The Venerable Bede, Monk at Jarrow, Scholar, Historian, 735
Aldhelm, Bishop of Sherborne, 709

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-05-25

Green / white

Ordinary Time resumes today.

Holy Communion
DEL week 8
1 Peter 1.3-9
Psalm 111
Mark 10.17-27

Morning Prayer
Psalms 123, 124, 125, 126
Joshua 1
Luke 9.18-27

Evening Prayer
Psalms 127, 128, 129
2 Chronicles 17.1-12
Romans 1.1-17

Collect

God our maker,
whose Son Jesus Christ gave to your servant Bede
grace to drink in with joy the word
that leads us to know you and to love you:
in your goodness
grant that we also may come at length to you,
the source of all wisdom,
and stand before your 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

Merciful God,
who gave such grace to your servant Bede
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.

Augustine, first Archbishop of Canterbury, 605
John Calvin, Reformer, 1564
Philip Neri, Founder of the Oratorians, Spiritual Guide, 1595

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-05-26

Green / white

Holy Communion
1 Peter 1.10-16
Psalm 98.1-5
Mark 10.28-31

Morning Prayer
Psalms 132, 133
Joshua 2
Luke 9.28-36

Evening Prayer
Psalms (134), 135
2 Chronicles 18.1-27
Romans 1.18-end

Collect

Almighty God,
whose servant Augustine was sent as the apostle
of the English people:
grant that as he laboured in the Spirit
to preach Christ’s gospel in this land,
so all who hear the good news
may strive to make your truth known in all the world;
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 Augustine 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.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-05-27

Green

Holy Communion
1 Peter 1.18-end
Psalm 147.13-end
Mark 10.32-45

Morning Prayer
Psalm 119.153-end
Joshua 3
Luke 9.37-50

Evening Prayer
Psalm 136
2 Chronicles 18.28 – end of 19
Romans 2.1-16

Collect

O Lord, from whom all good things come:
grant to us your humble servants,
that by your holy inspiration
we may think those things that are good,
and by your merciful guiding may perform the same;
through 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

Gracious God, lover of all,
in this sacrament
we are one family in Christ your Son,
one in the sharing of his body and blood
and one in the communion of his Spirit:
help us to grow in love for one another
and come to the full maturity of the Body of Christ.
We make our prayer through your Son our Saviour.

Lanfranc, Prior of Le Bec, Archbishop of Canterbury, Scholar, 1089

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-05-28

Green

Holy Communion
1 Peter 2.2-5, 9-12
Psalm 100
Mark 10.46-end

Morning Prayer
Psalms 143, 146
Joshua 4.1 – 5.1
Luke 9.51-end

Evening Prayer
Psalms 138, 140, 141
2 Chronicles 20.1-23
Romans 2.17-end

Collect

O Lord, from whom all good things come:
grant to us your humble servants,
that by your holy inspiration
we may think those things that are good,
and by your merciful guiding may perform the same;
through 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

Gracious God, lover of all,
in this sacrament
we are one family in Christ your Son,
one in the sharing of his body and blood
and one in the communion of his Spirit:
help us to grow in love for one another
and come to the full maturity of the Body of Christ.
We make our prayer through your Son our Saviour.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-05-29

Green

Holy Communion
1 Peter 4.7-13
Psalm 96.10-end
Mark 11.11-26

Morning Prayer
Psalms 142, 144
Joshua 5.2-end
Luke 10.1-16

Evening Prayer
Psalm 145
2 Chronicles 22.10 – end of 23
Romans 3.1-20

Collect

O Lord, from whom all good things come:
grant to us your humble servants,
that by your holy inspiration
we may think those things that are good,
and by your merciful guiding may perform the same;
through 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

Gracious God, lover of all,
in this sacrament
we are one family in Christ your Son,
one in the sharing of his body and blood
and one in the communion of his Spirit:
help us to grow in love for one another
and come to the full maturity of the Body of Christ.
We make our prayer through your Son our Saviour.

