What’s On

Amy Carmichael, Founder of the Dohnavur Fellowship, spiritual writer, 1951
First Day of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-01-18

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Holy Communion
Hebrews 4.12-16
Psalm 19.7-end
Mark 2.13-17

Morning Prayer
Psalms 29, 33 (or) 96, 97, 100
Amos 5.18-end
1 Corinthians 5

Evening Prayer
Psalms 84, 85 (or) 104
Genesis 6.1-10
Matthew 22.34-end

Collect

Eternal Father,
who at the baptism of Jesus
revealed him to be your Son,
anointing him with the Holy Spirit:
grant to us, who are born again by water and the Spirit,
that we may be faithful to our calling as your adopted children;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

Lord of all time and eternity,
you opened the heavens and revealed yourself as Father
in the baptism of Jesus your beloved Son:
by the power of your Spirit
complete the heavenly work of our rebirth
through the waters of the new creation;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Collect on the Eve of Epiphany 2

Almighty God,
in Christ you make all things new:
transform the poverty of our nature by the riches of your grace,
and in the renewal of our lives
make known your heavenly glory;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

The Second Sunday of Epiphany
Second Day of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-01-19

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Principal Service
Isaiah 62.1-5
Psalm 36.5-10
1 Corinthians 12.1-11
John 2.1-11

Third Service
Psalm 145.1-13
Isaiah 49.1-7
Acts 16.11-15

Second Service
Psalm 96
1 Samuel 3.1-20
Ephesians 4.1-16
Gospel at Holy Communion:
John 1.29-42

Collect

Almighty God,
in Christ you make all things new:
transform the poverty of our nature by the riches of your grace,
and in the renewal of our lives
make known your heavenly glory;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

God of glory,
you nourish us with your Word
who is the bread of life:
fill us with your Holy Spirit
that through us the light of your glory
may shine in all the world.
We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.

Richard Rolle of Hampole, Spiritual Writer, 1349
Third Day of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-01-20

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Holy Communion
DEL week 2
Hebrews 5.1-10
Psalm 110.1-4
Mark 2.18-22

Morning Prayer
Psalms 145, 146 (or) 98, 99, 101
Amos 6
1 Corinthians 6.1-11

Evening Prayer
Psalm 71 (or) Psalm 105* (or 103)
Genesis 6.11 – 7.10
Matthew 24.1-14

Collect

Almighty God,
in Christ you make all things new:
transform the poverty of our nature by the riches of your grace,
and in the renewal of our lives
make known your heavenly glory;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

God of glory,
you nourish us with your Word
who is the bread of life:
fill us with your Holy Spirit
that through us the light of your glory
may shine in all the world.
We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.

Agnes, Child Martyr at Rome, 304
Fourth Day of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-01-21

White / red

Exciting Holiness
Ecclesiasticus 51.1-3
Psalm 45.10-15, 17a
Revelation 7.13-end
Matthew 18.1-7

Holy Communion
Hebrews 6.10-end
Psalm 111
Mark 2.23-end

Morning Prayer
Psalms 132, 147.1-12 (or) 106* (or 103)
Amos 7
1 Corinthians 6.12-end

Evening Prayer
Psalms 89.1-37 (or) 107*
Genesis 7.11-end
Matthew 24.15-28

Collect

Eternal God, shepherd of your sheep,
whose child Agnes was strengthened to bear witness
in her living and her dying
to the true love of her redeemer:
grant us the power to understand, with all your saints,
what is the breadth and length and height and depth
and to know the love that surpasses knowledge,
even Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

Eternal God,
who gave us this holy meal
in which we have celebrated the glory of the cross
and the victory of your martyr Agnes:
by our communion with Christ
in his saving death and resurrection,
give us with all your saints the courage to conquer evil
and so to share the fruit of the tree of life;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Vincent of Saragossa, Deacon, first Martyr of Spain, 304
Fifth Day of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-01-22

White

Holy Communion
Hebrews 7.1-3, 15-17
Psalm 110.1-4
Mark 3.1-6

Morning Prayer
Psalms 81, 147.13-end (or) 110, 111, 112
Amos 8
1 Corinthians 7.1-24

Evening Prayer
Psalms 97, 98 (or) 119.129-152
Genesis 8.1-14
Matthew 24.29-end

Collect

Almighty God,
in Christ you make all things new:
transform the poverty of our nature by the riches of your grace,
and in the renewal of our lives
make known your heavenly glory;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

God of glory,
you nourish us with your Word
who is the bread of life:
fill us with your Holy Spirit
that through us the light of your glory
may shine in all the world.
We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.

