What’s On

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-07-02

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Holy Communion
Amos 7.10-end
Psalm 19.7-10
Matthew 9.1-8

Morning Prayer
Psalms 90, 92
Judges 16.4-end
Luke 18.31-end

Evening Prayer
Psalm 94
Nehemiah 7.73b – end of 8
Romans 15.22-end

(or) Evening Prayer on the Eve of Thomas
Psalm 27
Isaiah 35
Hebrews 10.35 – 11.1

Collect

O God, the protector of all who trust in you,
without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy:
increase and multiply upon us your mercy;
that with you as our ruler and guide
we may so pass through things temporal
that we lose not our hold on things eternal;
grant this, heavenly Father,
for our Lord 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

Eternal God,
comfort of the afflicted and healer of the broken,
you have fed us at the table of life and hope:
teach us the ways of gentleness and peace,
that all the world may acknowledge
the kingdom of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

Collect on the Eve of Thomas

Almighty and eternal God,
who, for the firmer foundation of our faith,
allowed your holy apostle Thomas
to doubt the resurrection of your Son
till word and sight convinced him:
grant to us, who have not seen, that we also may believe
and so confess Christ as our Lord and our God;
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Thomas the Apostle

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-07-03

Red

Principal Service
Habakkuk 2.1-4
Psalm 31.1-6
Ephesians 2.19-end
John 20.24-29

Third Service
2 Samuel 15.17-21 or
Ecclesiasticus 2
John 11.1-16
Morning Psalms
Psalms 92, 146

Second Service
Job 42.1-6
1 Peter 1.3-12
Evening Psalm
Psalm 139

Collect

Almighty and eternal God,
who, for the firmer foundation of our faith,
allowed your holy apostle Thomas
to doubt the resurrection of your Son
till word and sight convinced him:
grant to us, who have not seen, that we also may believe
and so confess Christ as our Lord and our God;
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/2026-07-04

Green

Holy Communion
Amos 9.11-end
Psalm 85.8-end
Matthew 9.14-17

Morning Prayer
Psalms 96, 97, 100
Judges 18.1-20, 27-end
Luke 19.11-27

Evening Prayer
Psalm 104
Nehemiah 9.24-end
Romans 16.17-end

Collect

O God, the protector of all who trust in you,
without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy:
increase and multiply upon us your mercy;
that with you as our ruler and guide
we may so pass through things temporal
that we lose not our hold on things eternal;
grant this, heavenly Father,
for our Lord 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

Eternal God,
comfort of the afflicted and healer of the broken,
you have fed us at the table of life and hope:
teach us the ways of gentleness and peace,
that all the world may acknowledge
the kingdom of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

Collect on the Eve of Trinity 5

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.

The Fifth Sunday after Trinity

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

Green

Proper 9
Sunday between 3 and 9 July inclusive

Principal Service
Continuous
Genesis 24.34-38, 42-49, 58-67
Psalm 45.10-17 or
Canticle: Song of Solomon 2.8-13
Romans 7.15-25a
Matthew 11.16-19, 25-end

(or)
Related
Zechariah 9.9-12
Psalm 145.8-15
Romans 7.15-25a
Matthew 11.16-19, 25-end

Third Service
Psalm 55.1-15, 18-22
Deuteronomy 24.10-end
Acts 28.1-16

Second Service
Psalms 56 [57]
2 Samuel 2.1-11; 3.1
Luke 18.31 – 19.10

Collect

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.

Post Communion

Grant, O Lord, we beseech you,
that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered
by your governance,
that your Church may joyfully serve you in all godly quietness;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Thomas More, Scholar, and John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester, Reformation Martyrs, 1535

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

Green

Holy Communion
DEL week 14
Hosea 2.14-16, 19-20
Psalm 145.2-9
Matthew 9.18-26

Morning Prayer
Psalms 98, 99, 101
1 Samuel 1.1-20
Luke 19.28-40

Evening Prayer
Psalm 105* (or 103)
Nehemiah 12.27-47
2 Corinthians 1.1-14

Collect

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.

