I heard this story the other day, as I hanging out in the little gift shop at our parish.
The parishioner told me how her son had been involved in the youth group when he was young. During his confirmation formation, everyone was giving a new BCP (Book of Common Prayer). He was so excited that he read it cover to cover.
The following week, his class at school found two birds and had put them in the classroom for the children to watch. Her son announced to the teacher that he would, the next day, bring in his new BCP and use the marriage liturgy to marry the two birds. Everyone in his class got into this idea.
Well, the next day when they go to school, both birds had died. It was a sad moment, until the boy decided to turn to the burial liturgy. They gave the birds a proper commendation and committal, using, of course, the BCP!
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