Josephine Butler, Social Reformer, 1906
Joan of Arc, Visionary, 1431
Apolo Kivebulaya, Priest, Evangelist in Central Africa, 1933

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-05-30

Green / white

Holy Communion
Jude 17, 20-end
Psalm 6.31-36
Mark 11.27-end

Morning Prayer
Psalm 147
Joshua 6.1-20
Luke 10.17-24

Evening Prayer on the Eve of Trinity Sunday
Psalms 97, 98
Exodus 34.1-10
Mark 1.1-13

Collect

God of compassion and love,
by whose grace your servant Josephine Butler
followed in the way of your Son
in caring for those in need:
help us like her to work with strength
for the restoration of all to the dignity
and freedom of those created in your image;
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 our redeemer,
who inspired Josephine Butler 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.

Collect on the Eve of Trinity Sunday

Almighty and everlasting God,
you have given us your servants grace,
by the confession of a true faith,
to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity
and in the power of the divine majesty to worship the Unity:
keep us steadfast in this faith,
that we may evermore be defended from all adversities;
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.

Trinity Sunday

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-05-31

Gold or White

Principal Service
Isaiah 40.12-17, 27-end
Psalm 8
2 Corinthians 13.11-end
Matthew 28.16-20

Third Service
Exodus 3.1-6, 13-15
John 17.1-11
Morning Psalm
Psalm 86.8-13

Second Service
Isaiah 6.1-8
John 16.5-15
Evening Psalms
Psalms 93, 150

Collect

Almighty and everlasting God,
you have given us your servants grace,
by the confession of a true faith,
to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity
and in the power of the divine majesty to worship the Unity:
keep us steadfast in this faith,
that we may evermore be defended from all adversities;
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 and eternal God,
you have revealed yourself as Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
and live and reign in the perfect unity of love:
hold us firm in this faith,
that we may know you in all your ways
and evermore rejoice in your eternal glory,
who are three Persons yet one God,
now and for ever.

The Visit of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Elizabeth

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-06-01

White

Principal Service
Zephaniah 3.14-18
Psalm 113
Romans 12.9-16
Luke 1.39-49 [50-56]

Third Service
1 Samuel 2.1-10
Mark 3.31-end
Morning Psalms
Psalms 85, 150

Second Service
Zechariah 2.10-end
John 3.25-30
Evening Psalms
Psalms 122, 127, 128

Collect

Mighty God,
by whose grace Elizabeth rejoiced with Mary
and greeted her as the mother of the Lord:
look with favour on your lowly servants
that, with Mary, we may magnify your holy name
and rejoice to acclaim her Son our Saviour,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

Gracious God,
who gave joy to Elizabeth and Mary
as they recognized the signs of redemption
at work within them:
help us, who have shared in the joy of this eucharist,
to know the Lord deep within us
and his love shining out in our lives,
that the world may rejoice in your salvation;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-06-02

Green

Holy Communion
DEL week 9
2 Peter 3.11-15a, 17-end
Psalm 90.1-4, 10, 14, 16
Mark 12.13-17

Morning Prayer
Psalms 5, 6, (8)
Joshua 7.16-end
Luke 10.38-end

Evening Prayer
Psalms 9, 10*
2 Chronicles 28
Romans 4.13-end

Collect

Almighty and everlasting God,
you have given us your servants grace,
by the confession of a true faith,
to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity
and in the power of the divine majesty to worship the Unity:
keep us steadfast in this faith,
that we may evermore be defended from all adversities;
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 and eternal God,
you have revealed yourself as Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
and live and reign in the perfect unity of love:
hold us firm in this faith,
that we may know you in all your ways
and evermore rejoice in your eternal glory,
who are three Persons yet one God,
now and for ever.

The Martyrs of Uganda, 1885-7 and 1977

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-06-03

Green

Holy Communion
2 Timothy 1.1-3, 6-12
Psalm 123
Mark 12.18-27

Morning Prayer
Psalm 119.1-32
Joshua 8.1-29
Luke 11.1-13

Evening Prayer
Psalms 11, 12, 13
2 Chronicles 29.1-19
Romans 5.1-11

Evening Prayer on the Eve of Corpus Christi (if required)
Psalms 110, 111
Exodus 16.2-15
John 6.22-35

Collect

Almighty and everlasting God,
you have given us your servants grace,
by the confession of a true faith,
to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity
and in the power of the divine majesty to worship the Unity:
keep us steadfast in this faith,
that we may evermore be defended from all adversities;
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 and eternal God,
you have revealed yourself as Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
and live and reign in the perfect unity of love:
hold us firm in this faith,
that we may know you in all your ways
and evermore rejoice in your eternal glory,
who are three Persons yet one God,
now and for ever.

