What’s On

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

Purple or Lent array

Holy Communion
Isaiah 1.10, 16-20
Psalm 50.8, 16-end
Matthew 23.1-12

Morning Prayer
Psalm 50 (or) 87, 89.1-18
Genesis 44.1-17
Hebrews 2.1-9

Evening Prayer
Psalms 52, 53, 54 (or) 89.19-end
Jeremiah 8.1-15
John 6.52-59

Collect

Almighty God,
you show to those who are in error the light of your truth,
that they may return to the way of righteousness:
grant to all those who are admitted
into the fellowship of Christ’s religion,
that they may reject those things
that are contrary to their profession,
and follow all such things as are agreeable to 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

Almighty God,
you see that we have no power of ourselves to help ourselves:
keep us both outwardly in our bodies,
and inwardly in our souls;
that we may be defended from all adversities
which may happen to the body,
and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-03-04

Purple or Lent array

Holy Communion
Jeremiah 18.18-20
Psalm 31.4-5, 14-18
Matthew 20.17-28

Morning Prayer
Psalm 35 (or) 119.105-128
Genesis 44.18-end
Hebrews 2.10-end

Evening Prayer
Psalms 3, 51 (or) 91, 93
Jeremiah 8.18 – 9.11
John 6.60-end

Collect

Almighty God,
you show to those who are in error the light of your truth,
that they may return to the way of righteousness:
grant to all those who are admitted
into the fellowship of Christ’s religion,
that they may reject those things
that are contrary to their profession,
and follow all such things as are agreeable to 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

Almighty God,
you see that we have no power of ourselves to help ourselves:
keep us both outwardly in our bodies,
and inwardly in our souls;
that we may be defended from all adversities
which may happen to the body,
and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-03-05

Purple or Lent array

Holy Communion
Jeremiah 17.5-10
Psalm 1
Luke 16.19-end

Morning Prayer
Psalm 34 (or) 90, 92
Genesis 45.1-15
Hebrews 3.1-6

Evening Prayer
Psalms 71 (or) 94
Jeremiah 9.12-24
John 7.1-13

Collect

Almighty God,
you show to those who are in error the light of your truth,
that they may return to the way of righteousness:
grant to all those who are admitted
into the fellowship of Christ’s religion,
that they may reject those things
that are contrary to their profession,
and follow all such things as are agreeable to 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

Almighty God,
you see that we have no power of ourselves to help ourselves:
keep us both outwardly in our bodies,
and inwardly in our souls;
that we may be defended from all adversities
which may happen to the body,
and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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

Purple or Lent array

Holy Communion
Genesis 37.3-4, 12-13, 17-28
Psalm 105.16-22
Matthew 21.33-43, 45-46

Morning Prayer
Psalms 40, 41 (or) 88, (95)
Genesis 45.16-end
Hebrews 3.7-end

Evening Prayer
Psalms 6, 38 (or) 102
Jeremiah 10.1-16
John 7.14-24

Collect

Almighty God,
you show to those who are in error the light of your truth,
that they may return to the way of righteousness:
grant to all those who are admitted
into the fellowship of Christ’s religion,
that they may reject those things
that are contrary to their profession,
and follow all such things as are agreeable to 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

Almighty God,
you see that we have no power of ourselves to help ourselves:
keep us both outwardly in our bodies,
and inwardly in our souls;
that we may be defended from all adversities
which may happen to the body,
and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Perpetua, Felicity and their Companions, Martyrs at Carthage, 203

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

Purple or Lent array / red

Holy Communion
Micah 7.14-15, 18-20
Psalm 103.1-4, 9-12
Luke 15.1-3, 11-end

Morning Prayer
Psalms 3, 25 (or) 96, 97, 100
Genesis 46.1-7, 28-end
Hebrews 4.1-13

Evening Prayer
Psalms 23, 27 (or) 104
Jeremiah 10.17-24
John 7.25-36

Collect

Holy God,
who gave great courage to Perpetua, Felicity and their companions:
grant that we may be worthy to climb the ladder of sacrifice
and be received into the garden of 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.

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 martyrs Perpetua, Felicity and their companions:
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 martyrs Perpetua, Felicity and their companions:
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.

