Hildegard, Abbess of Bingen, Visionary, 1179

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-09-17

Green / white

Exciting Holiness
Proverbs 8.12-14, 22-31
Psalm 104.26, 29, 30, 32-36
1 Corinthians 2.9-13
Luke 10.21-24

Holy Communion
1 Timothy 3.14-end
Psalm 111.1-5
Luke 7.31-35

Morning Prayer
Psalm 119.153-end
Proverbs 26.12-end
Mark 8.27 – 9.1

Evening Prayer
Psalm 136
2 Samuel 19.8b-23
Acts 11.19-end

Collect

Most glorious and holy God,
whose servant Hildegard, strong in the faith,
was caught up in the vision of your heavenly courts:
by the breath of your Spirit
open our eyes to glimpse your glory
and our lips to sing your praises with all the angels;
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 God,
who gave such grace to your servant Hildegard
that she served you with singleness of heart
and loved you above all things:
help us, whose communion with you
has been renewed in this sacrament,
to forsake all that holds us back from following Christ
and to grow into his likeness from glory to glory;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-09-18

Green

Holy Communion
1 Timothy 4.12-end
Psalm 111.6-end
Luke 7.36-end

Morning Prayer
Psalms 143, 146
Proverbs 27.1-22
Mark 9.2-13

Evening Prayer
Psalms 138, 140, 141
2 Samuel 19.24-end
Acts 12.1-17

Collect

Almighty God,
who called your Church to bear witness
that you were in Christ reconciling the world to yourself:
help us to proclaim the good news of your love,
that all who hear it may be drawn to you;
through him who was lifted up on the cross,
and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

God our creator,
you feed your children with the true manna,
the living bread from heaven:
let this holy food sustain us through our earthly pilgrimage
until we come to that place
where hunger and thirst are no more;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Theodore of Tarsus, Archbishop of Canterbury, 690

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-09-19

Green

Holy Communion
1 Timothy 6.2b-12
Psalm 49.1-9
Luke 8.1-3

Morning Prayer
Psalms 142, 144
Proverbs 30.1-9, 24-31
Mark 9.14-29

Evening Prayer
Psalm 145
2 Samuel 23.1-7
Acts 12.18-end

Collect

Almighty God,
who called your Church to bear witness
that you were in Christ reconciling the world to yourself:
help us to proclaim the good news of your love,
that all who hear it may be drawn to you;
through him who was lifted up on the cross,
and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

God our creator,
you feed your children with the true manna,
the living bread from heaven:
let this holy food sustain us through our earthly pilgrimage
until we come to that place
where hunger and thirst are no more;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

John Coleridge Patteson, First Bishop of Melanesia, and his Companions, Martyrs, 1871

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-09-20

Green / red

Exciting Holiness
2 Chronicles 24.17-21
Psalm 16.2, 4-8
Acts 7.55-end
Mark 8.31-35

Holy Communion
1 Timothy 6.13-16
Psalm 100
Luke 8.4-15

Morning Prayer
Psalm 147
Proverbs 31.10-end
Mark 9.30-37

Evening Prayer
Psalms 148, 149, 150
2 Samuel 24
Acts 13.1-12

(or) Evening Prayer on the Eve of Matthew
Psalm 34
Isaiah 33.13-17
Matthew 6.19-34

Collect

God of all tribes and peoples and tongues,
who called your servant John Coleridge Patteson
to witness in life and death to the gospel of Christ
amongst the peoples of Melanesia:
grant us to hear your call to service
and to respond trustfully and joyfully
to Jesus Christ our redeemer,
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 John Coleridge Patteson:
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 John Coleridge Patteson:
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.

Collect on the Eve of Matthew

O Almighty God,
whose blessed Son called Matthew the tax collector
to be an apostle and evangelist:
give us grace to forsake the selfish pursuit of gain
and the possessive love of riches
that we may follow in the way of your Son Jesus Christ,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Collect on the Eve of Trinity 14

Almighty God,
whose only Son has opened for us
a new and living way into your presence:
give us pure hearts and steadfast wills
to worship you in spirit and in 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 Festival of Matthew may be observed on Sunday 21 September or Monday 22 September.
If it is observed on Sunday 21 September:

Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-09-21

Red

Principal Service
Proverbs 3.13-18
Psalm 119.65-72
2 Corinthians 4.1-6
Matthew 9.9-13

Third Service
1 Kings 19.15-end
2 Timothy 3.14-end
Morning Psalms
Psalms 49, 117

Second Service
Ecclesiastes 5.4-12
Matthew 19.16-end
Evening Psalm
Psalm 119.33-40, 89-96

Collect

O Almighty God,
whose blessed Son called Matthew the tax collector
to be an apostle and evangelist:
give us grace to forsake the selfish pursuit of gain
and the possessive love of riches
that we may follow in the way of your Son Jesus Christ,
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.

