What’s On

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-05-07

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Holy Communion
Acts 15.7-21
Psalm 96.1-3, 7-10
John 15.9-11

Morning Prayer
Psalms 57, 148 (or) 78.1-39*
Numbers 13.1-3, 17-end
Luke 5.27-end

Evening Prayer
Psalm 104 (or) 78.40-end*
Deuteronomy 19
1 Peter 2.11-end

Collect

Almighty God,
who through your only-begotten Son Jesus Christ
have overcome death and opened to us the gate of everlasting life:
grant that, as by your grace going before us
you put into our minds good desires,
so by your continual help
we may bring them to good effect;
through Jesus Christ our risen 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,
whose Son Jesus Christ is the way, the truth, and the life:
grant us to walk in his way,
to rejoice in his truth,
and to share his risen life;
who is alive and reigns, now and for ever.

Julian of Norwich, Spiritual Writer, c.1417

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-05-08

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Holy Communion
Acts 15.22-31
Psalm 57.8-end
John 15.12-17

Morning Prayer
Psalms 138, 149 (or) 55
Numbers 14.1-25
Luke 6.1-11

Evening Prayer
Psalm 66 (or) 69
Deuteronomy 21.22 – 22.8
1 Peter 3.1-12

Collect

Most holy God, the ground of our beseeching,
who through your servant Julian
revealed the wonders of your love:
grant that as we are created in your nature
and restored by your grace,
our wills may be so made one with yours
that we may come to see you face to face
and gaze on you for ever;
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,
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 Julian to the eternal feast of heaven;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-05-09

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Holy Communion
Acts 16.1-10
Psalm 100
John 15.18-21

Morning Prayer
Psalms 146, 150 (or) 76, 79
Numbers 14.26-end
Luke 6.12-26

Evening Prayer
Psalm 118 (or) 81, 84
Deuteronomy 24.5-end
1 Peter 3.13-end

Collect

Almighty God,
who through your only-begotten Son Jesus Christ
have overcome death and opened to us the gate of everlasting life:
grant that, as by your grace going before us
you put into our minds good desires,
so by your continual help
we may bring them to good effect;
through Jesus Christ our risen 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,
whose Son Jesus Christ is the way, the truth, and the life:
grant us to walk in his way,
to rejoice in his truth,
and to share his risen life;
who is alive and reigns, now and for ever.

Collect on the Eve of Easter 6

God our redeemer,
you have delivered us from the power of darkness
and brought us into the kingdom of your Son:
grant, that as by his death he has recalled us to life,
so by his continual presence in us he may raise us
to eternal joy;
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 Sixth Sunday of Easter

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-05-10

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Principal Service
The reading from Acts must be used as either the first or second reading.
Acts 17.22-31
Psalm 66.7-18
1 Peter 3.13-end
John 14.15-21

For those who require an Old Testament reading on the Sundays of Easter:
Genesis 8.20 – 9.17
If an Old Testament reading is used, the reading from Acts must be used as the second reading.

Third Service
Psalm 73.21-28
Job 14.1-2, 7-15; 19.23-27a
1 Thessalonians 4.13-end

Second Service
Psalms 87, 36.5-10
Zechariah 8.1-13
Revelation 21.22 – 22.5
Gospel at Holy Communion:
John 21.1-14

Collect

God our redeemer,
you have delivered us from the power of darkness
and brought us into the kingdom of your Son:
grant, that as by his death he has recalled us to life,
so by his continual presence in us he may raise us
to eternal joy;
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 Father,
whose Son Jesus Christ gives the water of eternal life:
may we thirst for you,
the spring of life and source of goodness,
through him who is alive and reigns, now and for ever.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-05-11

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Holy Communion
Acts 16.11-15
Psalm 149.1-5
John 15.26 – 16.4

Morning Prayer
Psalms 65, 67 (or) 80, 82
Numbers 16.1-35
Luke 6.27-38

Evening Prayer
Psalms 121, 122, 123 (or) 85, 86
Deuteronomy 26
1 Peter 4.1-11

Collect

God our redeemer,
you have delivered us from the power of darkness
and brought us into the kingdom of your Son:
grant, that as by his death he has recalled us to life,
so by his continual presence in us he may raise us
to eternal joy;
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 Father,
whose Son Jesus Christ gives the water of eternal life:
may we thirst for you,
the spring of life and source of goodness,
through him who is alive and reigns, now and for ever.