Collect on the Eve of Lent 3

Almighty God,
whose most dear Son went not up to joy but first he suffered pain,
and entered not into glory before he was crucified:
mercifully grant that we, walking in the way of the cross,
may find it none other than the way of life 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.

The Third Sunday of Lent

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-03-08

Purple or Lent array

Principal Service
Exodus 17.1-7
Psalm 95
Romans 5.1-11
John 4.5-42

Third Service
Psalm 46
Amos 7.10-end
2 Corinthians 1.1-11

Second Service
Psalm 40
Joshua 1.1-9
Ephesians 6.10-20
Gospel at Holy Communion:
John 2.13-22

Collect

Almighty God,
whose most dear Son went not up to joy but first he suffered pain,
and entered not into glory before he was crucified:
mercifully grant that we, walking in the way of the cross,
may find it none other than the way of life 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.

Post Communion

Merciful Lord,
grant your people grace to withstand the temptations
of the world, the flesh and the devil,
and with pure hearts and minds to follow you, the only God;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-03-09

Purple or Lent array

Holy Communion
2 Kings 5.1-15
Psalm 42.1-2, 43.1-4
Luke 4.24-30

The following readings may replace those provided for Holy Communion on any day (except St Joseph’s Day and the Annunciation) during the Third Week of Lent, especially in Years B and C when the Gospel passage about the Samaritan woman is not read on the Third Sunday of Lent:
Exodus 17.1-7
Psalm 95.1-2, 6-end
John 4.5-42

Morning Prayer
Psalms 5, 7 (or) 98, 99, 101
Genesis 47.1-27
Hebrews 4.14 – 5.10

Evening Prayer
Psalms 11, 17 (or) 105* (or 103)
Jeremiah 11.1-17
John 7.37-52

Collect

Almighty God,
whose most dear Son went not up to joy but first he suffered pain,
and entered not into glory before he was crucified:
mercifully grant that we, walking in the way of the cross,
may find it none other than the way of life 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.

Post Communion

Merciful Lord,
grant your people grace to withstand the temptations
of the world, the flesh and the devil,
and with pure hearts and minds to follow you, the only God;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-03-10

Purple or Lent array

Holy Communion
Song of the Three 2, 11-20 or
Daniel 2.20-23
Psalm 25.3-10
Matthew 18.21-end

The following readings may replace those provided for Holy Communion on any day (except St Joseph’s Day and the Annunciation) during the Third Week of Lent, especially in Years B and C when the Gospel passage about the Samaritan woman is not read on the Third Sunday of Lent:
Exodus 17.1-7
Psalm 95.1-2, 6-end
John 4.5-42

Morning Prayer
Psalms 6, 9 (or) 106* (or 103)
Genesis 47.28 – end of 48
Hebrews 5.11 – 6.12

Evening Prayer
Psalms 61, 62, 64 (or) 107*
Jeremiah 11.18 – 12.6
John 7.53 – 8.11

Collect

Almighty God,
whose most dear Son went not up to joy but first he suffered pain,
and entered not into glory before he was crucified:
mercifully grant that we, walking in the way of the cross,
may find it none other than the way of life 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.

Post Communion

Merciful Lord,
grant your people grace to withstand the temptations
of the world, the flesh and the devil,
and with pure hearts and minds to follow you, the only God;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-03-11

Purple or Lent array

Holy Communion
Deuteronomy 4.1, 5-9
Psalm 147.13-end
Matthew 5.17-19

The following readings may replace those provided for Holy Communion on any day (except St Joseph’s Day and the Annunciation) during the Third Week of Lent, especially in Years B and C when the Gospel passage about the Samaritan woman is not read on the Third Sunday of Lent:
Exodus 17.1-7
Psalm 95.1-2, 6-end
John 4.5-42

Morning Prayer
Psalm 38 (or) 110, 111, 112
Genesis 49.1-32
Hebrews 6.13-end

Evening Prayer
Psalms 36, 39 (or) 119.129-152
Jeremiah 13.1-11
John 8.12-30

Collect

Almighty God,
whose most dear Son went not up to joy but first he suffered pain,
and entered not into glory before he was crucified:
mercifully grant that we, walking in the way of the cross,
may find it none other than the way of life 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.

