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Ask Ambrose: Liturgical Color for Baptisms

  • by liturgyandmusic
  • Posted on May 22, 2017December 30, 2019
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Baptismal font

Q: For baptism on Pentecost does the liturgical color red take precedence over white? Thank you. A: Since, according to the Book of Common Prayer, “Holy Baptism is appropriately administered within the Eucharist as the chief […]

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Ask Ambrose: Holy Oils – Lost in Latin

  • by liturgyandmusic
  • Posted on May 4, 2017December 30, 2019
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Holy Oils

Q: I am a priest and was recently given a set of 3 holy oils. Each phial of oil is labeled: OI, OC, and SC, I’m confused about the differences between the three types of […]

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Ask Ambrose: Baptisms and Confirmations – Navigating the Prayer Book

  • by liturgyandmusic
  • Posted on April 23, 2017December 30, 2019
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Paschal Candle and Baptismal Font

Q: At my parish we are having a baptism in a few weeks and then are having confirmations along with a baptism on Pentecost. Can you help with the bulletin layout for those services? A: […]

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Ask Ambrose: Getting Past the “Gloom” of Lent

  • by liturgyandmusic
  • Posted on March 24, 2017February 28, 2020
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Q: I’m an upbeat, extroverted kind of person, and I’ll confess that Lent is not my favorite season. It’s so sad! And mournful! And gloomy! Isn’t that antithetical to the Christian life? Isn’t being a Christian […]

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