The Festival of Matthew may be observed on Sunday 21 September or Monday 22 September.
If it is not observed on Sunday 21 September:

The Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-09-21

Green

Proper 20
Sunday between 18 and 24 September inclusive

Principal Service
Continuous
Jeremiah 8.18 – 9.1
Psalm 79.1-9
1 Timothy 2.1-7
Luke 16.1-13

(or)
Related
Amos 8.4-7
Psalm 113
1 Timothy 2.1-7
Luke 16.1-13

Third Service
Psalms 130, 131
Isaiah 45.9-22
Revelation 14.1-5

Second Service
Psalms [128] 129
Ezra 1
John 7.14-36

(or) Evening Prayer on the Eve of Matthew
Psalm 34
Isaiah 33.13-17
Matthew 6.19-34

Collect

Almighty God,
whose only Son has opened for us
a new and living way into your presence:
give us pure hearts and steadfast wills
to worship you in spirit and in 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

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 Matthew

O Almighty God,
whose blessed Son called Matthew the tax collector
to be an apostle and evangelist:
give us grace to forsake the selfish pursuit of gain
and the possessive love of riches
that we may follow in the way of your Son Jesus Christ,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

The Festival of Matthew may be observed on Sunday 21 September or Monday 22 September.
If it is not observed on Monday 22 September:

Holy Communion
DEL week 25
Ezra 1.1-6
Psalm 126
Luke 8.16-18

Morning Prayer
Psalms 1, 2, 3
Wisdom 1 or
1 Chronicles 10.1 – 11.9
Mark 9.38-end

Evening Prayer
Psalms 4, 7
1 Kings 1.5-31
Acts 13.13-43

Collect

Almighty God,
whose only Son has opened for us
a new and living way into your presence:
give us pure hearts and steadfast wills
to worship you in spirit and in 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

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.

The Festival of Matthew may be observed on Sunday 21 September or Monday 22 September.
If it is observed on Monday 22 September:

Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-09-22

Red

Principal Service
Proverbs 3.13-18
Psalm 119.65-72
2 Corinthians 4.1-6
Matthew 9.9-13

Third Service
1 Kings 19.15-end
2 Timothy 3.14-end
Morning Psalms
Psalms 49, 117

Second Service
Ecclesiastes 5.4-12
Matthew 19.16-end
Evening Psalm
Psalm 119.33-40, 89-96

Collect

O Almighty God,
whose blessed Son called Matthew the tax collector
to be an apostle and evangelist:
give us grace to forsake the selfish pursuit of gain
and the possessive love of riches
that we may follow in the way of your Son Jesus Christ,
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.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-09-23

Green

Holy Communion
DEL week 25
Ezra 6.7-8, 12, 14-20
Psalm 124
Luke 8.19-21

Morning Prayer
Psalms 5, 6, (8)
Wisdom 2 or
1 Chronicles 13
Mark 10.1-16

Evening Prayer
Psalms 9, 10*
1 Kings 1.32 – 2.4; 2.10-12
Acts 13.44 – 14.7

Collect

Almighty God,
whose only Son has opened for us
a new and living way into your presence:
give us pure hearts and steadfast wills
to worship you in spirit and in 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

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.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-09-24

Green

Holy Communion
Ezra 9.5-9
Canticle: Song of Tobit or
Psalm 103.1-6
Luke 9.1-6

Morning Prayer
Psalm 119.1-32
Wisdom 3.1-9 or
1 Chronicles 15.1 – 16.3
Mark 10.17-31

Evening Prayer
Psalms 11, 12, 13
1 Kings 3
Acts 14.8-end

Collect

Almighty God,
whose only Son has opened for us
a new and living way into your presence:
give us pure hearts and steadfast wills
to worship you in spirit and in 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

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.

Ember Day

The following readings are suitable for use on Ember Days:
Numbers 11.16, 17, 24-29 or
Numbers 27.15-end or
1 Samuel 16.1-13a or
Isaiah 6.1-8 or
Isaiah 61.1-3 or
Jeremiah 1.4-10

Psalm 40.8-13 or
Psalm 84.8-12 or
Psalm 89.19-25 or
Psalm 101.1-5, 7 or
Psalm 122