Post Communion

Grant, O Lord, we beseech you,
that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered
by your governance,
that your Church may joyfully serve you in all godly quietness;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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

Green

Holy Communion
Hosea 8.4-7, 11-13
Psalm 103.8-12
Matthew 9.32-end

Morning Prayer
Psalm 106* (or 103)
1 Samuel 1.21 – 2.11
Luke 19.41-end

Evening Prayer
Psalm 107*
Nehemiah 13.1-14
2 Corinthians 1.15 – 2.4

Collect

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.

Post Communion

Grant, O Lord, we beseech you,
that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered
by your governance,
that your Church may joyfully serve you in all godly quietness;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-07-08

Green

Holy Communion
Hosea 10.1-3, 7-8, 12
Psalm 115.3-10
Matthew 10.1-7

Morning Prayer
Psalms 110, 111, 112
1 Samuel 2.12-26
Luke 20.1-8

Evening Prayer
Psalm 119.129-152
Nehemiah 13.15-end
2 Corinthians 2.5-end

Collect

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.

Post Communion

Grant, O Lord, we beseech you,
that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered
by your governance,
that your Church may joyfully serve you in all godly quietness;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-07-09

Green

Holy Communion
Hosea 11.1, 3-4, 8-9
Psalm 105.1-7
Matthew 10.7-15

Morning Prayer
Psalms 113, 115
1 Samuel 2.27-end
Luke 20.9-19

Evening Prayer
Psalms 114, 116, 117
Esther 1
2 Corinthians 3

Collect

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.

Post Communion

Grant, O Lord, we beseech you,
that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered
by your governance,
that your Church may joyfully serve you in all godly quietness;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-07-10

Green

Holy Communion
Hosea 14.2-end
Psalm 80.1-7
Matthew 10.16-23

Morning Prayer
Psalm 139
1 Samuel 3.1 – 4.1a
Luke 20.20-26

Evening Prayer
Psalms 130, 131, 137
Esther 2
2 Corinthians 4

Collect

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.

Post Communion

Grant, O Lord, we beseech you,
that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered
by your governance,
that your Church may joyfully serve you in all godly quietness;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Benedict of Nursia, Abbot of Monte Cassino, Father of Western Monasticism, c.550

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-07-11

Green / white

Holy Communion
Isaiah 6.1-8
Psalm 51.1-7
Matthew 10.24-33

Morning Prayer
Psalms 120, 121, 122
1 Samuel 4.1b-end
Luke 20.27-40

Evening Prayer
Psalm 118
Esther 3
2 Corinthians 5

Collect

Eternal God,
who made Benedict a wise master
in the school of your service
and a guide to many called into community
to follow the rule of Christ:
grant that we may put your love before all else
and seek with joy the way of your commandments;
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 Benedict
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 6

Merciful God,
you have prepared for those who love you
such good things as pass our understanding:
pour into our hearts such love toward you
that we, loving you in all things and above all things,
may obtain your promises,
which exceed all that we can desire;
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 after Trinity

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-07-12

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Proper 10
Sunday between 10 and 16 July inclusive

Principal Service
Continuous
Genesis 25.19-end
Psalm 119.105-112
Romans 8.1-11
Matthew 13.1-9, 18-23

(or)
Related
Isaiah 55.10-13
Psalm 65.[1-7] 8-13*
Romans 8.1-11
Matthew 13.1-9, 18-23

Third Service
Psalms 64, 65
Deuteronomy 28.1-14
Acts 28.17-end

Second Service
Psalms 60 [63]
2 Samuel 7.18-end
Luke 19.41 – 20.8

Collect

Merciful God,
you have prepared for those who love you
such good things as pass our understanding:
pour into our hearts such love toward you
that we, loving you in all things and above all things,
may obtain your promises,
which exceed all that we can desire;
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 our pilgrimage,
you have led us to the living water:
refresh and sustain us
as we go forward on our journey,
in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-07-13