Rogation Day

Deuteronomy 8.1-10 or
1 Kings 8.35-40 or
Job 28.1-11

Psalm 104.21-30 or
Psalm 107.1-9 or
Psalm 121

Philippians 4.4-7 or
2 Thessalonians 3.6-13 or
1 John 5.12-15

Matthew 6.1-15 or
Mark 11.22-24 or
Luke 11.5-13

Collect

Almighty God,
whose will it is that the earth and the sea
should bear fruit in due season:
bless the labours of those who work on land and sea,
grant us a good harvest
and the grace always to rejoice in your fatherly care;
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.

(or)

Almighty God and Father,
you have so ordered our life
that we are dependent on one another:
prosper those engaged in commerce and industry
and direct their minds and hands
that they may rightly use your gifts in the service of others;
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.

(or)

God our Father,
you never cease the work you have begun
and prosper with your blessing all human labour:
make us wise and faithful stewards of your gifts
that we may serve the common good,
maintain the fabric of our world
and seek that justice where all may share
the good things you pour upon us;
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 creator,
you give seed for us to sow and bread for us to eat:
as you have blessed the fruit of our labour in this eucharist,
so we ask you to give all your children their daily bread,
that the world may praise you for your goodness;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Gregory Dix, Priest, Monk, Scholar, 1952

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-05-12

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Holy Communion
Acts 16.22-34
Psalm 138
John 16.5-11

Morning Prayer
Psalms 124, 125, 126, 127 (or) 87, 89.1-18
Numbers 16.36-end
Luke 6.39-end

Evening Prayer
Psalms 128, 129, 130, 131 (or) 89.19-end
Deuteronomy 28.1-14
1 Peter 4.12-end

Collect

God our redeemer,
you have delivered us from the power of darkness
and brought us into the kingdom of your Son:
grant, that as by his death he has recalled us to life,
so by his continual presence in us he may raise us
to eternal joy;
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 Father,
whose Son Jesus Christ gives the water of eternal life:
may we thirst for you,
the spring of life and source of goodness,
through him who is alive and reigns, now and for ever.

Rogation Day

Deuteronomy 8.1-10 or
1 Kings 8.35-40 or
Job 28.1-11

Psalm 104.21-30 or
Psalm 107.1-9 or
Psalm 121

Philippians 4.4-7 or
2 Thessalonians 3.6-13 or
1 John 5.12-15

Matthew 6.1-15 or
Mark 11.22-24 or
Luke 11.5-13

Collect

Almighty God,
whose will it is that the earth and the sea
should bear fruit in due season:
bless the labours of those who work on land and sea,
grant us a good harvest
and the grace always to rejoice in your fatherly care;
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.

(or)

Almighty God and Father,
you have so ordered our life
that we are dependent on one another:
prosper those engaged in commerce and industry
and direct their minds and hands
that they may rightly use your gifts in the service of others;
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.

(or)

God our Father,
you never cease the work you have begun
and prosper with your blessing all human labour:
make us wise and faithful stewards of your gifts
that we may serve the common good,
maintain the fabric of our world
and seek that justice where all may share
the good things you pour upon us;
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 creator,
you give seed for us to sow and bread for us to eat:
as you have blessed the fruit of our labour in this eucharist,
so we ask you to give all your children their daily bread,
that the world may praise you for your goodness;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-05-13

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Holy Communion
Acts 17.15, 22 – 18.1
Psalm 148.1-2, 11-end
John 16.12-15

Morning Prayer
Psalms 132, 133 (or) 119.105-128
Numbers 17.1-11
Luke 7.1-10

Evening Prayer on the Eve of Ascension Day
Psalms 15, 24
2 Samuel 23.1-5
Colossians 2.20 – 3.4

Collect

God our redeemer,
you have delivered us from the power of darkness
and brought us into the kingdom of your Son:
grant, that as by his death he has recalled us to life,
so by his continual presence in us he may raise us
to eternal joy;
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 Father,
whose Son Jesus Christ gives the water of eternal life:
may we thirst for you,
the spring of life and source of goodness,
through him who is alive and reigns, now and for ever.