Lord Jesus Christ,
we thank you that in this wonderful sacrament
you have given us the memorial of your passion:
grant us so to reverence the sacred mysteries
of your body and blood
that we may know within ourselves
and show forth in our lives
the fruits of your redemption;
for you are alive and reign with the Father
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

If 4 June is not observed as the Day of Thanksgiving for the Institution of Holy Communion (Corpus Christi):

Petroc, Abbot of Padstow, 6th century

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-06-04

Green

Holy Communion
2 Timothy 2.8-15
Psalm 25.4-12
Mark 12.28-34

Morning Prayer
Psalms 14, 15, 16
Joshua 8.30-end
Luke 11.14-28

Evening Prayer
Psalm 18*
2 Chronicles 29.20-end
Romans 5.12-end

Collect

Almighty and everlasting God,
you have given us your servants grace,
by the confession of a true faith,
to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity
and in the power of the divine majesty to worship the Unity:
keep us steadfast in this faith,
that we may evermore be defended from all adversities;
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 and eternal God,
you have revealed yourself as Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
and live and reign in the perfect unity of love:
hold us firm in this faith,
that we may know you in all your ways
and evermore rejoice in your eternal glory,
who are three Persons yet one God,
now and for ever.

If 4 June is observed as the Day of Thanksgiving for the Institution of Holy Communion (Corpus Christi):

Day of Thanksgiving for the Institution of Holy Communion (Corpus Christi)

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-06-04

White

Principal Service
Genesis 14.18-20
Psalm 116.10-end
1 Corinthians 11.23-26
John 6.51-58

Third Service
Deuteronomy 8.2-16
1 Corinthians 10.1-17
Morning Psalm
Psalm 147

Second Service
Proverbs 9.1-5
Luke 9.11-17
Evening Psalms
Psalms 23, 42, 43

Collect

Lord Jesus Christ,
we thank you that in this wonderful sacrament
you have given us the memorial of your passion:
grant us so to reverence the sacred mysteries
of your body and blood
that we may know within ourselves
and show forth in our lives
the fruits of your redemption;
for you are alive and reign with the Father
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

All praise to you, our God and Father,
for you have fed us with the bread of heaven
and quenched our thirst from the true vine:
hear our prayer that, being grafted into Christ,
we may grow together in unity
and feast with him in his kingdom;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Boniface (Wynfrith) of Crediton, Bishop, Apostle of Germany, Martyr, 754

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-06-05

Green / red

Holy Communion
2 Timothy 3.10-end
Psalm 119.161-168
Mark 12.35-37

Morning Prayer
Psalms 17, 19
Joshua 9.3-26
Luke 11.29-36

Evening Prayer
Psalm 22
2 Chronicles 30
Romans 6.1-14

Collect

God our redeemer,
who called your servant Boniface
to preach the gospel among the German people
and to build up your Church in holiness:
grant that we may preserve in our hearts
that faith which he taught with his words
and sealed with his blood,
and profess it in lives dedicated to 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

Eternal God,
who gave us this holy meal
in which we have celebrated the glory of the cross
and the victory of your martyr Boniface:
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.

(or)

God our redeemer,
whose Church was strengthened by the blood of your martyr Boniface:
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.

Ini Kopuria, Founder of the Melanesian Brotherhood, 1945

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-06-06

Green

Holy Communion
2 Timothy 4.1-8
Psalm 71.7-16
Mark 12.38-end

Morning Prayer
Psalms 20, 21, 23
Joshua 10.1-15
Luke 11.37-end

Evening Prayer
Psalms 24, 25
2 Chronicles 32.1-22
Romans 6.15-end

Collect

Almighty and everlasting God,
you have given us your servants grace,
by the confession of a true faith,
to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity
and in the power of the divine majesty to worship the Unity:
keep us steadfast in this faith,
that we may evermore be defended from all adversities;
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 and eternal God,
you have revealed yourself as Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
and live and reign in the perfect unity of love:
hold us firm in this faith,
that we may know you in all your ways
and evermore rejoice in your eternal glory,
who are three Persons yet one God,
now and for ever.