Green

Holy Communion
DEL week 15
Isaiah 1.11-17
Psalm 50.7-15
Matthew 10.34 – 11.1

Morning Prayer
Psalms 123, 124, 125, 126
1 Samuel 5
Luke 20.41 – 21.4

Evening Prayer
Psalms 127, 128, 129
Esther 4
2 Corinthians 6.1 – 7.1

Collect

Merciful God,
you have prepared for those who love you
such good things as pass our understanding:
pour into our hearts such love toward you
that we, loving you in all things and above all things,
may obtain your promises,
which exceed all that we can desire;
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 our pilgrimage,
you have led us to the living water:
refresh and sustain us
as we go forward on our journey,
in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.

John Keble, Priest, Tractarian, Poet, 1866

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-07-14

Green / white

Holy Communion
Isaiah 7.1-9
Psalm 48.1-7
Matthew 11.20-24

Morning Prayer
Psalms 132, 133
1 Samuel 6.1-16
Luke 21.5-19

Evening Prayer
Psalms (134), 135
Esther 5
2 Corinthians 7.2-end

Collect

Father of the eternal Word,
in whose encompassing love
all things in peace and order move:
grant that, as your servant John Keble
adored you in all creation,
so we may have a humble heart of love
for the mysteries of your Church
and know your love to be new every morning,
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, shepherd of your people,
whose servant John Keble 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.

Swithun, Bishop of Winchester, c.862
Bonaventure, Friar, Bishop, Teacher of the Faith, 1274

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-07-15

Green / white

Holy Communion
Isaiah 10.5-7, 13-16
Psalm 94.5-11
Matthew 11.25-27

Morning Prayer
Psalm 119.153-end
1 Samuel 7
Luke 21.20-28

Evening Prayer
Psalm 136
Esther 6.1-13
2 Corinthians 8.1-15

Collect

Almighty God,
by whose grace we celebrate again
the feast of your servant Swithun:
grant that, as he governed with gentleness
the people committed to his care,
so we, rejoicing in our Christian inheritance,
may always seek to build up your Church in unity and love;
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 Swithun 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.

Osmund, Bishop of Salisbury, 1099

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-07-16

Green

Holy Communion
Isaiah 26.7-9, 16-19
Psalm 102.14-21
Matthew 11.28-end

Morning Prayer
Psalms 143, 146
1 Samuel 8
Luke 21.29-end

Evening Prayer
Psalms 138, 140, 141
Esther 6.14 – end of 7
2 Corinthians 8.16 – 9.5

Collect

Merciful God,
you have prepared for those who love you
such good things as pass our understanding:
pour into our hearts such love toward you
that we, loving you in all things and above all things,
may obtain your promises,
which exceed all that we can desire;
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 our pilgrimage,
you have led us to the living water:
refresh and sustain us
as we go forward on our journey,
in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-07-17

Green

Holy Communion
Isaiah 38.1-6, 21-22, 7-8[sic]
Canticle: Isaiah 38.10-16 or
Psalm 32.1-8
Matthew 12.1-8

Morning Prayer
Psalms 142, 144
1 Samuel 9.1-14
Luke 22.1-13

Evening Prayer
Psalm 145
Esther 8
2 Corinthians 9.6-end

Collect

Merciful God,
you have prepared for those who love you
such good things as pass our understanding:
pour into our hearts such love toward you
that we, loving you in all things and above all things,
may obtain your promises,
which exceed all that we can desire;
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 our pilgrimage,
you have led us to the living water:
refresh and sustain us
as we go forward on our journey,
in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.