Acts 20.28-35 or
1 Corinthians 3.3-11 or
Ephesians 4.4-16 or
Philippians 3.7-14

Luke 4.16-21 or
Luke 12.35-43 or
Luke 22.24-27 or
John 4.31-38 or
John 15.5-17

Collect

for the ministry of all Christian people

Almighty and everlasting God,
by whose Spirit the whole body of the Church
is governed and sanctified:
hear our prayer which we offer for all your faithful people,
that in their vocation and ministry
they may serve you in holiness and truth
to the glory of your name;
through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

or for those to be ordained

Almighty God, the giver of all good gifts,
by your Holy Spirit you have appointed
various orders of ministry in the Church:
look with mercy on your servants
now called to be deacons and priests;
maintain them in truth and renew them in holiness,
that by word and good example they may faithfully serve you
to the glory of your name and the benefit of your Church;
through the merits 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.

or for vocations

Almighty God,
you have entrusted to your Church
a share in the ministry of your Son our great high priest:
inspire by your Holy Spirit the hearts of many
to offer themselves for the ministry of your Church,
that strengthened by his power,
they may work for the increase of your kingdom
and set forward the eternal praise of your name;
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

Heavenly Father,
whose ascended Son gave gifts of leadership and service to the Church:
strengthen us who have received this holy food
to be good stewards of your manifold grace,
through him who came not to be served but to serve,
and give his life as a ransom for many,
Jesus Christ our Lord.

Lord of the harvest,
you have fed your people in this sacrament
with the fruits of creation made holy by your Spirit:
by your grace raise up among us faithful labourers
to sow your word and reap the harvest of souls;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Lancelot Andrewes, Bishop of Winchester, Spiritual Writer, 1626
Sergei of Radonezh, Russian Monastic Reformer, Teacher of the Faith, 1392

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-09-25

Green / white

Exciting Holiness
Isaiah 6.1-8
Psalm 63.1-9
1 Peter 5.1-4
Matthew 13.44-46, 52

Holy Communion
Haggai 1.1-8
Psalm 149.1-5
Luke 9.7-9

Morning Prayer
Psalms 14, 15, 16
Wisdom 4.7-end or
1 Chronicles 17
Mark 10.32-34

Evening Prayer
Psalm 18*
1 Kings 4.29 – 5.12
Acts 15.1-21

Collect

Lord God,
who gave to Lancelot Andrewes many gifts of your Holy Spirit,
making him a man of prayer and a pastor of your people:
perfect in us that which is lacking in your gifts,
of faith, to increase it,
of hope, to establish it,
of love, to kindle it,
that we may live in the light of your grace and 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, shepherd of your people,
whose servant Lancelot Andrewes revealed the loving service of Christ
in his ministry as a pastor of your people:
by this eucharist in which we share
awaken within us the love of Christ
and keep us faithful to our Christian calling;
through him who laid down his life for us,
but is alive and reigns with you, now and for ever.

Ember Day

The following readings are suitable for use on Ember Days:
Numbers 11.16, 17, 24-29 or
Numbers 27.15-end or
1 Samuel 16.1-13a or
Isaiah 6.1-8 or
Isaiah 61.1-3 or
Jeremiah 1.4-10

Psalm 40.8-13 or
Psalm 84.8-12 or
Psalm 89.19-25 or
Psalm 101.1-5, 7 or
Psalm 122

Acts 20.28-35 or
1 Corinthians 3.3-11 or
Ephesians 4.4-16 or
Philippians 3.7-14

Luke 4.16-21 or
Luke 12.35-43 or
Luke 22.24-27 or
John 4.31-38 or
John 15.5-17

Collect

for the ministry of all Christian people

Almighty and everlasting God,
by whose Spirit the whole body of the Church
is governed and sanctified:
hear our prayer which we offer for all your faithful people,
that in their vocation and ministry
they may serve you in holiness and truth
to the glory of your name;
through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

or for those to be ordained

Almighty God, the giver of all good gifts,
by your Holy Spirit you have appointed
various orders of ministry in the Church:
look with mercy on your servants
now called to be deacons and priests;
maintain them in truth and renew them in holiness,
that by word and good example they may faithfully serve you
to the glory of your name and the benefit of your Church;
through the merits 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.

or for vocations

Almighty God,
you have entrusted to your Church
a share in the ministry of your Son our great high priest:
inspire by your Holy Spirit the hearts of many
to offer themselves for the ministry of your Church,
that strengthened by his power,
they may work for the increase of your kingdom
and set forward the eternal praise of your name;
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

Heavenly Father,
whose ascended Son gave gifts of leadership and service to the Church:
strengthen us who have received this holy food
to be good stewards of your manifold grace,
through him who came not to be served but to serve,
and give his life as a ransom for many,
Jesus Christ our Lord.