Post Communion

Merciful Lord,
grant your people grace to withstand the temptations
of the world, the flesh and the devil,
and with pure hearts and minds to follow you, the only God;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-03-12

Purple or Lent array

Holy Communion
Jeremiah 7.23-28
Psalm 95.1-2, 6-end
Luke 11.14-23

The following readings may replace those provided for Holy Communion on any day (except St Joseph’s Day and the Annunciation) during the Third Week of Lent, especially in Years B and C when the Gospel passage about the Samaritan woman is not read on the Third Sunday of Lent:
Exodus 17.1-7
Psalm 95.1-2, 6-end
John 4.5-42

Morning Prayer
Psalms 56, 57 (or) 113, 115
Genesis 49.33 – end of 50
Hebrews 7.1-10

Evening Prayer
Psalms 59, 60 (or) 114, 116, 117
Jeremiah 14
John 8.31-47

Collect

Almighty God,
whose most dear Son went not up to joy but first he suffered pain,
and entered not into glory before he was crucified:
mercifully grant that we, walking in the way of the cross,
may find it none other than the way of life 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.

Post Communion

Merciful Lord,
grant your people grace to withstand the temptations
of the world, the flesh and the devil,
and with pure hearts and minds to follow you, the only God;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-03-13

Purple or Lent array

Holy Communion
Hosea 14
Psalm 81.6-10, 13, 16
Mark 12.28-34

The following readings may replace those provided for Holy Communion on any day (except St Joseph’s Day and the Annunciation) during the Third Week of Lent, especially in Years B and C when the Gospel passage about the Samaritan woman is not read on the Third Sunday of Lent:
Exodus 17.1-7
Psalm 95.1-2, 6-end
John 4.5-42

Morning Prayer
Psalm 22 (or) 139
Exodus 1.1-14
Hebrews 7.11-end

Evening Prayer
Psalm 69 (or) 130, 131, 137
Jeremiah 15.10-end
John 8.48-end

Collect

Almighty God,
whose most dear Son went not up to joy but first he suffered pain,
and entered not into glory before he was crucified:
mercifully grant that we, walking in the way of the cross,
may find it none other than the way of life 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.

Post Communion

Merciful Lord,
grant your people grace to withstand the temptations
of the world, the flesh and the devil,
and with pure hearts and minds to follow you, the only God;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-03-14

Purple or Lent array

Holy Communion
Hosea 5.15 – 6.6
Psalm 51.1-2, 17-end
Luke 18.9-14

The following readings may replace those provided for Holy Communion on any day (except St Joseph’s Day and the Annunciation) during the Third Week of Lent, especially in Years B and C when the Gospel passage about the Samaritan woman is not read on the Third Sunday of Lent:
Exodus 17.1-7
Psalm 95.1-2, 6-end
John 4.5-42

Morning Prayer
Psalm 31 (or) 120, 121, 122
Exodus 1.22 – 2.10
Hebrews 8

Evening Prayer
Psalms 116, 130 (or) 118
Jeremiah 16.10 – 17.4
John 9.1-17

Collect

Almighty God,
whose most dear Son went not up to joy but first he suffered pain,
and entered not into glory before he was crucified:
mercifully grant that we, walking in the way of the cross,
may find it none other than the way of life 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.

Post Communion

Merciful Lord,
grant your people grace to withstand the temptations
of the world, the flesh and the devil,
and with pure hearts and minds to follow you, the only God;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Collect on the Eve of Lent 4

Merciful Lord,
absolve your people from their offences,
that through your bountiful goodness
we may all be delivered from the chains of those sins
which by our frailty we have committed;
grant this, heavenly Father,
for Jesus Christ’s sake, our blessed Lord and Saviour,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Mothering Sunday

Principal Service
Exodus 2.1-10 or 1 Samuel 1.20-end
Psalm 34.11-20 or Psalm 127.1-4
2 Corinthians 1.3-7 or Colossians 3.12-17
Luke 2.33-35 or John 19.25-27

Collect

God of compassion,
whose Son Jesus Christ, the child of Mary,
shared the life of a home in Nazareth,
and on the cross drew the whole human family to himself:
strengthen us in our daily living
that in joy and in sorrow
we may know the power of your presence
to bind together and to heal;
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

