has also power by the same authorities to authorise beside the Book of Common Prayer of the Province another service book or other service books, or alternative or additional form of worship, and this power will include power to authorise side by side with the Book of Common Prayer of the Province an Indian edition thereof containing all those forms which may be adopted and authorised specially for the benefit of Indian congregations."Ĭanon VII defines the authorities for Provincial and Diocesan authorisation. The Services of the Church of India, Burma and Ceylon are regulated by its own Constitution and Canons.Ĭanon III " Of the Services of the Church" reads as follows:-"Whereas the Church of this Province from its beginning up to the date of the adoption of these Canons and Rules had for its service book the book entitled the Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments and other Rites and Ceremonles of the Church according to the use of the Church of England, together with the Psalter or Psalms of David, pointed as they are to be sung or said in Churches, and the Form and Manner of Making, Ordaining and Consecrating of Bishops, Priests and Deacons, and had received and used the same as prescribed with authority by the Church of England, subject to certain modifications allowed by the Bishops in India for the more convenient use of the said book in this country, the Church of this Province by this Canon accepts the said book as the Book of Common Prayer of this Church."Ĭanon IV reads: "The Church of this Province has power at any time by the proper authorities as defined in this Chapter to alter its Book of Common Prayer, whether by variation or omission or the insertion therein of alternative or additional forms of worship. The Thanksgiving of Women after Child-birth, Commonly Called the Churching of Women 196-199Ī Service of Exhortation (A Commination) 200-206 The Order for the Burial of a Child 192-195 The Order for the Burial of the Dead 181-191 The Form of Solemnization of Matrimony 168-180 General Rubrics of the Order of Confirmation 163 The Order of Baptism for Those of Riper Years and Able to Answer for Themselves 146-155 The Ministration of Private Baptism of Children in Houses 142-145 The Ministration of Public Baptism of Infants 134-141
The Collects, Epistles and Gospels to be Used throughout the Year 91-133 Order of the Ministration of Holy Communion 65-90 General Rubrices of the Administration of the Lord's Supper or Holy Communion 63-64
Occasional Prayers and Thanksgivings 43-62
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