Collect on the Eve of Trinity 1

O God,
the strength of all those who put their trust in you,
mercifully accept our prayers
and, because through the weakness of our mortal nature
we can do no good thing without you,
grant us the help of your grace,
that in the keeping of your commandments
we may please you both in will and deed;
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 First Sunday after Trinity

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-06-07

Green

Proper 5
Sunday between 5 and 11 June inclusive
(if after Trinity Sunday)

Principal Service
Continuous
Genesis 12.1-9
Psalm 33.1-12
Romans 4.13-end
Matthew 9.9-13, 18-26

(or)
Related
Hosea 5.15 – 6.6
Psalm 50.7-15
Romans 4.13-end
Matthew 9.9-13, 18-26

Third Service
Psalm 38
Deuteronomy 6.10-end
Acts 22.22 – 23.11

Second Service
Psalms [39] 41
1 Samuel 18.1-16
Luke 8.41-end

Collect

O God,
the strength of all those who put their trust in you,
mercifully accept our prayers
and, because through the weakness of our mortal nature
we can do no good thing without you,
grant us the help of your grace,
that in the keeping of your commandments
we may please you both in will and deed;
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

Eternal Father,
we thank you for nourishing us
with these heavenly gifts:
may our communion strengthen us in faith,
build us up in hope,
and make us grow in love;
for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord.

Thomas Ken, Bishop of Bath and Wells, Nonjuror, Hymn Writer, 1711

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-06-08

Green / white

Holy Communion
DEL week 10
1 Kings 17.1-6
Psalm 121
Matthew 5.1-12

Morning Prayer
Psalms 27, 30
Joshua 14
Luke 12.1-12

Evening Prayer
Psalms 26, 28, 29
2 Chronicles 33.1-13
Romans 7.1-6

Collect

O God, from whom all blessings flow,
by whose providence we are kept
and by whose grace we are directed:
help us, through the example of your servant Thomas Ken,
faithfully to keep your word,
humbly to accept adversity
and steadfastly to worship 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

God, shepherd of your people,
whose servant Thomas Ken 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.

Columba, Abbot of Iona, Missionary, 597
Ephrem of Syria, Deacon, Hymn Writer, Teacher of the Faith, 373

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-06-09

Green / white

Holy Communion
1 Kings 17.7-16
Psalm 4
Matthew 5.13-16

Morning Prayer
Psalms 32, 36
Joshua 21.43 – 22.8
Luke 12.13-21

Evening Prayer
Psalm 33
2 Chronicles 34.1-18
Romans 7.7-end

Collect

Almighty God,
who filled the heart of Columba
with the joy of the Holy Spirit
and with deep love for those in his care:
may your pilgrim people follow him,
strong in faith, sustained by hope,
and one in the love that binds us 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

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 Columba and all your saints
in the eternal banquet of Jesus Christ our Lord.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-06-10

Green

Holy Communion
1 Kings 18.20-39
Psalm 16.1, 6-end
Matthew 5.17-19

Morning Prayer
Psalm 34
Joshua 22.9-end
Luke 12.22-31

Evening Prayer
Psalms 119.33-56
2 Chronicles 34.19-end
Romans 8.1-11

(or) Evening Prayer on the Eve of Barnabas
Psalms 1, 15
Isaiah 42.5-12
Acts 14.8-end

Collect

O God,
the strength of all those who put their trust in you,
mercifully accept our prayers
and, because through the weakness of our mortal nature
we can do no good thing without you,
grant us the help of your grace,
that in the keeping of your commandments
we may please you both in will and deed;
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

Eternal Father,
we thank you for nourishing us
with these heavenly gifts:
may our communion strengthen us in faith,
build us up in hope,
and make us grow in love;
for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord.

Collect on the Eve of Barnabas

Bountiful God, giver of all gifts,
who poured your Spirit upon your servant Barnabas
and gave him grace to encourage others:
help us, by his example,
to be generous in our judgements
and unselfish in our 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.