Sixth Day of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-01-23

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Holy Communion
Hebrews 7.25 – 8.6
Psalm 40.7-10, 17-end
Mark 3.7-12

Morning Prayer
Psalms 76, 148 (or) 113, 115
Amos 9
1 Corinthians 7.25-end

Evening Prayer
Psalms 99, 100, 111 (or) 114, 116, 117
Genesis 8.15 – 9.7
Matthew 25.1-13

Collect

Almighty God,
in Christ you make all things new:
transform the poverty of our nature by the riches of your grace,
and in the renewal of our lives
make known your heavenly glory;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

God of glory,
you nourish us with your Word
who is the bread of life:
fill us with your Holy Spirit
that through us the light of your glory
may shine in all the world.
We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.

Francis de Sales, Bishop of Geneva, Teacher of the Faith, 1622
Seventh Day of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-01-24

White / white

Exciting Holiness
Proverbs 3.13-18
Psalm 19.1, 7-10
1 Corinthians 2.1-10
John 3.17-21

Holy Communion
Hebrews 8.6-end
Psalm 85.7-end
Mark 3.13-19

Morning Prayer
Psalms 27, 149 (or) 139
Hosea 1.1 – 2.1
1 Corinthians 8

Evening Prayer
Psalm 73 (or) 130, 131, 137
Genesis 9.8-19
Matthew 25.14-30

(or) Evening Prayer on the Eve of the Conversion of Paul
Psalm 149
Isaiah 49.1-13
Acts 22.3-16

Collect

Holy God,
who called your bishop Francis de Sales
to bring many to Christ through his devout life
and to renew your Church with patience and understanding:
grant that we may, by word and example,
reflect your gentleness and love to all we meet;
through Jesus Christ our Saviour,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

God of truth,
whose Wisdom set her table
and invited us to eat the bread and drink the wine
of the kingdom:
help us to lay aside all foolishness
and to live and walk in the way of insight,
that we may come with Francis de Sales to the eternal feast of heaven;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Collect on the Eve of the Conversion of Paul

Almighty God,
who caused the light of the gospel
to shine throughout the world
through the preaching of your servant Saint Paul:
grant that we who celebrate his wonderful conversion
may follow him in bearing witness to your truth;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

The Conversion of Paul
Last Day of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-01-25

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Principal Service
Jeremiah 1.4-10
Psalm 67
Acts 9.1-22
Matthew 19.27-30

(or)
Acts 9.1-22
Psalm 67
Galatians 1.11-16a
Matthew 19.27-30

Third Service
Ezekiel 3.22-27
Philippians 3.1-14
Morning Psalms
Psalms 66, 147.13-21

Second Service
Ecclesiasticus 39.1-10 or
Isaiah 56.1-8
Colossians 1.24 – 2.7
Evening Psalm
Psalm 119.41-56

Collect

Almighty God,
who caused the light of the gospel
to shine throughout the world
through the preaching of your servant Saint Paul:
grant that we who celebrate his wonderful conversion
may follow him in bearing witness to your truth;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

Almighty God,
who on the day of Pentecost
sent your Holy Spirit to the apostles
with the wind from heaven and in tongues of flame,
filling them with joy and boldness to preach the gospel:
by the power of the same Spirit
strengthen us to witness to your truth
and to draw everyone to the fire of your love;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

(or)

Lord God, the source of truth and love,
keep us faithful to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship,
united in prayer and the breaking of bread,
and one in joy and simplicity of heart,
in Jesus Christ our Lord.

