The Revd Dr Barry A. Orford was born in Manchester. Following ordination, he worked in Wales and Yorkshire, and latterly as Priest Librarian and Archivist at Pusey House in Oxford. He writes, “at my ordination as a priest, a friend gave me a copy of Eric Milner-White’s volume, After the Third Collect, which introduced me to his knowledge of prayers and to his skill as a writer of them. Later, I became acquainted with his other collections, A Procession of Passion Prayers and My God, My Glory, and my admiration for his work has not diminished. I have studied his life and writing for some years, and been privileged to meet several people who knew him. I am grateful that Dean Milner-White’s prayers have inspired Philip Moore’s moving organ reflections on the Passion of Christ, and I am honoured to read the prayers for this fine recorded performance of the music by my good friend, Richard Moore.”