Grant, we pray, almighty God,
that as we believe your only-begotten Son our Lord Jesus Christ
to have ascended into the heavens,
so we in heart and mind may also ascend
and with him continually dwell;
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Rogation Day

Deuteronomy 8.1-10 or
1 Kings 8.35-40 or
Job 28.1-11

Psalm 104.21-30 or
Psalm 107.1-9 or
Psalm 121

Philippians 4.4-7 or
2 Thessalonians 3.6-13 or
1 John 5.12-15

Matthew 6.1-15 or
Mark 11.22-24 or
Luke 11.5-13

Collect

Almighty God,
whose will it is that the earth and the sea
should bear fruit in due season:
bless the labours of those who work on land and sea,
grant us a good harvest
and the grace always to rejoice in your fatherly care;
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.

(or)

Almighty God and Father,
you have so ordered our life
that we are dependent on one another:
prosper those engaged in commerce and industry
and direct their minds and hands
that they may rightly use your gifts in the service of others;
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.

(or)

God our Father,
you never cease the work you have begun
and prosper with your blessing all human labour:
make us wise and faithful stewards of your gifts
that we may serve the common good,
maintain the fabric of our world
and seek that justice where all may share
the good things you pour upon us;
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 creator,
you give seed for us to sow and bread for us to eat:
as you have blessed the fruit of our labour in this eucharist,
so we ask you to give all your children their daily bread,
that the world may praise you for your goodness;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Ascension Day

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-05-14

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Principal Feast

Principal Service
The reading from Acts must be used as either the first or second reading.
Acts 1.1-11 or Daniel 7.9-14
Psalm 47 or Psalm 93
Ephesians 1.15-end or Acts 1.1-11
Luke 24.44-end

Third Service
Isaiah 52.7-end
Hebrews 7.[11-25] 26-end
Morning Psalm
Psalms 110, 150

Second Service
Song of the Three 29-37 or 2 Kings 2.1-15
Revelation 5
Gospel at Holy Communion:
Mark 16.14-20
Evening Psalm
Psalm 8

Collect

Grant, we pray, almighty God,
that as we believe your only-begotten Son our Lord Jesus Christ
to have ascended into the heavens,
so we in heart and mind may also ascend
and with him continually dwell;
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

God our Father,
you have raised our humanity in Christ
and have fed us with the bread of heaven:
mercifully grant that, nourished with such spiritual blessings,
we may set our hearts in the heavenly places;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Matthias the Apostle

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-05-15

Red

Principal Service
Isaiah 22.15-end
Psalm 15
Acts 1.15-end
John 15.9-17

(or)
Acts 1.15-end
Psalm 15
1 Corinthians 4.1-7
John 15.9-17

Third Service
1 Samuel 2.27-35
Acts 2.37-end
Morning Psalms
Psalms 16, 147.1-12

Second Service
1 Samuel 16.1-13a
Matthew 7.15-27
Evening Psalm
Psalm 80

Collect

Almighty God,
who in the place of the traitor Judas
chose your faithful servant Matthias
to be of the number of the Twelve:
preserve your Church from false apostles
and, by the ministry of faithful pastors and teachers,
keep us steadfast in 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.

Caroline Chisholm, Social Reformer, 1877

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-05-16

White

Holy Communion
Acts 18.22-end
Psalm 47.1-2, 7-end
John 16.23-28

Morning Prayer
Psalms 21, 47 (or) 96, 97, 100
Numbers 21.4-9
Luke 7.18-35

Evening Prayer
Psalms 84, 85 (or) 104
Deuteronomy 30
1 John 2.7-17

An alternative sequence of readings may be used at one of the offices between Ascension Day and Pentecost, in preparation for the Day of Pentecost:
Numbers 11.16-17, 24-29
1 Corinthians 2

Collect

O God the King of glory,
you have exalted your only Son Jesus Christ
with great triumph to your kingdom in heaven:
we beseech you, leave us not comfortless,
but send your Holy Spirit to strengthen us
and exalt us to the place where our Saviour Christ is gone before,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

Eternal God, giver of love and power,
your Son Jesus Christ has sent us into all the world
to preach the gospel of his kingdom:
confirm us in this mission,
and help us to live the good news we proclaim;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

The Seventh Sunday of Easter
Sunday after Ascension Day

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-05-17

White

Principal Service
The reading from Acts must be used as either the first or second reading.
Acts 1.6-14
Psalm 68.1-10, 32-35*
1 Peter 4.12-14; 5.6-11
John 17.1-11

For those who require an Old Testament reading on the Sundays of Easter:
Ezekiel 36.24-28
If an Old Testament reading is used, the reading from Acts must be used as the second reading.