Collect on the Eve of Epiphany 3

Almighty God,
whose Son revealed in signs and miracles
the wonder of your saving presence:
renew your people with your heavenly grace,
and in all our weakness
sustain us by your mighty power;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

The Third Sunday of Epiphany

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-01-26

White

Principal Service
Nehemiah 8.1-3, 5-6, 8-10
Psalm 19*
1 Corinthians 12.12-31a
Luke 4.14-21

Third Service
Psalm 113
Deuteronomy 30.11-15
3 John 1, 5-8

Second Service
Psalm 33
Numbers 9.15-23
1 Corinthians 7.17-24
Gospel at Holy Communion:
Mark 1.21-28

Collect

Almighty God,
whose Son revealed in signs and miracles
the wonder of your saving presence:
renew your people with your heavenly grace,
and in all our weakness
sustain us by your mighty power;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

Almighty Father,
whose Son our Saviour Jesus Christ is the light of the world:
may your people,
illumined by your word and sacraments,
shine with the radiance of his glory,
that he may be known, worshipped, and obeyed
to the ends of the earth;
for he is alive and reigns, now and for ever.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-01-27

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Holy Communion
DEL week 3
Hebrews 9.15, 24-end
Psalm 98.1-7
Mark 3.22-30

Morning Prayer
Psalms 40, 108 (or) 123, 124, 125, 126
Hosea 2.18 – end of 3
1 Corinthians 9.15-end

Evening Prayer
Psalms 138, 144 (or) 127, 128, 129
Genesis 11.27 – 12.9
Matthew 26.1-16

Collect

Almighty God,
whose Son revealed in signs and miracles
the wonder of your saving presence:
renew your people with your heavenly grace,
and in all our weakness
sustain us by your mighty power;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

Almighty Father,
whose Son our Saviour Jesus Christ is the light of the world:
may your people,
illumined by your word and sacraments,
shine with the radiance of his glory,
that he may be known, worshipped, and obeyed
to the ends of the earth;
for he is alive and reigns, now and for ever.

Thomas Aquinas, Priest, Philosopher, Teacher of the Faith, 1274

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-01-28

White / white

Exciting Holiness
Wisdom 7.7-10, 15, 16
Psalm 19.1-4, 13, 14a
1 Corinthians 2.9-end
John 16.12-15

Holy Communion
Hebrews 10.1-10
Psalm 40.1-4, 7-10
Mark 3.31-end

Morning Prayer
Psalms 34, 36 (or) 132, 133
Hosea 4.1-16
1 Corinthians 10.1-13

Evening Prayer
Psalm 145 (or) (134), 135
Genesis 13.2-end
Matthew 26.17-35

Collect

Eternal God,
who enriched your Church with the learning and holiness
of your servant Thomas Aquinas:
give to all who seek you
a humble mind and a pure heart
that they may know your Son Jesus Christ
as the way, the truth and the life;
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

God of truth,
whose Wisdom set her table
and invited us to eat the bread and drink the wine
of the kingdom:
help us to lay aside all foolishness
and to live and walk in the way of insight,
that we may come with Thomas Aquinas to the eternal feast of heaven;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-01-29

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Holy Communion
Hebrews 10.11-18
Psalm 110.1-4
Mark 4.1-20

Morning Prayer
Psalms 45, 46 (or) 119.153-end
Hosea 5.1-7
1 Corinthians 10.14 – 11.1

Evening Prayer
Psalms 21, 29 (or) 136
Genesis 14
Matthew 26.36-46

Collect

Almighty God,
whose Son revealed in signs and miracles
the wonder of your saving presence:
renew your people with your heavenly grace,
and in all our weakness
sustain us by your mighty power;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

Almighty Father,
whose Son our Saviour Jesus Christ is the light of the world:
may your people,
illumined by your word and sacraments,
shine with the radiance of his glory,
that he may be known, worshipped, and obeyed
to the ends of the earth;
for he is alive and reigns, now and for ever.

Charles, King and Martyr, 1649

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-01-30

White / red

Exciting Holiness
Ecclesiasticus 2.12-end
Psalm 20.1-4, 6-9
1 Timothy 6.12-16
Matthew 20.25-28

Holy Communion
Hebrews 10.19-25
Psalm 24.1-6
Mark 4.21-25

Morning Prayer
Psalms 47, 48 (or) 143, 146
Hosea 5.8 – 6.6
1 Corinthians 11.2-16

Evening Prayer
Psalms 24, 33 (or) 138, 140, 141
Genesis 15
Matthew 26.47-56

Collect

King of kings and Lord of lords,
whose faithful servant Charles
prayed for those who persecuted him
and died in the living hope of your eternal kingdom:
grant us by your grace so to follow his example
that we may love and bless our enemies,
through the intercession of your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