Elizabeth Ferard, first Deaconess of the Church of England, Founder of the Community of St Andrew, 1883

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-07-18

Green

Holy Communion
Micah 2.1-5
Psalm 10.1-5a, 12
Matthew 12.14-21

Morning Prayer
Psalm 147
1 Samuel 9.15 – 10.1
Luke 22.14-23

Evening Prayer
Psalms 148, 149, 150
Esther 9.20-28
2 Corinthians 10

Collect

Merciful God,
you have prepared for those who love you
such good things as pass our understanding:
pour into our hearts such love toward you
that we, loving you in all things and above all things,
may obtain your promises,
which exceed all that we can desire;
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 our pilgrimage,
you have led us to the living water:
refresh and sustain us
as we go forward on our journey,
in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.

Collect on the Eve of Trinity 7

Lord of all power and might,
the author and giver of all good things:
graft in our hearts the love of your name,
increase in us true religion,
nourish us with all goodness,
and of your great mercy keep us in the same;
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 Seventh Sunday after Trinity

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-07-19

Green

Proper 11
Sunday between 17 and 23 July inclusive

Principal Service
Continuous
Genesis 28.10-19a
Psalm 139.1-11, 23, 24*
Romans 8.12-25
Matthew 13.24-30, 36-43

(or)
Related
Wisdom of Solomon 12.13, 16-19 or
Isaiah 44.6-8
Psalm 86.11-17
Romans 8.12-25
Matthew 13.24-30, 36-43

Third Service
Psalm 71
Deuteronomy 30.1-10
1 Peter 3.8-18

Second Service
Psalms 67 [70]
1 Kings 2.10-12; 3.16-end
Acts 4.1-22
Gospel at Holy Communion:
Mark 6.30-34, 53-56

Collect

Lord of all power and might,
the author and giver of all good things:
graft in our hearts the love of your name,
increase in us true religion,
nourish us with all goodness,
and of your great mercy keep us in the same;
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, whose Son is the true vine and the source of life,
ever giving himself that the world may live:
may we so receive within ourselves
the power of his death and passion
that, in his saving cup,
we may share his glory and be made perfect in his love;
for he is alive and reigns, now and for ever.

Margaret of Antioch, Martyr, 4th century
Bartolomé de las Casas, Apostle to the Indies, 1566

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-07-20

Green

Holy Communion
DEL week 16
Micah 6.1-4, 6-8
Psalm 50.3-7, 14
Matthew 12.38-42

Morning Prayer
Psalms 1, 2, 3
1 Samuel 10.1-16
Luke 22.24-30

Evening Prayer
Psalms 4, 7
Jeremiah 26
2 Corinthians 11.1-15

Collect

Lord of all power and might,
the author and giver of all good things:
graft in our hearts the love of your name,
increase in us true religion,
nourish us with all goodness,
and of your great mercy keep us in the same;
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, whose Son is the true vine and the source of life,
ever giving himself that the world may live:
may we so receive within ourselves
the power of his death and passion
that, in his saving cup,
we may share his glory and be made perfect in his love;
for he is alive and reigns, now and for ever.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-07-21

Green

Holy Communion
Micah 7.14-15, 18-20
Psalm 85.1-7
Matthew 12.46-end

Morning Prayer
Psalms 5, 6, (8)
1 Samuel 10.17-end
Luke 22.31-38

Evening Prayer
Psalms 9, 10*
Jeremiah 28
2 Corinthians 11.16-end

(or) Evening Prayer on the Eve of Mary Magdalene
Psalm 139
Isaiah 25.1-9
2 Corinthians 1.3-7

Collect

Lord of all power and might,
the author and giver of all good things:
graft in our hearts the love of your name,
increase in us true religion,
nourish us with all goodness,
and of your great mercy keep us in the same;
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, whose Son is the true vine and the source of life,
ever giving himself that the world may live:
may we so receive within ourselves
the power of his death and passion
that, in his saving cup,
we may share his glory and be made perfect in his love;
for he is alive and reigns, now and for ever.