Loving God,
as a mother feeds her children at the breast
you feed us in this sacrament with the food and drink of eternal life:
help us who have tasted your goodness
to grow in grace within the household of faith;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

The Fourth Sunday of Lent

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-03-15

Purple or Lent array

Principal Service
1 Samuel 16.1-13
Psalm 23
Ephesians 5.8-14
John 9.1-41

Third Service
Psalm 19
Isaiah 43.1-7
Ephesians 2.8-14

Second Service

If the Principal Service readings have been displaced by Mothering Sunday provisions, they may be used at the Second Service.
Psalm 31.1-16 or 31.1-8
Micah 7 or Prayer of Manasseh
James 5
Gospel at Holy Communion:
John 3.14-21

Collect

Merciful Lord,
absolve your people from their offences,
that through your bountiful goodness
we may all be delivered from the chains of those sins
which by our frailty we have committed;
grant this, heavenly Father,
for Jesus Christ’s sake, our blessed Lord and Saviour,
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 blessed Son our Saviour
gave his back to the smiters
and did not hide his face from shame:
give us grace to endure the sufferings of this present time
with sure confidence in the glory that shall be revealed;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-03-16

Purple or Lent array

Holy Communion
Isaiah 65.17-21
Psalm 30.1-5, 8, 11-end
John 4.43-end

The following readings may replace those provided for Holy Communion on any day (except St Joseph’s Day and the Annunciation) during the Fourth Week of Lent, especially in Years B and C when the Gospel passage about the man born blind is not read on the Fourth Sunday of Lent:
Micah 7.7-9
Psalm 27.1, 9-10, 16-17
John 9

Morning Prayer
Psalms 70, 77 (or) 123, 124, 125, 126
Exodus 2.11-22
Hebrews 9.1-14

Evening Prayer
Psalms 25, 28 (or) 127, 128, 129
Jeremiah 17.5-18
John 9.18-end

Collect

Merciful Lord,
absolve your people from their offences,
that through your bountiful goodness
we may all be delivered from the chains of those sins
which by our frailty we have committed;
grant this, heavenly Father,
for Jesus Christ’s sake, our blessed Lord and Saviour,
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 blessed Son our Saviour
gave his back to the smiters
and did not hide his face from shame:
give us grace to endure the sufferings of this present time
with sure confidence in the glory that shall be revealed;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Patrick, Bishop, Missionary, Patron of Ireland, c.460

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-03-17

Purple or Lent array / white

Holy Communion
Ezekiel 47.1-9, 12
Psalm 46.1-8
John 5.1-3, 5-16

The following readings may replace those provided for Holy Communion on any day (except St Joseph’s Day and the Annunciation) during the Fourth Week of Lent, especially in Years B and C when the Gospel passage about the man born blind is not read on the Fourth Sunday of Lent:
Micah 7.7-9
Psalm 27.1, 9-10, 16-17
John 9

Morning Prayer
Psalms 54, 79 (or) 132, 133
Exodus 2.23 – 3.20
Hebrews 9.15-end

Evening Prayer
Psalms 80, 82 (or) (134), 135
Jeremiah 18.1-12
John 10.1-10

Collect

Almighty God,
who in your providence chose your servant Patrick
to be the apostle of the Irish people:
keep alive in us the fire of the faith he kindled
and strengthen us in our pilgrimage
towards the light of everlasting life;
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 Patrick and all your saints
in the eternal banquet of Jesus Christ our Lord.

Cyril, Bishop of Jerusalem, Teacher of the Faith, 386

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-03-18

Purple or Lent array

Holy Communion
Isaiah 49.8-15
Psalm 145.8-18
John 5.17-30

The following readings may replace those provided for Holy Communion on any day (except St Joseph’s Day and the Annunciation) during the Fourth Week of Lent, especially in Years B and C when the Gospel passage about the man born blind is not read on the Fourth Sunday of Lent:
Micah 7.7-9
Psalm 27.1, 9-10, 16-17
John 9

Morning Prayer
Psalms 63, 90 (or) 119.153-end
Exodus 4.1-23
Hebrews 10.1-18

Evening Prayer
Psalms 52, 91 (or) 136
Jeremiah 18.13-end
John 10.11-21

(or) Evening Prayer on the Eve of Joseph of Nazareth
Psalm 132
Hosea 11.1-9
Luke 2.41-end