God our redeemer,
whose Church was strengthened by the blood of your martyr Charles:
so bind us, in life and death, to Christ’s sacrifice
that our lives, broken and offered with his,
may carry his death and proclaim his resurrection in the world;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

(or)

Eternal God,
who gave us this holy meal
in which we have celebrated the glory of the cross
and the victory of your martyr Charles:
by our communion with Christ
in his saving death and resurrection,
give us with all your saints the courage to conquer evil
and so to share the fruit of the tree of life;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

John Bosco, Priest, Founder of the Salesian Teaching Order, 1888

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-01-31

White

Holy Communion
Hebrews 10.32-39
Psalm 37.3-6, 40-end
Mark 4.26-34

Morning Prayer
Psalms 61, 65 (or) 142, 144
Hosea 6.7 – 7.2
1 Corinthians 11.17-end

Evening Prayer
Psalms 67, 77 (or) 145
Genesis 16
Matthew 26.57-end

Collect

Almighty God,
whose Son revealed in signs and miracles
the wonder of your saving presence:
renew your people with your heavenly grace,
and in all our weakness
sustain us by your mighty power;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

Almighty Father,
whose Son our Saviour Jesus Christ is the light of the world:
may your people,
illumined by your word and sacraments,
shine with the radiance of his glory,
that he may be known, worshipped, and obeyed
to the ends of the earth;
for he is alive and reigns, now and for ever.

Brigid, Abbess of Kildare, c.525

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-02-01

White

Holy Communion
Hebrews 11.1-2, 8-19
Canticle: Luke 1.69-73
Mark 4.35-end

Morning Prayer
Psalm 68 (or) 147
Hosea 8
1 Corinthians 12.1-11

Evening Prayer on the Eve of the Presentation
Psalm 118
1 Samuel 1.19b-28
Hebrews 4.11-16

Collect

Almighty God,
whose Son revealed in signs and miracles
the wonder of your saving presence:
renew your people with your heavenly grace,
and in all our weakness
sustain us by your mighty power;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

Almighty Father,
whose Son our Saviour Jesus Christ is the light of the world:
may your people,
illumined by your word and sacraments,
shine with the radiance of his glory,
that he may be known, worshipped, and obeyed
to the ends of the earth;
for he is alive and reigns, now and for ever.

Collect on the Eve of The Presentation

Almighty and ever-living God,
clothed in majesty,
whose beloved Son was this day presented in the Temple,
in substance of our flesh:
grant that we may be presented to you
with pure and clean hearts,
by your Son Jesus Christ our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

The Presentation of Christ in the Temple (Candlemas)

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-02-02

Gold or White

Principal Feast

Principal Service
Malachi 3.1-5
Psalm 24.[1-6] 7-10
Hebrews 2.14-18
Luke 2.22-40

Third Service
Exodus 13.1-16
Romans 12.1-5
Morning Psalms
Psalms 48, 146

Second Service
Haggai 2.1-9
John 2.18-22
Evening Psalms
Psalms 122, 132

Collect

Almighty and ever-living God,
clothed in majesty,
whose beloved Son was this day presented in the Temple,
in substance of our flesh:
grant that we may be presented to you
with pure and clean hearts,
by your Son Jesus Christ our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

Lord, you fulfilled the hope of Simeon and Anna,
who lived to welcome the Messiah:
may we, who have received these gifts beyond words,
prepare to meet Christ Jesus when he comes
to bring us to eternal life;
for he is alive and reigns, now and for ever.

Anskar, Archbishop of Hamburg, Missionary in Denmark and Sweden, 865

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-02-03

Green / white

Exciting Holiness
Isaiah 52.7-10
Psalm 65.1-4
Romans 10.11-15
Mark 6.7-13

Holy Communion
DEL week 4
Hebrews 11.32-end
Psalm 31.19-end
Mark 5.1-20

Morning Prayer
Psalms 1, 2, 3
Azariah and Song 1-27 or
Malachi 1.1, 6-end
John 13.1-11

Evening Prayer
Psalms 4, 7
Exodus 22.21-27, 23.1-17
Philippians 1.1-11

Collect

God of grace and might,
who sent your servant Anskar
to spread the gospel to the Nordic peoples:
raise up, we pray, in our generation
messengers of your good news
and heralds of your kingdom
that the world may come to know
the immeasurable riches of our Saviour Jesus Christ,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

Holy Father,
who gathered us here around the table of your Son
to share this meal with the whole household of God:
in that new world where you reveal
the fullness of your peace,
gather people of every race and language
to share with Anskar and all your saints
in the eternal banquet of Jesus Christ our Lord.