Barnabas the Apostle

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-06-11

Red

Principal Service
Job 29.11-16
Psalm 112
Acts 11.19-end
John 15.12-17

(or)
Acts 11.19-end
Psalm 112
Galatians 2.1-10
John 15.12-17

Third Service
Jeremiah 9.23, 24
Acts 4.32-end
Morning Psalms
Psalms 100, 101, 117

Second Service
Ecclesiastes 12.9-end or
Tobit 4.5-11
Acts 9.26-31
Evening Psalm
Psalm 147

Collect

Bountiful God, giver of all gifts,
who poured your Spirit upon your servant Barnabas
and gave him grace to encourage others:
help us, by his example,
to be generous in our judgements
and unselfish in our 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

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/2026-06-12

Green

Holy Communion
1 Kings 19.9, 11-16
Psalm 27.8-16
Matthew 5.27-32

Morning Prayer
Psalm 31
Joshua 24.1-28
Luke 12.41-48

Evening Prayer
Psalm 35
2 Chronicles 35.20 – 36.10
Romans 8.18-30

Collect

O God,
the strength of all those who put their trust in you,
mercifully accept our prayers
and, because through the weakness of our mortal nature
we can do no good thing without you,
grant us the help of your grace,
that in the keeping of your commandments
we may please you both in will and deed;
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

Eternal Father,
we thank you for nourishing us
with these heavenly gifts:
may our communion strengthen us in faith,
build us up in hope,
and make us grow in love;
for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-06-13

Green

Holy Communion
1 Kings 19.19-end
Psalm 16.1-7
Matthew 5.33-37

Morning Prayer
Psalms 41, 42, 43
Joshua 24.29-end
Luke 12.49-end

Evening Prayer
Psalms 45, 46
2 Chronicles 36.11-end
Romans 8.31-end

Collect

O God,
the strength of all those who put their trust in you,
mercifully accept our prayers
and, because through the weakness of our mortal nature
we can do no good thing without you,
grant us the help of your grace,
that in the keeping of your commandments
we may please you both in will and deed;
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

Eternal Father,
we thank you for nourishing us
with these heavenly gifts:
may our communion strengthen us in faith,
build us up in hope,
and make us grow in love;
for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord.

Collect on the Eve of Trinity 2

Lord, you have taught us
that all our doings without love are nothing worth:
send your Holy Spirit
and pour into our hearts that most excellent gift of love,
the true bond of peace and of all virtues,
without which whoever lives is counted dead before you.
Grant this for your only Son Jesus Christ’s sake,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

The Second Sunday after Trinity

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-06-14

Green

Proper 6
Sunday between 12 and 18 June inclusive
(if after Trinity Sunday)

Principal Service
Continuous
Genesis 18.1-15 [21.1-7]
Psalm 116.1, 10-end*
Romans 5.1-8
Matthew 9.35 – 10.8 [9-23]

(or)
Related
Exodus 19.2-8a
Psalm 100
Romans 5.1-8
Matthew 9.35 – 10.8 [9-23]

Third Service
Psalm 45
Deuteronomy 10.12 – 11.1
Acts 23.12-end

Second Service
Psalms [42] 43
1 Samuel 21.1-15
Luke 11.14-28

Collect

Lord, you have taught us
that all our doings without love are nothing worth:
send your Holy Spirit
and pour into our hearts that most excellent gift of love,
the true bond of peace and of all virtues,
without which whoever lives is counted dead before you.
Grant this for your only Son Jesus Christ’s sake,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

Loving Father,
we thank you for feeding us at the supper of your Son:
sustain us with your Spirit,
that we may serve you here on earth
until our joy is complete in heaven,
and we share in the eternal banquet
with Jesus Christ our Lord.

Evelyn Underhill, Spiritual Writer, 1941

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-06-15

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Holy Communion
DEL week 11
1 Kings 21.1-16
Psalm 5.1-5
Matthew 5.38-42

Morning Prayer
Psalm 44
Judges 2
Luke 13.1-9

Evening Prayer
Psalms 47, 49
Ezra 1
Romans 9.1-18

Collect

Lord, you have taught us
that all our doings without love are nothing worth:
send your Holy Spirit
and pour into our hearts that most excellent gift of love,
the true bond of peace and of all virtues,
without which whoever lives is counted dead before you.
Grant this for your only Son Jesus Christ’s sake,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

Loving Father,
we thank you for feeding us at the supper of your Son:
sustain us with your Spirit,
that we may serve you here on earth
until our joy is complete in heaven,
and we share in the eternal banquet
with Jesus Christ our Lord.