Lord of the harvest,
you have fed your people in this sacrament
with the fruits of creation made holy by your Spirit:
by your grace raise up among us faithful labourers
to sow your word and reap the harvest of souls;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Wilson Carlile, Founder of the Church Army, 1942

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-09-26

Green

Holy Communion
Haggai 1.15b – 2.9
Psalm 43
Luke 9.18-22

Morning Prayer
Psalms 17, 19
Wisdom 5.1-16 or
1 Chronicles 21.1 – 22.1
Mark 10.35-45

Evening Prayer
Psalm 22
1 Kings 6.1, 11-28
Acts 15.22-35

Collect

Almighty God,
whose only Son has opened for us
a new and living way into your presence:
give us pure hearts and steadfast wills
to worship you in spirit and in 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

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.

Ember Day

The following readings are suitable for use on Ember Days:
Numbers 11.16, 17, 24-29 or
Numbers 27.15-end or
1 Samuel 16.1-13a or
Isaiah 6.1-8 or
Isaiah 61.1-3 or
Jeremiah 1.4-10

Psalm 40.8-13 or
Psalm 84.8-12 or
Psalm 89.19-25 or
Psalm 101.1-5, 7 or
Psalm 122

Acts 20.28-35 or
1 Corinthians 3.3-11 or
Ephesians 4.4-16 or
Philippians 3.7-14

Luke 4.16-21 or
Luke 12.35-43 or
Luke 22.24-27 or
John 4.31-38 or
John 15.5-17

Collect

for the ministry of all Christian people

Almighty and everlasting God,
by whose Spirit the whole body of the Church
is governed and sanctified:
hear our prayer which we offer for all your faithful people,
that in their vocation and ministry
they may serve you in holiness and truth
to the glory of your name;
through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

or for those to be ordained

Almighty God, the giver of all good gifts,
by your Holy Spirit you have appointed
various orders of ministry in the Church:
look with mercy on your servants
now called to be deacons and priests;
maintain them in truth and renew them in holiness,
that by word and good example they may faithfully serve you
to the glory of your name and the benefit of your Church;
through the merits 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.

or for vocations

Almighty God,
you have entrusted to your Church
a share in the ministry of your Son our great high priest:
inspire by your Holy Spirit the hearts of many
to offer themselves for the ministry of your Church,
that strengthened by his power,
they may work for the increase of your kingdom
and set forward the eternal praise of your name;
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

Heavenly Father,
whose ascended Son gave gifts of leadership and service to the Church:
strengthen us who have received this holy food
to be good stewards of your manifold grace,
through him who came not to be served but to serve,
and give his life as a ransom for many,
Jesus Christ our Lord.

Lord of the harvest,
you have fed your people in this sacrament
with the fruits of creation made holy by your Spirit:
by your grace raise up among us faithful labourers
to sow your word and reap the harvest of souls;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Vincent de Paul, Founder of the Congregation of the Mission (Lazarists), 1660

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-09-27

Green / white

Exciting Holiness
Isaiah 58.6-11a
Psalm 15
1 Corinthians 1.25-end
Matthew 25.34-40

Holy Communion
Zechariah 2.1-5, 10-11
Psalm 125 or
Canticle: Jeremiah 31.10-13
Luke 9.43b-45

Morning Prayer
Psalms 20, 21, 23
Wisdom 5.17 – 6.11 or
1 Chronicles 22.2-end
Mark 10.46-end

Evening Prayer
Psalms 24, 25
1 Kings 8.1-30
Acts 15.36 – 16.5

Collect

Merciful God,
whose servant Vincent de Paul,
by his ministry of preaching and pastoral care,
brought your love to the sick and the poor:
give to all your people a heart of compassion
that by word and action they may serve you
in serving others in their need;
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 God,
who gave such grace to your servant Vincent de Paul
that he served you with singleness of heart
and loved you above all things:
help us, whose communion with you
has been renewed in this sacrament,
to forsake all that holds us back from following Christ
and to grow into his likeness from glory to glory;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Collect on the Eve of Trinity 15

God, who in generous mercy sent the Holy Spirit
upon your Church in the burning fire of your love:
grant that your people may be fervent
in the fellowship of the gospel
that, always abiding in you,
they may be found steadfast in faith and active in service;
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 Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-09-28

Green

Proper 21
Sunday between 25 September and 1 October inclusive

Principal Service
Continuous
Jeremiah 32.1-3a, 6-15
Psalm 91.1-6,14-16*
1 Timothy 6.6-19
Luke 16.19-31

(or)
Related
Amos 6.1a, 4-7
Psalm 146
1 Timothy 6.6-19
Luke 16.19-31

Third Service
Psalm 132
Isaiah 48.12-end
Luke 11.37-end

Second Service
Psalms 134, 135*
Nehemiah 2
John 8.31-38, 48-59

(or) Evening Prayer on the Eve of Michael and All Angels
Psalm 91
2 Kings 6.8-17
Matthew 18.1-6, 10