Gilbert of Sempringham, Founder of the Gilbertine Order, 1189

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-02-04

Green

Holy Communion
Hebrews 12.1-4
Psalm 22.25b-end
Mark 5.21-end

Morning Prayer
Psalms 5, 6, (8)
Song of the Three 28-end or
Malachi 2.1-16
John 13.12-20

Evening Prayer
Psalms 9, 10*
Exodus 29.38 – 30.16
Philippians 1.12-end

Collect

Almighty God,
by whose grace alone we are accepted
and called to your service:
strengthen us by your Holy Spirit
and make us worthy of our calling;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

God of truth,
we have seen with our eyes and touched with our hands the bread of life:
strengthen our faith
that we may grow in love for you and for each other;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-02-05

Green

Holy Communion
Hebrews 12.4-7, 11-15
Psalm 103.1-2, 13-18
Mark 6.1-6

Morning Prayer
Psalm 119.1-32
Susannah 1-27 or
Malachi 2.17 – 3.12
John 13.21-30

Evening Prayer
Psalms 11, 12, 13
Leviticus 8
Philippians 2.1-13

Collect

Almighty God,
by whose grace alone we are accepted
and called to your service:
strengthen us by your Holy Spirit
and make us worthy of our calling;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

God of truth,
we have seen with our eyes and touched with our hands the bread of life:
strengthen our faith
that we may grow in love for you and for each other;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

The Martyrs of Japan, 1597

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-02-06

Green

Holy Communion
Hebrews 12.18-19, 21-24
Psalm 48.1-3, 8-10
Mark 6.7-13

Morning Prayer
Psalms 14, 15, 16
Susannah 28-end or
Malachi 3.13 – end of 4
John 13.31-end

Evening Prayer
Psalm 18*
Leviticus 9
Philippians 2.14-end

Collect

Almighty God,
by whose grace alone we are accepted
and called to your service:
strengthen us by your Holy Spirit
and make us worthy of our calling;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

God of truth,
we have seen with our eyes and touched with our hands the bread of life:
strengthen our faith
that we may grow in love for you and for each other;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-02-07

Green

Holy Communion
Hebrews 13.1-8
Psalm 27.1-6, 9-12
Mark 6.14-29

Morning Prayer
Psalms 17, 19
Bel and the Dragon or
Nahum 1
John 14.1-14

Evening Prayer
Psalm 22
Leviticus 16.2-24
Philippians 3.1 – 4.1

Collect

Almighty God,
by whose grace alone we are accepted
and called to your service:
strengthen us by your Holy Spirit
and make us worthy of our calling;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

God of truth,
we have seen with our eyes and touched with our hands the bread of life:
strengthen our faith
that we may grow in love for you and for each other;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-02-08

Green

Holy Communion
Hebrews 13.15-17, 20-21
Psalm 23
Mark 6.30-34

Morning Prayer
Psalms 20, 21, 23
Prayer of Manasseh or
Obadiah
John 14.15-end

Evening Prayer
Psalms 24, 25
Leviticus 17
Philippians 4.2-end

Collect

Almighty God,
by whose grace alone we are accepted
and called to your service:
strengthen us by your Holy Spirit
and make us worthy of our calling;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

God of truth,
we have seen with our eyes and touched with our hands the bread of life:
strengthen our faith
that we may grow in love for you and for each other;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Collect on the Eve of 4 before Lent

O God,
you know us to be set
in the midst of so many and great dangers,
that by reason of the frailty of our nature
we cannot always stand upright:
grant to us such strength and protection
as may support us in all dangers
and carry us through all temptations;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

The Fourth Sunday before Lent

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-02-09

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Proper 1
Sunday between 4 and 10 February inclusive
(if earlier than the Second Sunday before Lent)