Richard, Bishop of Chichester, 1253
Joseph Butler, Bishop of Durham, Philosopher, 1752

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-06-16

Green / white

Holy Communion
1 Kings 21.17-end
Psalm 51.1-9
Matthew 5.43-end

Morning Prayer
Psalms 48, 52
Judges 4.1-23
Luke 13.10-21

Evening Prayer
Psalm 50
Ezra 3
Romans 9.19-end

Collect

Most merciful redeemer,
who gave to your bishop Richard a love of learning,
a zeal for souls and a devotion to the poor:
grant that, encouraged by his example,
we may know you more clearly,
love you more dearly,
and follow you more nearly,
day by day,
who with the Father and the Holy Spirit are alive and reign,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

God, shepherd of your people,
whose servant Richard 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.

Samuel and Henrietta Barnett, Social Reformers, 1913 and 1936

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-06-17

Green

Holy Communion
2 Kings 2.1, 6-14
Psalm 31.21-end
Matthew 6.1-6, 16-18

Morning Prayer
Psalm 119.57-80
Judges 5
Luke 13.22-end

Evening Prayer
Psalms 59, 60, (67)
Ezra 4.1-5
Romans 10.1-10

Collect

Lord, you have taught us
that all our doings without love are nothing worth:
send your Holy Spirit
and pour into our hearts that most excellent gift of love,
the true bond of peace and of all virtues,
without which whoever lives is counted dead before you.
Grant this for your only Son Jesus Christ’s sake,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

Loving Father,
we thank you for feeding us at the supper of your Son:
sustain us with your Spirit,
that we may serve you here on earth
until our joy is complete in heaven,
and we share in the eternal banquet
with Jesus Christ our Lord.

Bernard Mizeki, Apostle of the MaShona, Martyr, 1896

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-06-18

Green

Holy Communion
Ecclesiasticus 48.1-14 or
Isaiah 63.7-9
Psalm 97.1-8
Matthew 6.7-15

Morning Prayer
Psalms 56, 57, (63*)
Judges 6.1-24
Luke 14.1-11

Evening Prayer
Psalms 61, 62, 64
Ezra 4.7-end
Romans 10.11-end

Collect

Lord, you have taught us
that all our doings without love are nothing worth:
send your Holy Spirit
and pour into our hearts that most excellent gift of love,
the true bond of peace and of all virtues,
without which whoever lives is counted dead before you.
Grant this for your only Son Jesus Christ’s sake,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

Loving Father,
we thank you for feeding us at the supper of your Son:
sustain us with your Spirit,
that we may serve you here on earth
until our joy is complete in heaven,
and we share in the eternal banquet
with Jesus Christ our Lord.

Sundar Singh of India, Sadhu (holy man), Evangelist, Teacher of the Faith, 1929

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-06-19

Green

Holy Communion
2 Kings 11.1-4, 9-18, 20
Psalm 132.1-5, 11-13
Matthew 6.19-23

Morning Prayer
Psalms 51, 54
Judges 6.25-end
Luke 14.12-24

Evening Prayer
Psalm 38
Ezra 5
Romans 11.1-12

Collect

Lord, you have taught us
that all our doings without love are nothing worth:
send your Holy Spirit
and pour into our hearts that most excellent gift of love,
the true bond of peace and of all virtues,
without which whoever lives is counted dead before you.
Grant this for your only Son Jesus Christ’s sake,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

Loving Father,
we thank you for feeding us at the supper of your Son:
sustain us with your Spirit,
that we may serve you here on earth
until our joy is complete in heaven,
and we share in the eternal banquet
with Jesus Christ our Lord.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-06-20

Green

Holy Communion
2 Chronicles 24.17-25
Psalm 89.25-33
Matthew 6.24-end

Morning Prayer
Psalm 68
Judges 7
Luke 14.25-end

Evening Prayer
Psalms 65, 66
Ezra 6
Romans 11.13-24

Collect

Lord, you have taught us
that all our doings without love are nothing worth:
send your Holy Spirit
and pour into our hearts that most excellent gift of love,
the true bond of peace and of all virtues,
without which whoever lives is counted dead before you.
Grant this for your only Son Jesus Christ’s sake,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

Loving Father,
we thank you for feeding us at the supper of your Son:
sustain us with your Spirit,
that we may serve you here on earth
until our joy is complete in heaven,
and we share in the eternal banquet
with Jesus Christ our Lord.

