Any Anglican Churches have daily Eucharist?

[Contarini]

This is all very interesting as I only thought the Roman Catholic Rite celebrated the Eucharist daily and had no idea that some of our Protestant churches did so as well. Thanks for sharing this info.

Typically, those Anglican parishes that celebrate daily Eucharist are those that would not consider themselves Protestant.

By “daily Eucharist” I mean “every day or most days.” It’s much more common to have a midweek Eucharist.

Edwin

 

[GKC]

Typically, those Anglican parishes that celebrate daily Eucharist are those that would not consider themselves Protestant.

By “daily Eucharist” I mean “every day or most days.” It’s much more common to have a midweek Eucharist.

Edwin

My parish offers what the parish can support. It’s markedly Anglo-Catholic in tone, but draws from a very wide geographical area. Many drive 50+ miles. So it’s two on Sunday, one on Wed.

GKC

 

[ChurchSoldier]

We’ve been thinking about starting a Wednesday Eucharist in my parish. Decidedly Anglo-Catholic, but very small.

 

[peace2u2]

Typically, those Anglican parishes that celebrate daily Eucharist are those that would not consider themselves Protestant.

By “daily Eucharist” I mean “every day or most days.” It’s much more common to have a midweek Eucharist.

Edwin

This is very interesting and it has really helped me to see that God’s salvation plan involves all people and has allowed me to see that we all are seeking Him.

Thanks,
Peace

 

[Contarini]

My parish offers what the parish can support. It’s markedly Anglo-Catholic in tone, but draws from a very wide geographical area. Many drive 50+ miles. So it’s two on Sunday, one on Wed.

GKC

I didn’t mean that all Anglo-Catholic parishes had daily Eucharist, only that non-Anglo-Catholic parishes were unlikely to. A large non-Anglo-Catholic parish, well able to offer Eucharist every day, would probably do more or less what your parish does.

 

[EvangelCatholic]

I didn’t mean that all Anglo-Catholic parishes had daily Eucharist, only that non-Anglo-Catholic parishes were unlikely to. A large non-Anglo-Catholic parish, well able to offer Eucharist every day, would probably do more or less what your parish does.

I think you are right about the typical Episcopal parish offering the Eucharist at least once during the week besides Sundays. Some parishes also have Morning Prayer/ Matins or Vespers several times a week. It can be hard on a solo priest to conduct all these services though the laity often lead the Offices.

I glanced through the list of Episcopal parishes in metro New York and found several that celebrated the Eucharist daily but most only offered one or two times a week in addition to several Sunday Eucharists. I also looked at Lutheran parishes and found a few in New York that celebrated a daily Mass but most Lutheran parishes only had one mid-week Mass or Matins/Vespers.

What is great is that the standard is weekly celebrations of the holy Sacrament in most Episcopal and Lutheran churches; that wasn’t the case years ago, especially among Lutherans.

 

[GKC]

I didn’t mean that all Anglo-Catholic parishes had daily Eucharist, only that non-Anglo-Catholic parishes were unlikely to. A large non-Anglo-Catholic parish, well able to offer Eucharist every day, would probably do more or less what your parish does.

I agree.The largest Episcopalian A-C parish in town offers about what we do.

Partially, I was just saying “Hi”.

GKC

 

[cmodrmac]

When the Church of England broke from Rome, some of them kept the Eucharist, but as time went on, there Vicars were not validly ordained, because they said they did not believe in the Eucharist, and plus the succession of the laying of hands from the Catholic Bishops down stopped.