Collect on the Eve of Mary Magdalene

Almighty God,
whose Son restored Mary Magdalene
to health of mind and body
and called her to be a witness to his resurrection:
forgive our sins and heal us by your grace,
that we may serve you in the power of his risen life;
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Mary Magdalene

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-07-22

White

Principal Service
Song of Solomon 3.1-4
Psalm 42.1-10
2 Corinthians 5.14-17
John 20.1-2, 11-18

Third Service
1 Samuel 16.14-end
Luke 8.1-3
Morning Psalms
Psalms 30, 32, 150

Second Service
Zephaniah 3.14-end
Mark 15.40 – 16.7
Evening Psalm
Psalm 63

Collect

Almighty God,
whose Son restored Mary Magdalene
to health of mind and body
and called her to be a witness to his resurrection:
forgive our sins and heal us by your grace,
that we may serve you in the power of his risen life;
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

God of life and love,
whose risen Son called Mary Magdalene by name
and sent her to tell of his resurrection to his apostles:
in your mercy, help us,
who have been united with him in this eucharist,
to proclaim the good news
that he is alive and reigns, now and for ever

Bridget of Sweden, Abbess of Vadstena, 1373

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-07-23

Green

Holy Communion
Jeremiah 2.1-3, 7-8, 12-13
Psalm 36.5-10
Matthew 13.10-17

Morning Prayer
Psalms 14, 15, 16
1 Samuel 12
Luke 22.47-62

Evening Prayer
Psalm 18*
Jeremiah 30.1-11
2 Corinthians 13

Collect

Lord of all power and might,
the author and giver of all good things:
graft in our hearts the love of your name,
increase in us true religion,
nourish us with all goodness,
and of your great mercy keep us in the same;
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, whose Son is the true vine and the source of life,
ever giving himself that the world may live:
may we so receive within ourselves
the power of his death and passion
that, in his saving cup,
we may share his glory and be made perfect in his love;
for he is alive and reigns, now and for ever.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-07-24

Green

Holy Communion
Jeremiah 3.14-17
Psalm 23 or
Canticle: Jeremiah 31.10-13
Matthew 13.18-23

Morning Prayer
Psalms 17, 19
1 Samuel 13.5-18
Luke 22.63-end

Evening Prayer
Psalm 22
Jeremiah 30.12-22
James 1.1-11

(or) Evening Prayer on the Eve of James
Psalm 144
Deuteronomy 30.11-20
Mark 5.21-end

Collect

Lord of all power and might,
the author and giver of all good things:
graft in our hearts the love of your name,
increase in us true religion,
nourish us with all goodness,
and of your great mercy keep us in the same;
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, whose Son is the true vine and the source of life,
ever giving himself that the world may live:
may we so receive within ourselves
the power of his death and passion
that, in his saving cup,
we may share his glory and be made perfect in his love;
for he is alive and reigns, now and for ever.

Collect on the Eve of James

Merciful God,
whose holy apostle Saint James,
leaving his father and all that he had,
was obedient to the calling of your Son Jesus Christ
and followed him even to death:
help us, forsaking the false attractions of the world,
to be ready at all times to answer your call without delay;
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.

James the Apostle

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-07-25

Red

Principal Service
Jeremiah 45.1-5
Psalm 126
Acts 11.27 – 12.2
Matthew 20.20-28

(or)
Acts 11.27 – 12.2
Psalm 126
2 Corinthians 4.7-15
Matthew 20.20-28

Third Service
2 Kings 1.9-15
Luke 9.46-56
Morning Psalms
Psalms 7, 29, 117

Second Service
Jeremiah 26.1-15
Mark 1.14-20
Evening Psalm
Psalm 94

Collect

Merciful God,
whose holy apostle Saint James,
leaving his father and all that he had,
was obedient to the calling of your Son Jesus Christ
and followed him even to death:
help us, forsaking the false attractions of the world,
to be ready at all times to answer your call without delay;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

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

(or)

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

Collect on the Eve of Trinity 8

Almighty Lord and everlasting God,
we beseech you to direct, sanctify and govern
both our hearts and bodies
in the ways of your laws
and the works of your commandments;
that through your most mighty protection, both here and ever,
we may be preserved in body and soul;
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.