Collect

God, who in generous mercy sent the Holy Spirit
upon your Church in the burning fire of your love:
grant that your people may be fervent
in the fellowship of the gospel
that, always abiding in you,
they may be found steadfast in faith and active in service;
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

Keep, O Lord, your Church, with your perpetual mercy;
and, because without you our human frailty cannot but fall,
keep us ever by your help from all things hurtful,
and lead us to all things profitable to our salvation;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Collect on the Eve of Michael and All Angels

Everlasting God,
you have ordained and constituted
the ministries of angels and mortals in a wonderful order:
grant that as your holy angels always serve you in heaven,
so, at your command,
they may help and defend us on earth;
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.

Michael and All Angels

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-09-29

White

Principal Service
Genesis 28.10-17
Psalm 103.19-22
Revelation 12.7-12
John 1.47-51

(or)
Revelation 12.7-12
Psalm 103.19-22
Hebrews 1.5-14
John 1.47-51

Third Service
Tobit 12.6-22 or
Daniel 12.1-4
Acts 12.1-11
Morning Psalms
Psalms 34, 150

Second Service
Daniel 10.4-21
Revelation 5
Evening Psalms
Psalms 138, 148

Collect

Everlasting God,
you have ordained and constituted
the ministries of angels and mortals in a wonderful order:
grant that as your holy angels always serve you in heaven,
so, at your command,
they may help and defend us on earth;
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 heaven,
in this eucharist you have brought us near
to an innumerable company of angels
and to the spirits of the saints made perfect:
as in this food of our earthly pilgrimage
we have shared their fellowship,
so may we come to share their joy in heaven;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Jerome, Translator of the Scriptures, Teacher of the Faith, 420

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-09-30

Green

Holy Communion
DEL week 26
Zechariah 8.20-end
Psalm 87
Luke 9.51-56

Morning Prayer
Psalms 32, 36
Wisdom 7.1-14 or
1 Chronicles 28.11-end
Mark 11.12-26

Evening Prayer
Psalm 33
1 Kings 8.63 – 9.9
Acts 16.25-end

Collect

God, who in generous mercy sent the Holy Spirit
upon your Church in the burning fire of your love:
grant that your people may be fervent
in the fellowship of the gospel
that, always abiding in you,
they may be found steadfast in faith and active in service;
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

Keep, O Lord, your Church, with your perpetual mercy;
and, because without you our human frailty cannot but fall,
keep us ever by your help from all things hurtful,
and lead us to all things profitable to our salvation;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Remigius, Bishop of Rheims, Apostle of the Franks, 533
Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of Shaftesbury, Social Reformer, 1885

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-10-01

Green

Holy Communion
Nehemiah 2.1-8
Psalm 137.1-6
Luke 9.57-end

Morning Prayer
Psalm 34
Wisdom 7.15 – 8.4 or
1 Chronicles 29.1-9
Mark 11.27-end

Evening Prayer
Psalms 119.33-56
1 Kings 10.1-25
Acts 17.1-15

Collect

God, who in generous mercy sent the Holy Spirit
upon your Church in the burning fire of your love:
grant that your people may be fervent
in the fellowship of the gospel
that, always abiding in you,
they may be found steadfast in faith and active in service;
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

Keep, O Lord, your Church, with your perpetual mercy;
and, because without you our human frailty cannot but fall,
keep us ever by your help from all things hurtful,
and lead us to all things profitable to our salvation;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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

Green

Holy Communion
Nehemiah 8.1-12
Psalm 19.7-11
Luke 10.1-12

Morning Prayer
Psalm 37*
Wisdom 8.5-18 or
1 Chronicles 29.10-20
Mark 12.1-12

Evening Prayer
Psalms 39, 40
1 Kings 11.1-13
Acts 17.16-end

Collect

God, who in generous mercy sent the Holy Spirit
upon your Church in the burning fire of your love:
grant that your people may be fervent
in the fellowship of the gospel
that, always abiding in you,
they may be found steadfast in faith and active in service;
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

Keep, O Lord, your Church, with your perpetual mercy;
and, because without you our human frailty cannot but fall,
keep us ever by your help from all things hurtful,
and lead us to all things profitable to our salvation;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

George Bell, Bishop of Chichester, Ecumenist, Peacemaker, 1958

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-10-03

Green

Holy Communion
Baruch 1.15-end or
Deuteronomy 31.7-13
Psalm 79.1-9
Luke 10.13-16

Morning Prayer
Psalm 31
Wisdom 8.21 – end of 9 or
1 Chronicles 29.21-end
Mark 12.13-17

