He made important contributions to Lutheran liturgical scholarship and practice. He was for many years the editor of the Ashby Calendar (Lutheran Edition). Author of Manuel on the Liturgy, Lutheran Book of Worship (with Carlos Messerli) and New Book of Festivals and Commemorations. In the 1960s he was a pastor in the Bronx (All Saints).
May he rest in peace and may perpetual light shine upon him.
Peace, JOHN
Amen and aye.
During the years when Franklin X. McCormick published a Lutheran version of their Liturgical Desk Calendar I was its editor.
Philip was my counterpart at Ashby. We had numerous correspondence and phone consultations to try to keep our products consistent; particularly with transferring Lesser Festivals displaced by Holy Week and Bright Week.
We were mostly of one mind; however when it came to carrying the Sunday color through the weekdays that follow (ie, Pentecost and Trinity weeks) we simply agreed to disagree. Nevertheless, he graciously signed my well worn copy of the first edition
Festivals and Commemorations when he was the presenter at a multi-chapter STS Retreat at Antiochian Village...ironically the same Retreat which initiated my conscious journey into the Orthodox Church.
Lutheranism is diminished through his dormition but the choir of triumphant saints is so much richer.
"With the Saints give rest, O Christ, to the soul of Your servant
where there is no pain, no sorrow, no sighing, but life everlasting."