The Eighth Sunday after Trinity

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-07-26

Green

Proper 12
Sunday between 24 and 30 July inclusive

Principal Service
Continuous
Genesis 29.15-28
Psalm 105.1-11, 45b* or
Psalm 128
Romans 8.26-end
Matthew 13.31-33, 44-52

(or)
Related
1 Kings 3.5-12
Psalm 119.129-136
Romans 8.26-end
Matthew 13.31-33, 44-52

Third Service
Psalm 77
Song of Solomon 2 or
1 Maccabees 2.[1-14] 15-22
1 Peter 4.7-14

Second Service
Psalms 75 [76]
1 Kings 6.11-14, 23-end
Acts 12.1-17
Gospel at Holy Communion:
John 6.1-21

Collect

Almighty Lord and everlasting God,
we beseech you to direct, sanctify and govern
both our hearts and bodies
in the ways of your laws
and the works of your commandments;
that through your most mighty protection, both here and ever,
we may be preserved in body and soul;
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.

Post Communion

Strengthen for service, Lord,
the hands that have taken holy things;
may the ears which have heard your word
be deaf to clamour and dispute;
may the tongues which have sung your praise be free from deceit;
may the eyes which have seen the tokens of your love
shine with the light of hope;
and may the bodies which have been fed with your body
be refreshed with the fullness of your life;
glory to you for ever.

Brooke Foss Westcott, Bishop of Durham, Teacher of the Faith, 1901

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-07-27

Green

Holy Communion
DEL week 17
Jeremiah 13.1-11
Psalm 82 or
Deuteronomy 32.18-21
Matthew 13.31-35

Morning Prayer
Psalms 27, 30
1 Samuel 14.24-46
Luke 23.13-25

Evening Prayer
Psalms 26, 28, 29
Jeremiah 31.23-25, 27-37
James 2.1-13

Collect

Almighty Lord and everlasting God,
we beseech you to direct, sanctify and govern
both our hearts and bodies
in the ways of your laws
and the works of your commandments;
that through your most mighty protection, both here and ever,
we may be preserved in body and soul;
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.

Post Communion

Strengthen for service, Lord,
the hands that have taken holy things;
may the ears which have heard your word
be deaf to clamour and dispute;
may the tongues which have sung your praise be free from deceit;
may the eyes which have seen the tokens of your love
shine with the light of hope;
and may the bodies which have been fed with your body
be refreshed with the fullness of your life;
glory to you for ever.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-07-28

Green

Holy Communion
Jeremiah 14.17-end
Psalm 79.8-end
Matthew 13.36-43

Morning Prayer
Psalms 32, 36
1 Samuel 15.1-23
Luke 23.26-43

Evening Prayer
Psalm 33
Jeremiah 32.1-15
James 2.14-end

Collect

Almighty Lord and everlasting God,
we beseech you to direct, sanctify and govern
both our hearts and bodies
in the ways of your laws
and the works of your commandments;
that through your most mighty protection, both here and ever,
we may be preserved in body and soul;
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.

Post Communion

Strengthen for service, Lord,
the hands that have taken holy things;
may the ears which have heard your word
be deaf to clamour and dispute;
may the tongues which have sung your praise be free from deceit;
may the eyes which have seen the tokens of your love
shine with the light of hope;
and may the bodies which have been fed with your body
be refreshed with the fullness of your life;
glory to you for ever.