The above was not the question-our Cathedral holds daily Eucharist

The above quote is wrong-show me any evidence of non valid ordination-yes you will quote a former Pope-talking about"intent " and form"-this is an appeal to authority debate tactic-if one does not accept the authority the debate tactic is invalid

we disagree period-the succession in the Anglican communion has been the laying on of hands over the centuries -unbroken

Do not believe in the Eucharist -not so-some Episcopals do not believe in the RC interpretation of it-

I personally get offended by statements and tone that stifle honest debate and are condescending -you have a beautiful Pope with wonderful spirituality -we pray for Him in our church

 

[ChurchSoldier]

When the Church of England broke from Rome, some of them kept the Eucharist, but as time went on, there Vicars were not validly ordained, because they said they did not believe in the Eucharist, and plus the succession of the laying of hands from the Catholic Bishops down stopped.

The above was not the question-our Cathedral holds daily Eucharist

The above quote is wrong-show me any evidence of non valid ordination-yes you will quote a former Pope-talking about"intent " and form"-this is an appeal to authority debate tactic-if one does not accept the authority the debate tactic is invalid

we disagree period-the succession in the Anglican communion has been the laying on of hands over the centuries -unbroken

Do not believe in the Eucharist -not so-some Episcopals do not believe in the RC interpretation of it-

I personally get offended by statements and tone that stifle honest debate and are condescending -you have a beautiful Pope with wonderful spirituality -we pray for Him in our church

Thank you for your comment. While Succession is important, it is not the topic of this thread. There are many threads already dedicated to that topic and I would ask you take the discussion to one of them or begin a new one.

That said, does your parish hold daily or mid week Eucharists?

 

[LiberalPrincess]

I am genuinely curious about the significance of having a daily Eucharist. Are there not other meaningful ways to live out your faith (caring for the vulnerable, etc.)

 

[Symphorian]

In England, the first Cathedral to have a daily Eucharist was St Paul’s starting in 1877. Truro, Worcester, Chichester and Lichfield followed in the 1890’s. In my Diocese, a small number of Tractarian/Ritualist influenced Rectors began celebrating a daily Eucharist in the 1850’s.

These days, a large proportion of CofE churches in my area have at least one mid-week celebration often according to the 1662 BCP. Some of the larger parishes have a daily celebration. I sometimes go to a neighbouring parish a couple of miles away which has a north ended BCP HC on Wednesday mornings.

Historically, many English churches had daily services of Morning and Evening prayer. For example, in early 18th century London, whilst only 11 churches had a weekly celebration of HC, 46 churches held two non-Eucharistics services daily.

 

[Contarini]

I am genuinely curious about the significance of having a daily Eucharist. Are there not other meaningful ways to live out your faith (caring for the vulnerable, etc.)

Of course. What puzzles me is why you would regard these things as in competition. Obviously if you have a choice in a particular instance between helping someone who needs it and going to daily Mass, then you help the needy person. But both frequent use of the means of grace and frequent practice of the works of mercy are part of a healthy spiritual life.

Frequent reception of the Eucharist (or even just frequent participation in the liturgy without receiving communion) opens us up to God’s grace. If Jesus is truly present in the Eucharist, then the more we commune with Him the closer to Him we are likely to become and the more inclined we are likely to be to care for the vulnerable. Again, they just aren’t in competition, and I’d like to hear what theological or cultural assumptions lead you to pose the question in that way.

Edwin

 

[cmodrmac]

The above was not the question-our Cathedral holds daily Eucharist

 

[EvangelCatholic]

Is there is anything more compelling than Anglican belief in the Real Presence than a daily Eucharist?

 

[ChurchSoldier]

I am genuinely curious about the significance of having a daily Eucharist. Are there not other meaningful ways to live out your faith (caring for the vulnerable, etc.)

Ahhh. Absolutely. In my case, I work with the terminally ill during the week and find strength in receiving the Eucharist. It helps “recharge the batteries” to strengthen me for the work.

 

[AdyEbor63]

In the Church of England practically all Cathedrals have daily celebrations of the Eucharist, often attended by a ‘faithful few’ - at least on weekdays. At parish level it’s a different story. A relatively small number of predominantly town churches have a daily celebration, mostly at the ‘high’ or Anglo-Catholic end of the spectrum. Daily celebrations are rare to the point of being almost unknown in rural areas. Most Anglican churches have one or two Sunday celebrations and either one regular midweek slot or celebrations on the ‘red letter’ Holy Days.