Collect

Merciful Lord,
absolve your people from their offences,
that through your bountiful goodness
we may all be delivered from the chains of those sins
which by our frailty we have committed;
grant this, heavenly Father,
for Jesus Christ’s sake, our blessed Lord and Saviour,
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 blessed Son our Saviour
gave his back to the smiters
and did not hide his face from shame:
give us grace to endure the sufferings of this present time
with sure confidence in the glory that shall be revealed;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Collect on the Eve of Joseph of Nazareth

God our Father,
who from the family of your servant David
raised up Joseph the carpenter
to be the guardian of your incarnate Son
and husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary:
give us grace to follow him
in faithful obedience to your commands;
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.

Joseph of Nazareth

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-03-19

White

Principal Service
2 Samuel 7.4-16
Psalm 89.26-36
Romans 4.13-18
Matthew 1.18-end

Third Service
Isaiah 11.1-10
Matthew 13.54-end
Morning Psalms
Psalms 25, 147.1-12

Second Service
Genesis 50.22-end
Matthew 2.13-end
Evening Psalms
Psalms 1, 112

Collect

God our Father,
who from the family of your servant David
raised up Joseph the carpenter
to be the guardian of your incarnate Son
and husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary:
give us grace to follow him
in faithful obedience to your commands;
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 Son grew in wisdom and stature
in the home of Joseph the carpenter of Nazareth
and on the wood of the cross
perfected the work of the world’s salvation:
help us, strengthened by this sacrament of his passion,
to count the wisdom of the world as foolishness,
and to walk with him in simplicity and trust;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Cuthbert, Bishop of Lindisfarne, Missionary, 687

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-03-20

Purple or Lent array / white

Holy Communion
Wisdom 2.1, 12-22 or
Jeremiah 26.8-11
Psalm 34.15-end
John 7.1-2, 10, 25-30

The following readings may replace those provided for Holy Communion on any day (except St Joseph’s Day and the Annunciation) during the Fourth Week of Lent, especially in Years B and C when the Gospel passage about the man born blind is not read on the Fourth Sunday of Lent:
Micah 7.7-9
Psalm 27.1, 9-10, 16-17
John 9

Morning Prayer
Psalm 102 (or) 142, 144
Exodus 6.2-13
Hebrews 10.26-end

Evening Prayer
Psalms 13, 16 (or) 145
Jeremiah 19.14 – 20.6
John 11.1-16

Collect

Almighty God,
who called your servant Cuthbert from following the flock
to follow your Son and to be a shepherd of your people:
in your mercy, grant that we, following his example,
may bring those who are lost home to your fold;
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 Cuthbert and all your saints
in the eternal banquet of Jesus Christ our Lord.

Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, Reformation Martyr, 1556

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-03-21

Purple or Lent array / red

Holy Communion
Jeremiah 11.18-20
Psalm 7.1-2, 8-10
John 7.40-52

The following readings may replace those provided for Holy Communion on any day (except St Joseph’s Day and the Annunciation) during the Fourth Week of Lent, especially in Years B and C when the Gospel passage about the man born blind is not read on the Fourth Sunday of Lent:
Micah 7.7-9
Psalm 27.1, 9-10, 16-17
John 9

Morning Prayer
Psalm 32 (or) 147
Exodus 7.8-end
Hebrews 11.1-16

Evening Prayer
Psalms 140, 141, 142 (or) 148, 149, 150
Jeremiah 20.7-end
John 11.17-27

Collect

Father of all mercies,
who through the work of your servant Thomas Cranmer
renewed the worship of your Church
and through his death revealed your strength in human weakness:
by your grace strengthen us to worship you
in spirit and in truth
and so to come to the joys of your everlasting kingdom;
through Jesus Christ our Mediator and Advocate,
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 Thomas Cranmer:
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 Thomas Cranmer:
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.

