On the Faith and Life e-mail discussion board, which is for APA and REC clergy, there has been discussion recently about prayer book revision. Personally, I do not think we need a major revision of prayer book. That said, I would like to see a few little additions and changes here and there if possible. Here's a few I thought of over coffee this morning:
1) Expand the kalendar to include the saints days as found in Lesser Feasts and Fasts
2) Make certain parts of the mass optional under certain circumstances as the Decalogue is (e.g. the Summary of the Law, the Comfortable Words, etc.)
3) Allow the Gloria to be moved to the ante-communion if the celebrant so desires
4) Allow for more antiphons for use with the Venite in Morning Prayer
5) Allow for a private for of confession/absolution at Morning and Evening Prayer (similar to the confiteor) for when the person is saying it privately
6) Add the form of Absolution from the 1662 English BCP used in the Visitation for the Sick, and also add a form of private confession and absolution.
7) Expand the catechism
8) Add the Benedictus and Agnus Dei (everyone adds them already anyway)
9) Add the Athanasian Creed
10) Add compline from the Scottish 1929 BCP