Evening Prayer
Psalm 35
1 Kings 11.26-end
Acts 18.1-21

Collect

God, who in generous mercy sent the Holy Spirit
upon your Church in the burning fire of your love:
grant that your people may be fervent
in the fellowship of the gospel
that, always abiding in you,
they may be found steadfast in faith and active in service;
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

Keep, O Lord, your Church, with your perpetual mercy;
and, because without you our human frailty cannot but fall,
keep us ever by your help from all things hurtful,
and lead us to all things profitable to our salvation;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Francis of Assisi, Friar, Deacon, Founder of the Friars Minor, 1226

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-10-04

Green / white

Exciting Holiness
Micah 6.6-8
Psalm 100
Galatians 6.14-end
Luke 12.22-34

Holy Communion
Baruch 4.5-12, 27-29 or
Joshua 22.1-6
Psalm 69.33-37
Luke 10.17-24

Morning Prayer
Psalms 41, 42, 43
Wisdom 10.15 – 11.10 or
2 Chronicles 1.1-13
Mark 12.18-27

Evening Prayer
Psalms 45, 46
1 Kings 12.1-24
Acts 18.22 – 19.7

(or) Evening Prayer on the Eve of the Dedication Festival
Psalm 24
2 Chronicles 7.11-16
John 4.19-29

Collect

O God, you ever delight to reveal yourself
to the childlike and lowly of heart:
grant that, following the example of the blessed Francis,
we may count the wisdom of this world as foolishness
and know only Jesus Christ and him crucified,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

Merciful God,
who gave such grace to your servant Francis
that he served you with singleness of heart
and loved you above all things:
help us, whose communion with you
has been renewed in this sacrament,
to forsake all that holds us back from following Christ
and to grow into his likeness from glory to glory;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Collect on the Eve of Trinity 16

O Lord, we beseech you mercifully to hear the prayers
of your people who call upon you;
and grant that they may both perceive and know
what things they ought to do,
and also may have grace and power faithfully to fulfil them;
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.

Almighty God,
to whose glory we celebrate the dedication
of this house of prayer:
we praise you for the many blessings
you have given to those who worship you here:
and we pray that all who seek you in this place may find you,
and, being filled with the Holy Spirit,
may become a living temple acceptable to you;
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.

When the date of dedication is unknown, the Dedication Festival may be observed on the first Sunday of October (5 October), or on the Last Sunday after Trinity (26 October), or on a suitable date chosen locally.

Dedication Festival

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-10-05

Gold or White

Principal Service
1 Chronicles 29.6-19
Psalm 122
Ephesians 2.19-22
John 2.13-22

Third Service
Haggai 2.6-9
Hebrews 10.19-25
Morning Psalms
Psalms 48, 150

Second Service
Jeremiah 7.1-11
Luke 19.1-10
Evening Psalm
Psalm 132

Collect

Almighty God,
to whose glory we celebrate the dedication
of this house of prayer:
we praise you for the many blessings
you have given to those who worship you here:
and we pray that all who seek you in this place may find you,
and, being filled with the Holy Spirit,
may become a living temple acceptable to you;
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

Father in heaven,
whose Church on earth is a sign of your heavenly peace,
an image of the new and eternal Jerusalem:
grant to us in the days of our pilgrimage
that, fed with the living bread of heaven,
and united in the body of your Son,
we may be the temple of your presence,
the place of your glory on earth,
and a sign of your peace in the world;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

If the Dedication Festival is not observed on Sunday 5 October:

The Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-10-05

Green

Proper 22
Sunday between 2 and 8 October inclusive

Principal Service
Continuous
Lamentations 1.1-6
Canticle: Lamentations 3.19-26 or
Psalm 137*
2 Timothy 1.1-14
Luke 17.5-10

(or)
Related
Habakkuk 1.1-4; 2.1-4
Psalm 37.1-9
2 Timothy 1.1-14
Luke 17.5-10

Third Service
Psalm 141
Isaiah 49.13-23
Luke 12.1-12

Second Service
Psalm 142
Nehemiah 5.1-13
John 9

Collect

O Lord, we beseech you mercifully to hear the prayers
of your people who call upon you;
and grant that they may both perceive and know
what things they ought to do,
and also may have grace and power faithfully to fulfil them;
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,
you have taught us through your Son
that love is the fulfilling of the law:
grant that we may love you with our whole heart
and our neighbours as ourselves;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

William Tyndale, Translator of the Scriptures, Reformation Martyr, 1536

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-10-06

Green / red

Exciting Holiness
Proverbs 8.4-11
Psalm 119.89-96
2 Timothy 3.12-end
John 17.6-8, 14-19