Collect on the Eve of Lent 5

Most merciful God,
who by the death and resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ
delivered and saved the world:
grant that by faith in him who suffered on the cross
we may triumph in the power of his victory;
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 Fifth Sunday of Lent

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Purple or Lent array

Passiontide begins

Principal Service
Ezekiel 37.1-14
Psalm 130
Romans 8.6-11
John 11.1-45

Third Service
Psalm 86
Jeremiah 31.27-37
John 12.20-33

Second Service
Psalm 30
Lamentations 3.19-33
Matthew 20.17-end

Collect

Most merciful God,
who by the death and resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ
delivered and saved the world:
grant that by faith in him who suffered on the cross
we may triumph in the power of his victory;
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 Jesus Christ,
you have taught us
that what we do for the least of our brothers and sisters
we do also for you:
give us the will to be the servant of others
as you were the servant of all,
and gave up your life and died for us,
but are alive and reign, now and for ever.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-03-23

Purple or Lent array

Holy Communion
Susannah 1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62 [or
41b-62] or
Joshua 2.1-14
Psalm 23
John 8.1-11

The following readings may replace those provided for Holy Communion on any day (except St Joseph’s Day and the Annunciation) during the Fifth Week of Lent, especially in Years B and C when the Gospel passage about Lazarus is not read on the Fifth Sunday of Lent:
2 Kings 4.18-21, 32-37
Psalm 17.1-8, 16
John 11.1-45

Morning Prayer
Psalms 73, 121 (or) 1, 2, 3
Exodus 8.1-19
Hebrews 11.17-31

Evening Prayer
Psalms 26, 27 (or) 4, 7
Jeremiah 21.1-10
John 11.28-44

Collect

Most merciful God,
who by the death and resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ
delivered and saved the world:
grant that by faith in him who suffered on the cross
we may triumph in the power of his victory;
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 Jesus Christ,
you have taught us
that what we do for the least of our brothers and sisters
we do also for you:
give us the will to be the servant of others
as you were the servant of all,
and gave up your life and died for us,
but are alive and reign, now and for ever.

Walter Hilton of Thurgarton, Augustinian Canon, Mystic, 1396
Paul Couturier, Priest, Ecumenist, 1953
Oscar Romero, Archbishop of San Salvador, Martyr, 1980

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-03-24

Purple or Lent array

Holy Communion
Numbers 21.4-9
Psalm 102.1-3, 16-23
John 8.21-30

The following readings may replace those provided for Holy Communion on any day (except St Joseph’s Day and the Annunciation) during the Fifth Week of Lent, especially in Years B and C when the Gospel passage about Lazarus is not read on the Fifth Sunday of Lent:
2 Kings 4.18-21, 32-37
Psalm 17.1-8, 16
John 11.1-45

Morning Prayer
Psalms 35, 123 (or) 5, 6, (8)
Exodus 8.20-end
Hebrews 11.32 – 12.2

Evening Prayer on the Eve of the Annunciation
Psalm 85
Wisdom 9.1-12 or
Genesis 3.8-15
Galatians 4.1-5

Collect

Most merciful God,
who by the death and resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ
delivered and saved the world:
grant that by faith in him who suffered on the cross
we may triumph in the power of his victory;
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 Jesus Christ,
you have taught us
that what we do for the least of our brothers and sisters
we do also for you:
give us the will to be the servant of others
as you were the servant of all,
and gave up your life and died for us,
but are alive and reign, now and for ever.

Collect on the Eve of The Annunciation

We beseech you, O Lord,
pour your grace into our hearts,
that as we have known the incarnation of your Son Jesus Christ
by the message of an angel,
so by his cross and passion
we may be brought to the glory of his resurrection;
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 Annunciation of Our Lord to the Blessed Virgin Mary

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Gold or White

Principal Feast

Principal Service
Isaiah 7.10-14
Psalm 40.5-11
Hebrews 10.4-10
Luke 1.26-38

Third Service
1 Samuel 2.1-10
Romans 5.12-end
Morning Psalms
Psalms 111, 113

Second Service
Isaiah 52.1-12
Hebrews 2.5-end
Evening Psalms
Psalms 131, 146

Collect

We beseech you, O Lord,
pour your grace into our hearts,
that as we have known the incarnation of your Son Jesus Christ
by the message of an angel,
so by his cross and passion
we may be brought to the glory of his resurrection;
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 most high,
whose handmaid bore the Word made flesh:
we thank you that in this sacrament of our redemption
you visit us with your Holy Spirit
and overshadow us by your power;
strengthen us to walk with Mary the joyful path of obedience
and so to bring forth the fruits of holiness;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Harriet Monsell, Founder of the Community of St John the Baptist, 1883