Third Service
Psalm 104.26-35
Isaiah 65.17-end
Revelation 21.1-8

Second Service
Psalm 47
2 Samuel 23.1-5
Ephesians 1.15-end
Gospel at Holy Communion:
Mark 16.14-20

Collect

O God the King of glory,
you have exalted your only Son Jesus Christ
with great triumph to your kingdom in heaven:
we beseech you, leave us not comfortless,
but send your Holy Spirit to strengthen us
and exalt us to the place where our Saviour Christ is gone before,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

Eternal God, giver of love and power,
your Son Jesus Christ has sent us into all the world
to preach the gospel of his kingdom:
confirm us in this mission,
and help us to live the good news we proclaim;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-05-18

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Holy Communion
Acts 19.1-8
Psalm 68.1-6
John 16.29-end

Morning Prayer
Psalms 93, 96, 97 (or) 98, 99, 101
Numbers 22.1-35
Luke 7.36-end

Evening Prayer
Psalm 18 (or) 105* (or 103)
Deuteronomy 31.1-13
1 John 2.18-end

An alternative sequence of readings may be used at one of the offices between Ascension Day and Pentecost, in preparation for the Day of Pentecost:
Numbers 27.15-end
1 Corinthians 3

Collect

O God the King of glory,
you have exalted your only Son Jesus Christ
with great triumph to your kingdom in heaven:
we beseech you, leave us not comfortless,
but send your Holy Spirit to strengthen us
and exalt us to the place where our Saviour Christ is gone before,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

Eternal God, giver of love and power,
your Son Jesus Christ has sent us into all the world
to preach the gospel of his kingdom:
confirm us in this mission,
and help us to live the good news we proclaim;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury, Restorer of Monastic Life, 988

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-05-19

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Holy Communion
Acts 20.17-27
Psalm 68.9-10, 18-19
John 17.1-11

Morning Prayer
Psalms 98, 99, 100 (or) 106* (or 103)
Numbers 22.36 – 23.12
Luke 8.1-15

Evening Prayer
Psalm 68 (or) 107*
Deuteronomy 31.14-29
1 John 3.1-10

An alternative sequence of readings may be used at one of the offices between Ascension Day and Pentecost, in preparation for the Day of Pentecost:
1 Samuel 10.1-10
1 Corinthians 12.1-13

Collect

Almighty God,
who raised up Dunstan to be a true shepherd of the flock,
a restorer of monastic life
and a faithful counsellor to those in authority:
give to all pastors the same gifts of your Holy Spirit
that they may be true servants of Christ and of all his people;
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 Dunstan 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.

Alcuin of York, Deacon, Abbot of Tours, 804

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-05-20

White / white

Holy Communion
Acts 20.28-end
Psalm 68.27-28, 32-end
John 17.11-19

Morning Prayer
Psalms 2, 29 (or) 110, 111, 112
Numbers 23.13-end
Luke 8.16-25

Evening Prayer
Psalms 36, 46 (or) 119.129-152
Deuteronomy 31.30 – 32.14
1 John 3.11-end

An alternative sequence of readings may be used at one of the offices between Ascension Day and Pentecost, in preparation for the Day of Pentecost:
1 Kings 19.1-18
Matthew 3.13-end

Collect

God of wisdom, eternal light,
who shone in the heart of your servant Alcuin,
revealing to him your power and pity:
scatter the darkness of our ignorance
that, with all our heart and mind and strength,
we may seek your face
and be brought with all your saints
to your holy presence;
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 Alcuin
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.