Principal Service
Isaiah 6.1-8 [9-13]
Psalm 138
1 Corinthians 15.1-11
Luke 5.1-11

Third Service
Psalms 3, 4
Jeremiah 26.1-16
Acts 3.1-10

Second Service
Psalms [1] 2
Wisdom 6.1-21 or
Hosea 1
Colossians 3.1-22
Gospel at Holy Communion:
Matthew 5.13-20

Collect

O God,
you know us to be set
in the midst of so many and great dangers,
that by reason of the frailty of our nature
we cannot always stand upright:
grant to us such strength and protection
as may support us in all dangers
and carry us through all temptations;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

Go before us, Lord, in all we do
with your most gracious favour,
and guide us with your continual help,
that in all our works
begun, continued and ended in you,
we may glorify your holy name,
and finally by your mercy receive everlasting life;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Scholastica, sister of Benedict, Abbess of Plombariola, c.543

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-02-10

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Holy Communion
DEL week 5
Genesis 1.1-19
Psalm 104.1, 2, 6-13, 26
Mark 6.53-end

Morning Prayer
Psalms 27, 30
Joel 1.1-14
John 15.1-11

Evening Prayer
Psalms 26, 28, 29
Leviticus 19.1-18, 30-end
1 Timothy 1.1-17

Collect

O God,
you know us to be set
in the midst of so many and great dangers,
that by reason of the frailty of our nature
we cannot always stand upright:
grant to us such strength and protection
as may support us in all dangers
and carry us through all temptations;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

Go before us, Lord, in all we do
with your most gracious favour,
and guide us with your continual help,
that in all our works
begun, continued and ended in you,
we may glorify your holy name,
and finally by your mercy receive everlasting life;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-02-11

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Holy Communion
Genesis 1.20 – 2.4a
Psalm 8
Mark 7.1-13

Morning Prayer
Psalms 32, 36
Joel 1.15-end
John 15.12-17

Evening Prayer
Psalm 33
Leviticus 23.1-22
1 Timothy 1.18 – end of 2

Collect

O God,
you know us to be set
in the midst of so many and great dangers,
that by reason of the frailty of our nature
we cannot always stand upright:
grant to us such strength and protection
as may support us in all dangers
and carry us through all temptations;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

Go before us, Lord, in all we do
with your most gracious favour,
and guide us with your continual help,
that in all our works
begun, continued and ended in you,
we may glorify your holy name,
and finally by your mercy receive everlasting life;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-02-12

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Holy Communion
Genesis 2.4b-9, 15-17
Psalm 104.11, 12, 29-32
Mark 7.14-23

Morning Prayer
Psalm 34
Joel 2.1-17
John 15.18-end

Evening Prayer
Psalms 119.33-56
Leviticus 23.23-end
1 Timothy 3

Collect

O God,
you know us to be set
in the midst of so many and great dangers,
that by reason of the frailty of our nature
we cannot always stand upright:
grant to us such strength and protection
as may support us in all dangers
and carry us through all temptations;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

Go before us, Lord, in all we do
with your most gracious favour,
and guide us with your continual help,
that in all our works
begun, continued and ended in you,
we may glorify your holy name,
and finally by your mercy receive everlasting life;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-02-13

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Holy Communion
Genesis 2.18-end
Psalm 128
Mark 7.24-30

Morning Prayer
Psalm 37*
Joel 2.18-27
John 16.1-15

Evening Prayer
Psalms 39, 40
Leviticus 24.1-9
1 Timothy 4

Collect

O God,
you know us to be set
in the midst of so many and great dangers,
that by reason of the frailty of our nature
we cannot always stand upright:
grant to us such strength and protection
as may support us in all dangers
and carry us through all temptations;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

Go before us, Lord, in all we do
with your most gracious favour,
and guide us with your continual help,
that in all our works
begun, continued and ended in you,
we may glorify your holy name,
and finally by your mercy receive everlasting life;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Cyril and Methodius, Missionaries to the Slavs, 869 and 885
Valentine, Martyr at Rome, c.269

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-02-14

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Exciting Holiness
Isaiah 49.1-6
Psalm 24.1-7
Romans 10.11-15
Luke 9.1-6