Mary, Martha and Lazarus, Companions of our Lord

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-07-29

Green / white

Lesser Festival Eucharistic Lectionary
Isaiah 25.6-9
Psalm 49.5-10, 16
Hebrews 2.10-15
John 12.1-8

Holy Communion
Jeremiah 15.10, 16-end
Psalm 59.1-4, 18-end
Matthew 13.44-46

Morning Prayer
Psalm 34
1 Samuel 16
Luke 23.44-56a

Evening Prayer
Psalms 119.33-56
Jeremiah 33.1-13
James 3

Collect

God our Father,
whose Son enjoyed the love of his friends,
Mary, Martha and Lazarus,
in learning, argument and hospitality:
may we so rejoice in your love
that the world may come to know
the depths of your wisdom, the wonder of your compassion,
and your power to bring life out of death;
through the merits of Jesus Christ,
our friend and brother,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

Father,
from whom every family in heaven and on earth takes its name,
your servants Mary, Martha and Lazarus revealed your goodness
in a life of tranquillity and service:
grant that we who have gathered in faith around this table
may like them know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge
and be filled with all your fullness;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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

William Wilberforce, Social Reformer, Olaudah Equiano and Thomas Clarkson, Anti-Slavery Campaigners, 1833, 1797 and 1846

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-07-30

Green / white

Holy Communion
Jeremiah 18.1-6
Psalm 146.1-5
Matthew 13.47-53

Morning Prayer
Psalm 37*
1 Samuel 17.1-30
Luke 23.56b – 24.12

Evening Prayer
Psalms 39, 40
Jeremiah 33.14-end
James 4.1-12

Collect

God our deliverer,
who sent your Son Jesus Christ
to set your people free from the slavery of sin:
grant that, as your servants William Wilberforce, Olaudah Equiano and Thomas Clarkson
toiled against the sin of slavery,
so we may bring compassion to all
and work for the freedom of all 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

God our redeemer,
who inspired William Wilberforce, Olaudah Equiano and Thomas Clarkson 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.

Ignatius of Loyola, Founder of the Society of Jesus, 1556

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-07-31

Green

Holy Communion
Jeremiah 26.1-9
Psalm 69.4-10
Matthew 13.54-end

Morning Prayer
Psalm 31
1 Samuel 17.31-54
Luke 24.13-35

Evening Prayer
Psalm 35
Jeremiah 35
James 4.13 – 5.6

Collect

Almighty Lord and everlasting God,
we beseech you to direct, sanctify and govern
both our hearts and bodies
in the ways of your laws
and the works of your commandments;
that through your most mighty protection, both here and ever,
we may be preserved in body and soul;
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.

Post Communion

Strengthen for service, Lord,
the hands that have taken holy things;
may the ears which have heard your word
be deaf to clamour and dispute;
may the tongues which have sung your praise be free from deceit;
may the eyes which have seen the tokens of your love
shine with the light of hope;
and may the bodies which have been fed with your body
be refreshed with the fullness of your life;
glory to you for ever.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-08-01

Green

Holy Communion
Jeremiah 26.11-16, 24
Psalm 69.14-20
Matthew 14.1-12

Morning Prayer
Psalms 41, 42, 43
1 Samuel 17.55 – 18.16
Luke 24.36-end

Evening Prayer
Psalms 45, 46
Jeremiah 36.1-18
James 5.7-end

Collect

Almighty Lord and everlasting God,
we beseech you to direct, sanctify and govern
both our hearts and bodies
in the ways of your laws
and the works of your commandments;
that through your most mighty protection, both here and ever,
we may be preserved in body and soul;
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.

Post Communion

Strengthen for service, Lord,
the hands that have taken holy things;
may the ears which have heard your word
be deaf to clamour and dispute;
may the tongues which have sung your praise be free from deceit;
may the eyes which have seen the tokens of your love
shine with the light of hope;
and may the bodies which have been fed with your body
be refreshed with the fullness of your life;
glory to you for ever.

Collect on the Eve of Trinity 9

Almighty God,
who sent your Holy Spirit
to be the life and light of your Church:
open our hearts to the riches of your grace,
that we may bring forth the fruit of the Spirit
in love and joy and peace;
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.