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-03-26

Purple or Lent array

Holy Communion
Genesis 17.3-9
Psalm 105.4-9
John 8.51-end

The following readings may replace those provided for Holy Communion on any day (except St Joseph’s Day and the Annunciation) during the Fifth Week of Lent, especially in Years B and C when the Gospel passage about Lazarus is not read on the Fifth Sunday of Lent:
2 Kings 4.18-21, 32-37
Psalm 17.1-8, 16
John 11.1-45

Morning Prayer
Psalms 40, 125 (or) 14, 15, 16
Exodus 9.13-end
Hebrews 12.14-end

Evening Prayer
Psalms 42, 43 (or) 18*
Jeremiah 23.9-32
John 12.12-19

Collect

Most merciful God,
who by the death and resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ
delivered and saved the world:
grant that by faith in him who suffered on the cross
we may triumph in the power of his victory;
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 Jesus Christ,
you have taught us
that what we do for the least of our brothers and sisters
we do also for you:
give us the will to be the servant of others
as you were the servant of all,
and gave up your life and died for us,
but are alive and reign, now and for ever.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-03-27

Purple or Lent array

Holy Communion
Jeremiah 20.10-13
Psalm 18.1-6
John 10.31-end

The following readings may replace those provided for Holy Communion on any day (except St Joseph’s Day and the Annunciation) during the Fifth Week of Lent, especially in Years B and C when the Gospel passage about Lazarus is not read on the Fifth Sunday of Lent:
2 Kings 4.18-21, 32-37
Psalm 17.1-8, 16
John 11.1-45

Morning Prayer
Psalms 22, 126 (or) 17, 19
Exodus 10
Hebrews 13.1-16

Evening Prayer
Psalm 31 (or) 22
Jeremiah 24
John 12.20-36a

Collect

Most merciful God,
who by the death and resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ
delivered and saved the world:
grant that by faith in him who suffered on the cross
we may triumph in the power of his victory;
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 Jesus Christ,
you have taught us
that what we do for the least of our brothers and sisters
we do also for you:
give us the will to be the servant of others
as you were the servant of all,
and gave up your life and died for us,
but are alive and reign, now and for ever.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-03-28

Purple or Lent array

Holy Communion
Ezekiel 37.21-end
Canticle: Jeremiah 31.10-13 or
Psalm 121
John 11.45-end

The following readings may replace those provided for Holy Communion on any day (except St Joseph’s Day and the Annunciation) during the Fifth Week of Lent, especially in Years B and C when the Gospel passage about Lazarus is not read on the Fifth Sunday of Lent:
2 Kings 4.18-21, 32-37
Psalm 17.1-8, 16
John 11.1-45

Morning Prayer
Psalms 23, 127 (or) 20, 21, 23
Exodus 11
Hebrews 13.17-end

Evening Prayer
Psalms 128, 129, 130 (or) 24, 25
Jeremiah 25.1-14
John 12.36b-end

Collect

Most merciful God,
who by the death and resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ
delivered and saved the world:
grant that by faith in him who suffered on the cross
we may triumph in the power of his victory;
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 Jesus Christ,
you have taught us
that what we do for the least of our brothers and sisters
we do also for you:
give us the will to be the servant of others
as you were the servant of all,
and gave up your life and died for us,
but are alive and reign, now and for ever.

Collect on the Eve of Palm Sunday

Almighty and everlasting God,
who in your tender love towards the human race
sent your Son our Saviour Jesus Christ
to take upon him our flesh
and to suffer death upon the cross:
grant that we may follow the example of his patience and humility,
and also be made partakers of his resurrection;
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.