Holy Communion
Genesis 3.1-8
Psalm 32.1-8
Mark 7.31-end

Morning Prayer
Psalm 31
Joel 2.28-end
John 16.16-22

Evening Prayer
Psalm 35
Leviticus 25.1-24
1 Timothy 5.1-16

Collect

Lord of all,
who gave to your servants Cyril and Methodius
the gift of tongues to proclaim the gospel to the Slavs:
make your whole Church one as you are one
that all Christians may honour one another,
and east and west acknowledge
one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
and you, the God and Father of all;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

Holy Father,
who gathered us here around the table of your Son
to share this meal with the whole household of God:
in that new world where you reveal
the fullness of your peace,
gather people of every race and language
to share with Cyril, Methodius and all your saints
in the eternal banquet of Jesus Christ our Lord.

Sigfrid, Bishop, Apostle of Sweden, 1045
Thomas Bray, Priest, Founder of the SPCK and the SPG, 1730

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-02-15

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Holy Communion
Genesis 3.9-end
Psalm 90.1-12
Mark 8.1-10

Morning Prayer
Psalms 41, 42, 43
Joel 3.1-3, 9-end
John 16.23-end

Evening Prayer
Psalms 45, 46
Numbers 6.1-5, 21-end
1 Timothy 5.17-end

Collect

O God,
you know us to be set
in the midst of so many and great dangers,
that by reason of the frailty of our nature
we cannot always stand upright:
grant to us such strength and protection
as may support us in all dangers
and carry us through all temptations;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

Go before us, Lord, in all we do
with your most gracious favour,
and guide us with your continual help,
that in all our works
begun, continued and ended in you,
we may glorify your holy name,
and finally by your mercy receive everlasting life;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Collect on the Eve of 3 before Lent

Almighty God,
who alone can bring order
to the unruly wills and passions of sinful humanity:
give your people grace
so to love what you command
and to desire what you promise,
that, among the many changes of this world,
our hearts may surely there be fixed
where true joys are to be found;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

The Third Sunday before Lent

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-02-16

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Proper 2
Sunday between 11 and 17 February inclusive
(if earlier than the Second Sunday before Lent)

Principal Service
Jeremiah 17.5-10
Psalm 1
1 Corinthians 15.12-20
Luke 6.17-26

Third Service
Psalm 7
Jeremiah 30.1-3, 10-22
Acts 6

Second Service
Psalms [5] 6
Wisdom 11.21 – 12.11 or
Hosea 10.1-8, 12
Galatians 4.8-20
Gospel at Holy Communion:
Matthew 5.21-37

Collect

Almighty God,
who alone can bring order
to the unruly wills and passions of sinful humanity:
give your people grace
so to love what you command
and to desire what you promise,
that, among the many changes of this world,
our hearts may surely there be fixed
where true joys are to be found;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

Merciful Father,
who gave Jesus Christ to be for us the bread of life,
that those who come to him should never hunger:
draw us to the Lord in faith and love,
that we may eat and drink with him
at his table in the kingdom,
where he is alive and reigns, now and for ever.

Janani Luwum, Archbishop of Uganda, Martyr, 1977

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-02-17

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Exciting Holiness
Ecclesiasticus 4.20-28
Psalm 119.41, 43-48
2 Timothy 4.1-8
John 12.24-32

Holy Communion
DEL week 6
Genesis 4.1-15, 25
Psalm 50.1, 8, 16-end
Mark 8.11-13

Morning Prayer
Psalm 44
Ecclesiastes 1
John 17.1-5

Evening Prayer
Psalms 47, 49
Genesis 24.1-28
1 Timothy 6.1-10

Collect

God of truth,
whose servant Janani Luwum walked in the light,
and in his death defied the powers of darkness:
free us from fear of those who kill the body,
that we too may walk as children of light,
through him who overcame darkness by the power of the cross,
Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

God our redeemer,
whose Church was strengthened by the blood of your martyr Janani Luwum:
so bind us, in life and death, to Christ’s sacrifice
that our lives, broken and offered with his,
may carry his death and proclaim his resurrection in the world;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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Eternal God,
who gave us this holy meal
in which we have celebrated the glory of the cross
and the victory of your martyr Janani Luwum:
by our communion with Christ
in his saving death and resurrection,
give us with all your saints the courage to conquer evil
and so to share the fruit of the tree of life;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.