Holy Communion
DEL week 27
Jonah 1.1 – 2.2, 10
Canticle: Jonah 2.2-4, 7 or
Psalm 69.1-6
Luke 10.25-37

Morning Prayer
Psalm 44
Wisdom 11.21 – 12.2 or
2 Chronicles 2.1-16
Mark 12.28-34

Evening Prayer
Psalms 47, 49
1 Kings 12.25 – 13.10
Acts 19.8-20

Collect

Lord, give to your people grace to hear and keep your word
that, after the example of your servant William Tyndale,
we may not only profess your gospel
but also be ready to suffer and die for it,
to the honour of your name;
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 our redeemer,
whose Church was strengthened by the blood of your martyr William Tyndale:
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 William Tyndale:
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.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-10-07

Green

Holy Communion
Jonah 3
Psalm 130
Luke 10.38-end

Morning Prayer
Psalms 48, 52
Wisdom 12.12-21 or
2 Chronicles 3
Mark 12.35-end

Evening Prayer
Psalm 50
1 Kings 13.11-end
Acts 19.21-end

Collect

O Lord, we beseech you mercifully to hear the prayers
of your people who call upon you;
and grant that they may both perceive and know
what things they ought to do,
and also may have grace and power faithfully to fulfil them;
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,
you have taught us through your Son
that love is the fulfilling of the law:
grant that we may love you with our whole heart
and our neighbours as ourselves;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-10-08

Green

Holy Communion
Jonah 4
Psalm 86.1-9
Luke 11.1-4

Morning Prayer
Psalm 119.57-80
Wisdom 13.1-9 or
2 Chronicles 5
Mark 13.1-13

Evening Prayer
Psalms 59, 60, (67)
1 Kings 17
Acts 20.1-16

Collect

O Lord, we beseech you mercifully to hear the prayers
of your people who call upon you;
and grant that they may both perceive and know
what things they ought to do,
and also may have grace and power faithfully to fulfil them;
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,
you have taught us through your Son
that love is the fulfilling of the law:
grant that we may love you with our whole heart
and our neighbours as ourselves;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Denys, Bishop of Paris, and his Companions, Martyrs, c.250
Robert Grosseteste, Bishop of Lincoln, Philosopher, Scientist, 1253

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-10-09

Green

Holy Communion
Malachi 3.13 – 4.2a
Psalm 1
Luke 11.5-13

Morning Prayer
Psalms 56, 57, (63*)
Wisdom 16.15 – 17.1 or
2 Chronicles 6.1-21
Mark 13.14-23

Evening Prayer
Psalms 61, 62, 64
1 Kings 18.1-20
Acts 20.17-end

Collect

O Lord, we beseech you mercifully to hear the prayers
of your people who call upon you;
and grant that they may both perceive and know
what things they ought to do,
and also may have grace and power faithfully to fulfil them;
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,
you have taught us through your Son
that love is the fulfilling of the law:
grant that we may love you with our whole heart
and our neighbours as ourselves;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Paulinus, Bishop of York, Missionary, 644
Thomas Traherne, Poet, Spiritual Writer, 1674

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

Green / white

Exciting Holiness
Isaiah 2.2-5
Psalm 27.1, 2, 4, 5
Ephesians 2.4-10
Matthew 28.16-end

Holy Communion
Joel 1.13-15, 2.1-2
Psalm 9.1-7
Luke 11.15-26

Morning Prayer
Psalms 51, 54
Wisdom 18.6-19 or
2 Chronicles 6.22-end
Mark 13.24-31

Evening Prayer
Psalm 38
1 Kings 18.21-end
Acts 21.1-16

Collect

God our Saviour,
who sent Paulinus to preach and to baptize,
and so to build up your Church in this land:
grant that, inspired by his example,
we may tell all the world of your truth,
that with him we may receive the reward
you prepare for all your faithful servants;
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 Paulinus and all your saints
in the eternal banquet of Jesus Christ our Lord.