Palm Sunday

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Red

Principal Service
Liturgy of the Palms:
Matthew 21.1-11
Psalm 118.1-2, 19-end*

Liturgy of the Passion:
Isaiah 50.4-9a
Psalm 31.9-16*
Philippians 2.5-11
Matthew 26.14 – end of 27 or
Matthew 27.11-54

Third Service
Psalms 61, 62
Zechariah 9.9-12
Luke 16.19-end

Second Service
Psalm 80
Isaiah 5.1-7
Matthew 21.33-end

Collect

Almighty and everlasting God,
who in your tender love towards the human race
sent your Son our Saviour Jesus Christ
to take upon him our flesh
and to suffer death upon the cross:
grant that we may follow the example of his patience and humility,
and also be made partakers of his resurrection;
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 Jesus Christ,
you humbled yourself in taking the form of a servant,
and in obedience died on the cross for our salvation:
give us the mind to follow you
and to proclaim you as Lord and King,
to the glory of God the Father.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-03-30

Red

Monday of Holy Week

Principal Service
Isaiah 42.1-9
Psalm 36.5-11
Hebrews 9.11-15
John 12.1-11

Morning
Psalm 41
Lamentations 1.1-12a
Luke 22.1-23

Evening
Psalm 25
Lamentations 2.8-19
Colossians 1.18-23

Collect

Almighty and everlasting God,
who in your tender love towards the human race
sent your Son our Saviour Jesus Christ
to take upon him our flesh
and to suffer death upon the cross:
grant that we may follow the example of his patience and humility,
and also be made partakers of his resurrection;
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 Jesus Christ,
you humbled yourself in taking the form of a servant,
and in obedience died on the cross for our salvation:
give us the mind to follow you
and to proclaim you as Lord and King,
to the glory of God the Father.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-03-31

Red

Tuesday of Holy Week

Principal Service
Isaiah 49.1-7
Psalm 71.1-14*
1 Corinthians 1.18-31
John 12.20-36

Morning
Psalm 27
Lamentations 3.1-18
Luke 22.24-53 (or 39-53)

Evening
Psalm 55.13-24
Lamentations 3.40-51
Galatians 6.11-end

Collect

Almighty and everlasting God,
who in your tender love towards the human race
sent your Son our Saviour Jesus Christ
to take upon him our flesh
and to suffer death upon the cross:
grant that we may follow the example of his patience and humility,
and also be made partakers of his resurrection;
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 Jesus Christ,
you humbled yourself in taking the form of a servant,
and in obedience died on the cross for our salvation:
give us the mind to follow you
and to proclaim you as Lord and King,
to the glory of God the Father.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-04-01

Red

Wednesday of Holy Week

Principal Service
Isaiah 50.4-9a
Psalm 70
Hebrews 12.1-3
John 13.21-32

Morning
Psalm 102*
Wisdom 1.16 – 2.1; 2.12-22 or
Jeremiah 11.18-20
Luke 22.54-end

Evening
Psalm 88
Isaiah 63.1-9
Revelation 14.18 – 15.4

Collect

Almighty and everlasting God,
who in your tender love towards the human race
sent your Son our Saviour Jesus Christ
to take upon him our flesh
and to suffer death upon the cross:
grant that we may follow the example of his patience and humility,
and also be made partakers of his resurrection;
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 Jesus Christ,
you humbled yourself in taking the form of a servant,
and in obedience died on the cross for our salvation:
give us the mind to follow you
and to proclaim you as Lord and King,
to the glory of God the Father.

Maundy Thursday

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Red:
White for Holy Communion

Principal Holy Day

Principal Service
Exodus 12.1-4 [5-10] 11-14
Psalm 116.1, 10-end*
1 Corinthians 11.23-26
John 13.1-17, 31b-35

Morning
Psalms 42, 43
Leviticus 16.2-24
Luke 23.1-25

Evening
Psalm 39
Exodus 11
Ephesians 2.11-18

Collect

At Morning and Evening Prayer the Collect of Palm Sunday is used.
Almighty and everlasting God,
who in your tender love towards the human race
sent your Son our Saviour Jesus Christ
to take upon him our flesh
and to suffer death upon the cross:
grant that we may follow the example of his patience and humility,
and also be made partakers of his resurrection;
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.

At Holy Communion this Collect is used.
God our Father,
you have invited us to share in the supper
which your Son gave to his Church
to proclaim his death until he comes:
may he nourish us by his presence,
and unite us in his love;
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

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 fruit of your redemption,
for you are alive and reign, now and for ever.