 

[commenter]

I am genuinely curious about the significance of having a daily Eucharist. Are there not other meaningful ways to live out your faith (caring for the vulnerable, etc.)

I am a social worker working with the vulnerable, with an additional volunteer job doing the same. The Eucharist during the week, when I get there, helps me hang in there, restore my spiritual batteries. Mother Theresa’s sisters - who were already doing a great deal of work daily with the vulnerable - found they could accomplish even more when they switched from weekly hour of adoration, to a daily hour of it, in addition to daily Mass.

A question for the Anglican community, do the parishes that have frequent celebration of Eucharists also tend to utilize Confession more? My understanding is that it is available in many or all Anglican/Episcopal churches, but infrequently utilized. I also wonder if Lutherans compatible with Anglicanism, who take advantage of Anglican Eucharist, also take advantage of Confession there as well. Also, is there any trend towards formal Adoration in Anglican type churches that emphasize the Eucharist more now? I know shrines exist in England where this may occur, don’t know about elsewhere.

 

[Dave_Noonan]

In the Church of England practically all Cathedrals have daily celebrations of the Eucharist, often attended by a ‘faithful few’ - at least on weekdays. At parish level it’s a different story. A relatively small number of predominantly town churches have a daily celebration, mostly at the ‘high’ or Anglo-Catholic end of the spectrum. Daily celebrations are rare to the point of being almost unknown in rural areas. Most Anglican churches have one or two Sunday celebrations and either one regular midweek slot or celebrations on the ‘red letter’ Holy Days.

I know Canterbury Cathedral has daily Eucharist.

 

[Dorine_Houston]

Anglo-Catholic parishes in particular among Anglican churches have daily Eucharist. Anglo-Catholics are Anglicans who follow the teachings of the Oxford or Tractarian movement started by John Neumann, a subset of Anglicans. I am Anglo-Catholic.

In Philadelphia, you will find daily Eucharist at St. Mark’s Locust St, St. Clements., St. Luke and the Epiphany, I think St. Peter’s and a few others. In Manhattan at St. Thomas’ and St. Mary’s among others. In St. Petersburg, FL, none; it is a very low church diocese.

 

[Contarini]

I am a social worker working with the vulnerable, with an additional volunteer job doing the same. The Eucharist during the week, when I get there, helps me hang in there, restore my spiritual batteries. Mother Theresa’s sisters - who were already doing a great deal of work daily with the vulnerable - found they could accomplish even more when they switched from weekly hour of adoration, to a daily hour of it, in addition to daily Mass.

A question for the Anglican community, do the parishes that have frequent celebration of Eucharists also tend to utilize Confession more? My understanding is that it is available in many or all Anglican/Episcopal churches, but infrequently utilized.

Any parish offering daily Eucharist as I defined it above (all or most weekdays, not just one or two midweek services) will probably also offer Confession. Officially, confession is available and any priest should be ready to offer it, but attitudes vary widely. Very Anglo-Catholic churches may post regular confession times, and some (especially large downtown churches in major cities–I can think of at least three I’ve visited) may even have confessional booths. More common, especially in smaller parishes (most Episcopal parishes are tiny by Catholic standards) is a notice in the bulletin saying that the priest will offer Confession on request. The majority of parishes don’t even have that. Some priests are puzzled and none-too-encouraging if you ask for it, unless you are in danger of death or indicate that you have some major problem you need help with. By that I mean that they don’t expect it to be a regular part of your spiritual life. Others will hear confessions gladly if you ask them to do so, but still tend to treat it more like a counseling session than a Catholic (or Anglo-Catholic) priest would. (Of course, I know that practice varies among Catholic priests too in this regard.)