Ethelburga, Abbess of Barking, 675
James the Deacon, companion of Paulinus, 7th century

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-10-11

Green

Holy Communion
Joel 3.12-end
Psalm 97.1, 8-end
Luke 11.27-28

Morning Prayer
Psalm 68
Wisdom 19 or
2 Chronicles 7
Mark 13.32-end

Evening Prayer
Psalms 65, 66
1 Kings 19
Acts 21.17-36

Collect

O Lord, we beseech you mercifully to hear the prayers
of your people who call upon you;
and grant that they may both perceive and know
what things they ought to do,
and also may have grace and power faithfully to fulfil them;
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,
you have taught us through your Son
that love is the fulfilling of the law:
grant that we may love you with our whole heart
and our neighbours as ourselves;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Collect on the Eve of Trinity 17

Almighty God,
you have made us for yourself,
and our hearts are restless till they find their rest in you:
pour your love into our hearts and draw us to yourself,
and so bring us at last to your heavenly city
where we shall see you face to face;
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 Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-10-12

Green

Proper 23
Sunday between 9 and 15 October inclusive

Principal Service
Continuous
Jeremiah 29.1, 4-7
Psalm 66.1-11
2 Timothy 2.8-15
Luke 17.11-19

(or)
Related
2 Kings 5.1-3, 7-15c
Psalm 111
2 Timothy 2.8-15
Luke 17.11-19

Third Service
Psalm 143
Isaiah 50.4-10
Luke 13.22-30

Second Service
Psalm 144
Nehemiah 6.1-16
John 15.12-27

Collect

Almighty God,
you have made us for yourself,
and our hearts are restless till they find their rest in you:
pour your love into our hearts and draw us to yourself,
and so bring us at last to your heavenly city
where we shall see you face to face;
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, we pray that your grace
may always precede and follow us,
and make us continually to be given to all good works;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Edward the Confessor, King of England, 1066

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-10-13

Green / white

Exciting Holiness
2 Samuel 23.1-5
Psalm 132.1-5, 8, 9
1 John 4.13-16
Matthew 21.12-17

Holy Communion
DEL week 28
Romans 1.1-7
Psalm 98
Luke 11.29-32

Morning Prayer
Psalm 71
1 Maccabees 1.1-19 or
2 Chronicles 9.1-12
Mark 14.1-11

Evening Prayer
Psalms 72, 75
1 Kings 21
Acts 21.37 – 22.21

Collect

Sovereign God,
who set your servant Edward
upon the throne of an earthly kingdom
and inspired him with zeal for the kingdom of heaven:
grant that we may so confess the faith of Christ
by word and deed,
that we may, with all your saints, inherit your eternal 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 our redeemer,
who inspired Edward to witness to your love
and to work for the coming of your kingdom:
may we, who in this sacrament share the bread of heaven,
be fired by your Spirit to proclaim the gospel in our daily living
and never to rest content until your kingdom come,
on earth as it is in heaven;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

or another Post Communion for ‘Any Saint’ is used.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-10-14

Green

Holy Communion
Romans 1.16-25
Psalm 19.1-4
Luke 11.37-41

Morning Prayer
Psalm 73
1 Maccabees 1.20-40 or
2 Chronicles 10.1 – 11.4
Mark 14.12-25

Evening Prayer
Psalm 74
1 Kings 22.1-28
Acts 22.22 – 23.11

Collect

Almighty God,
you have made us for yourself,
and our hearts are restless till they find their rest in you:
pour your love into our hearts and draw us to yourself,
and so bring us at last to your heavenly city
where we shall see you face to face;
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, we pray that your grace
may always precede and follow us,
and make us continually to be given to all good works;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Teresa of Avila, Teacher of the Faith, 1582

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-10-15

Green / white

Exciting Holiness
Wisdom 7.7-15
Psalm 138.1-3, 6-8a
Romans 8.22-27
John 14.1-7

Holy Communion
Romans 2.1-11
Psalm 62.1-8
Luke 11.42-46

Morning Prayer
Psalm 77
1 Maccabees 1.41-end or
2 Chronicles 12
Mark 14.26-42

Evening Prayer
Psalm 119.81-104
1 Kings 22.29-45
Acts 23.12-end

Collect

Merciful God,
who by your Spirit raised up your servant Teresa of Avila
to reveal to your Church the way of perfection:
grant that her teaching
may awaken in us a longing for holiness,
until we attain to the perfect union of love
in 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,
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 Teresa to the eternal feast of heaven;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Nicholas Ridley, Bishop of London, and Hugh Latimer, Bishop of Worcester, Reformation Martyrs, 1555

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-10-16

Green

Holy Communion
Romans 3.21-30
Psalm 130
Luke 11.47-end

Morning Prayer
Psalm 78.1-39*
1 Maccabees 2.1-28 or
2 Chronicles 13.1 – 14.1
Mark 14.43-52

Evening Prayer
Psalm 78.40-end*
2 Kings 1.2-17
Acts 24.1-23

Collect

Almighty God,
you have made us for yourself,
and our hearts are restless till they find their rest in you:
pour your love into our hearts and draw us to yourself,
and so bring us at last to your heavenly city
where we shall see you face to face;
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, we pray that your grace
may always precede and follow us,
and make us continually to be given to all good works;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.