What if everyone on your Christmas list really, really wants to start using Morning and Evening Prayer in the Anglican/Episcopal tradition?

The 1662 Book of Common Prayer: International Edition is a great entry to the daily offices, and it's 45% off at Amazon.

Quoted in "A Note on the Readings for Advent"
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"An exclusive emphasis on Advent as a season of preparation risks putting human endeavor in the spotlight for all four weeks of the season. All the Advent preparation in the world would not be enough unless God were favorably disposed to us in the first place." --Fleming Rutledge

Advent is on the way--

The 1662 Book of Common Prayer: International Edition is 45% off at Amazon. Its Morning and Evening Prayer are the perfect introduction to daily prayer in the Anglican/Episcopal tradition.

All of the additional resources for 1662 Book of Common Prayer: International Edition are available here--https://www.ivpress.com/pages/content/book-of-common-prayer-international-edition-free-resources-faq

Want to go further in depth on the readings for the First Sunday in Advent? Do you ever wonder why the traditional gospel for Advent 1 is Jesus cleansing the temple?
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If you want to read more, here's "A Note on the Readings for Advent," one of the free resources hosted by @ivpress for the 1662 Book of Common Prayer: International Edition.
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Advent is coming! The epistles and gospels in the classic Book of Common Prayer treat Advent as its own season, not just a preparation for Christmas.

"As Trinitytide draws to a close, around the Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity, the epistles begin to strike a note of eschatological anticipation."

-- "How to Use the Book of Common Prayer"

In many Anglican calendars, today is the feast day of Richard Hooker. Here are four prayers for the commemoration of a saint from the Appendix of Additional Prayers in the 1662 International Edition:

Happy All Saints' Day!

How to Use the Book of Common Prayer In recent years there has been a revival of interest in the Book of Common Prayer, especially the classic 1662 version. Beloved for its language and theology, the classic Prayer Book is the

If you want to learn more about the Litany, a place to start is chapter 4 of "How to Use the Book of Common Prayer"--
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In the classic Anglican prayer books, it's appointed at Morning Prayer every Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday.

One note about names. Beginning in the late twentieth century, some prayer books begin to call it the Great Litany, but that's just terminological inflation. It is great, but "the Litany" is the classic name in the Anglican tradition.