Digital Library Back Online

Anglican Internet ChurchLeave a comment

Technical Troubles Fixed by Vimeo

On Monday, when I tried to link the videos for our Great “O” Antiphons series for the final seven days of Advent, I discovered that almost all our videos were not accessible through the Digital Library page. The technical folks at Vimeo figured out the problem and, as of this morning, all our videos are now available for viewing or download.

As regular site visitor know, the Digital Library is. the heart of our WATCH | LISTEN | READ initiative. We offer nearly 200 video presentations. with the voice track of the each available for listening or download on the Podcast Archive page. In the case of the Great “O” Antiphons, the same material is offered in print form in Part Four of our bookstore publication, Christmas: The Nativity of Our Lord in Scripture, Art & Christian Tradition and as part of the Christmas Eve Suite on pages 23 to 27 in Occasional Services for Anglican Worship.

Later today, I will post links to all the episodes in The Great “O” Antiphons series on the Welcome page.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. And urge viewers to take advantage of The Great “O” Antiphons offices through either the video, audio or print media. Thanks again for your support.

Glory be to God for all things! Amen!

Advent – Christmas – Epiphany A.D. 2014-2015

Anglican Internet ChurchLeave a comment

The combined Advent-Christmas-Epiphany season will be celebrated by the Anglican Internet Church this season with one new series and an expanded version of another.

O-Antiphons-Title1The new series is The Great “O” Antiphons, which will appear in both You Tube and podcast versions, one each day, between December 18th and December 24th.   Based upon a modified version of the Christmas Eve celebration in our publication, Occasional Services for Anglican Worship, it celebrates the seven verses of the hymn, O Come, O Come, Emmanuel.  The “O” Antiphons service is thought to date from the 12th Century.  The original purpose of the “O” Antiphons service was to provide a transition from the lasts days of the penitential season of Advent into the festive celebration of the Nativity of Our Lord on Christmas Day.  You can learn more about this and other services in the book and order your own copy of Occasional Services for Anglican Worship in either paperback or Kindle editions at Fr. Shibley’s author page at Amazon.com.

Each episode will feature music, art and graphics, plus Old Testament readings and a short mini-homily for each of the seven theme words:  O Sapentia (Wisdom); O Adonai (Lord); O Radix Jessee (Root of Jessee); O Clavis David (Key of David); O Oriens (Dayspring); O Rex Gentium (King of Nations); and, on Christmas Eve, O Emmanuel (God With Us).   The purposes of the series are to revive this ancient celebration that was once nearly universally used in the week before Christmas and to promote the concept of Christian Spirituality as an active defense against the assaults of our aggressively anti-religious, anti-Christian secular world.  The most recent AIC Bookstore publication, Christian Spirituality: an Anglican Perspective, an exploration of the same theme, is also available at Fr. Ron’s author page.

TwelveDays-Title1This year the AIC will offer the third podcast version and second You Tube video version of The Twelve Days of Christmas, posted daily on each of the days from Christmas Day through Epiphany Eve.    The series has nothing to do with the song of the same name, which is focused on material things, but focuses instead on events or spiritual and theological virtues, one for each day on the Anglican Church calendar.

In this expanded and updated version for A.D. 2014-2015, Fr. Ron Shibley will discuss the key word(s) or virtues for each day:  Love (Christmas Day); Forgiveness (December 26th); Peace (December 27th); Compassion (December 28th); Obedience (December 29th); Joy (December 30th); Family (December 31st); Church (January 1st); Angels (January 2nd); Commandments (January 3rd); Glorifying God (January 4th); and, finally, Grace and Peace (January 5th).