Collect on the Eve of Trinity 3

Almighty God,
you have broken the tyranny of sin
and have sent the Spirit of your Son into our hearts
whereby we call you Father:
give us grace to dedicate our freedom to your service,
that we and all creation may be brought
to the glorious liberty of the children of God;
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 after Trinity

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-06-21

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Proper 7
Sunday between 19 and 25 June inclusive
(if after Trinity Sunday)

Principal Service
Continuous
Genesis 21.8-21
Psalm 86.1-10, 16-17*
Romans 6.1b-11
Matthew 10.24-39

(or)
Related
Jeremiah 20.7-13
Psalm 69.8-11 [12-17] 18-20*
Romans 6.1b-11
Matthew 10.24-39

Third Service
Psalm 49
Deuteronomy 11.1-15
Acts 27.1-12

Second Service
Psalms 46 [48]
1 Samuel 24.1-17
Luke 14.12-24

Collect

Almighty God,
you have broken the tyranny of sin
and have sent the Spirit of your Son into our hearts
whereby we call you Father:
give us grace to dedicate our freedom to your service,
that we and all creation may be brought
to the glorious liberty of the children of God;
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

O God, whose beauty is beyond our imagining
and whose power we cannot comprehend:
show us your glory as far as we can grasp it,
and shield us from knowing more than we can bear
until we may look upon you without fear;
through Jesus Christ our Saviour.

Alban, first Martyr of Britain, c.250

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-06-22

Green / red

Holy Communion
DEL week 12
2 Kings 17.5-8, 13-15, 18
Psalm 60.1-5, 11-end
Matthew 7.1-5

Morning Prayer
Psalm 71
Judges 8.22-end
Luke 15.1-10

Evening Prayer
Psalms 72, 75
Ezra 7
Romans 11.25-end

Collect

Eternal Father,
when the gospel of Christ first came to our land
you gloriously confirmed the faith of Alban
by making him the first to win a martyr’s crown:
grant that, following his example,
in the fellowship of the saints
we may worship you, the living God,
and give true witness to 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 Alban:
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.

(or)

God our redeemer,
whose Church was strengthened by the blood of your martyr Alban:
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.

Etheldreda, Abbess of Ely, c.678

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-06-23

Green / white

Holy Communion
2 Kings 19.9b-11, 14-21, 31-36
Psalm 48.1-2, 8-end
Matthew 7.6, 12-14

Morning Prayer
Psalm 73
Judges 9.1-21
Luke 15.11-end

Evening Prayer
Psalm 74
Ezra 8.15-end
Romans 12.1-8

(or) Evening Prayer on the Eve of John the Baptist
Psalm 71
Judges 13.2-7, 24-end
Luke 1.5-25

Collect

Eternal God,
who bestowed such grace upon your servant Etheldreda
that she gave herself wholly to the life of prayer
and to the service of your true religion:
grant that we, like her,
may so live our lives on earth seeking your kingdom
that by your guiding
we may be joined to the glorious fellowship of your saints;
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 Etheldreda
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.

Collect on the Eve of Birth of John the Baptist

Almighty God,
by whose providence your servant John the Baptist
was wonderfully born,
and sent to prepare the way of your Son our Saviour
by the preaching of repentance:
lead us to repent according to his preaching
and, after his example,
constantly to speak the truth, boldly to rebuke vice,
and patiently to suffer for the truth’s sake;
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.

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-end 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.

or

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.

The Birth of John the Baptist

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-06-24

White

Principal Service
Isaiah 40.1-11
Psalm 85.7-end
Acts 13.14b-26 or
Galatians 3.23-end
Luke 1.57-66, 80

Third Service
Ecclesiasticus 48.1-10 or
Malachi 3.1-6
Luke 3.1-17
Morning Psalms
Psalms 50, 149

Second Service
Malachi 4
Matthew 11.2-19
Evening Psalms
Psalms 80, 82

Collect

Almighty God,
by whose providence your servant John the Baptist
was wonderfully born,
and sent to prepare the way of your Son our Saviour
by the preaching of repentance:
lead us to repent according to his preaching
and, after his example,
constantly to speak the truth, boldly to rebuke vice,
and patiently to suffer for the truth’s sake;
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 Lord,
whose prophet John the Baptist
proclaimed your Son as the Lamb of God
who takes away the sin of the world:
grant that we who in this sacrament
have known your forgiveness and your life-giving love
may ever tell of your mercy and your peace;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.