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Tract 88: The Greek Devotions of Bishop Andrews, translated and arranged

John Henry Newman · 1840

THE GREEK DEVOTIONS OF BISHOP ANDREWS, TRANSLATED AND ARRANGED.

Section titled “THE GREEK DEVOTIONS OF BISHOP ANDREWS, TRANSLATED AND ARRANGED.”

I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem; Which shall never hold their peace day nor night.

THE only deviation in the following Translation from the order of the original text, as we have it, has been in the case of such portions of it as are obviously without or out of place., These have been inserted into the main course of the Prayers, or collected together, or, if repetitions, omitted. No alterations have been made in the text itself, and all transpositions are noted as they occur.

  1. Preparation.
  • Times of Prayer
  • Place of Prayer
  • Circumstances of Prayer
  1. Order of early or Matin Prayer—LitanyConfessionCommendation

  2. Order of Evening Prayer—MeditationConfessionCommendation

  3. Course of Prayer for the Week (for each Day, under the five acts of Confession, Prayer for Grace, Profession, Intercession, and Praise, with an Introduction):—

  • First Day
  • Second Day
  • Third Day
  • Fourth Day
  • Fifth Day
  • Sixth Day
  • Seventh Day

5 Additional Exercises