Helena, Protector of the Holy Places, 330

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-05-21

White

Holy Communion
Acts 22.30, 23.6-11
Psalm 16.1, 5-end
John 17.20-end

Morning Prayer
Psalms 24, 72 (or) 113, 115
Numbers 24
Luke 8.26-39

Evening Prayer
Psalm 139 (or) 114, 116, 117
Deuteronomy 32.15-47
1 John 4.1-6

An alternative sequence of readings may be used at one of the offices between Ascension Day and Pentecost, in preparation for the Day of Pentecost:
Ezekiel 11.14-20
Matthew 9.35 – 10.20

Collect

O God the King of glory,
you have exalted your only Son Jesus Christ
with great triumph to your kingdom in heaven:
we beseech you, leave us not comfortless,
but send your Holy Spirit to strengthen us
and exalt us to the place where our Saviour Christ is gone before,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

Eternal God, giver of love and power,
your Son Jesus Christ has sent us into all the world
to preach the gospel of his kingdom:
confirm us in this mission,
and help us to live the good news we proclaim;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-05-22

White

Holy Communion
Acts 25.13-21
Psalm 103.1-2, 11-12, 19-20
John 21.15-19

Morning Prayer
Psalms 28, 30 (or) 139
Numbers 27.12-end
Luke 8.40-end

Evening Prayer
Psalm 147 (or) 130, 131, 137
Deuteronomy 33
1 John 4.7-end

An alternative sequence of readings may be used at one of the offices between Ascension Day and Pentecost, in preparation for the Day of Pentecost:
Ezekiel 36.22-28
Matthew 12.22-32

Collect

O God the King of glory,
you have exalted your only Son Jesus Christ
with great triumph to your kingdom in heaven:
we beseech you, leave us not comfortless,
but send your Holy Spirit to strengthen us
and exalt us to the place where our Saviour Christ is gone before,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

Eternal God, giver of love and power,
your Son Jesus Christ has sent us into all the world
to preach the gospel of his kingdom:
confirm us in this mission,
and help us to live the good news we proclaim;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-05-23

White

Holy Communion
Acts 28.16-20, 30-end
Psalm 11.4-end
John 21.20-25

Morning Prayer
Psalms 42, 43 (or) 120, 121, 122
Numbers 32.1-27
Luke 9.1-17

An alternative sequence of readings may be used at one of the offices between Ascension Day and Pentecost, in preparation for the Day of Pentecost:
Micah 3.1-8
Ephesians 6.10-20

Evening Prayer on the Eve of Pentecost
Psalm 48
Deuteronomy 16.9-15
John 15.26 – 16.15

Collect

O God the King of glory,
you have exalted your only Son Jesus Christ
with great triumph to your kingdom in heaven:
we beseech you, leave us not comfortless,
but send your Holy Spirit to strengthen us
and exalt us to the place where our Saviour Christ is gone before,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

Eternal God, giver of love and power,
your Son Jesus Christ has sent us into all the world
to preach the gospel of his kingdom:
confirm us in this mission,
and help us to live the good news we proclaim;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Collect on the Eve of Pentecost (Whit Sunday)

God, who as at this time
taught the hearts of your faithful people
by sending to them the light of your Holy Spirit:
grant us by the same Spirit
to have a right judgement in all things
and evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort;
through the merits of Christ Jesus our Saviour,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Day of Pentecost
Whit Sunday

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-05-24

Red

Principal Feast

Principal Service
The reading from Acts must be used as either the first or second reading.
Acts 2.1-21 or
Numbers 11.24-30
Psalm 104.26-36, 37b*
1 Corinthians 12.3b-13 or
Acts 2.1-21
John 20.19-23 or
John 7.37-39

Third Service
Genesis 11.1-9
Acts 10.34-end
Morning Psalm
Psalm 87

Second Service
Joel 2.21-end
Acts 2.14-21 [22-38]
Gospel at Holy Communion:
Luke 24.44-end
Evening Psalms
Psalms 67, 133

Collect

God, who as at this time
taught the hearts of your faithful people
by sending to them the light of your Holy Spirit:
grant us by the same Spirit
to have a right judgement in all things
and evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort;
through the merits of Christ Jesus our Saviour,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

Faithful God,
who fulfilled the promises of Easter
by sending us your Holy Spirit
and opening to every race and nation
the way of life eternal:
open our lips by your Spirit,
that every tongue may tell of your glory;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.