What’s On

Hilda, Abbess of Whitby, 680
Mechtild, Béguine of Magdeburg, Mystic, 1280

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-11-19

Red or Green / white

Exciting Holiness
Isaiah 61.10 – 62.5
Psalm 131
Ephesians 4.1-6
Luke 14.7-14

Holy Communion
2 Maccabees 7.1, 20-31 or
Revelation 4
Psalm 116.10-end or
150
Luke 19.11-28

Morning Prayer
Psalms 56, 57 (or) 34
Isaiah 10.20-32
Matthew 8.1-13

Evening Prayer
Psalm 73 (or) 119.33-56
Daniel 9.1-19
Revelation 11.15-end

Collect

Eternal God,
who made the abbess Hilda to shine like a jewel in our land
and through her holiness and leadership
blessed your Church with new life and unity:
help us, like her, to yearn for the gospel of Christ
and to reconcile those who are divided;
through him 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 Hilda
that she served you with singleness of heart
and loved you above all things:
help us, whose communion with you
has been renewed in this sacrament,
to forsake all that holds us back from following Christ
and to grow into his likeness from glory to glory;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Edmund, King of the East Angles, Martyr, 870
Priscilla Lydia Sellon, a Restorer of the Religious Life in the Church of England, 1876

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-11-20

Red or Green / red

Exciting Holiness
Proverbs 20.28; 21.1-4, 7
Psalm 80.8-12, 15, 16
Revelation 12.10-12a
Matthew 10.34-39

Holy Communion
1 Maccabees 2.15-29 or
Revelation 5.1-10
Psalm 129 or
149.1-5
Luke 19.41-44

Morning Prayer
Psalms 61, 62 (or) 37*
Isaiah 10.33 – 11.9
Matthew 8.14-22

Evening Prayer
Psalms 74, 76 (or) 39, 40
Daniel 9.20-end
Revelation 12

Collect

Eternal God,
whose servant Edmund kept faith to the end,
both with you and with his people,
and glorified you by his death:
grant us such steadfastness of faith
that, with the noble army of martyrs,
we may come to enjoy the fullness of the resurrection 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

God our redeemer,
whose Church was strengthened by the blood of your martyr Edmund:
so bind us, in life and death, to Christ’s sacrifice
that our lives, broken and offered with his,
may carry his death and proclaim his resurrection in the world;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

(or)

Eternal God,
who gave us this holy meal
in which we have celebrated the glory of the cross
and the victory of your martyr Edmund:
by our communion with Christ
in his saving death and resurrection,
give us with all your saints the courage to conquer evil
and so to share the fruit of the tree of life;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-11-21

Red or Green

Holy Communion
1 Maccabees 4.36-37, 52-59 or
Revelation 10.8-11
Psalm 122 or
119.65-72
Luke 19.45-end

Morning Prayer
Psalms 63, 65 (or) 31
Isaiah 11.10 – end of 12
Matthew 8.23-end

Evening Prayer
Psalm 77 (or) 35
Daniel 10.1 – 11.1
Revelation 13.1-10

Collect

Heavenly Father,
whose blessed Son was revealed
to destroy the works of the devil
and to make us the children of God and heirs of eternal life:
grant that we, having this hope,
may purify ourselves even as he is pure;
that when he shall appear in power and great glory
we may be made like him in his eternal and glorious kingdom;
where he is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

Gracious Lord,
in this holy sacrament
you give substance to our hope:
bring us at the last
to that fullness of life for which we long;
through Jesus Christ our Saviour.

Cecilia, Martyr at Rome, c.230

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-11-22

Red or Green

Holy Communion
1 Maccabees 6.1-13 or
Revelation 11.4-12
Psalm 124 or
144.1-9
Luke 20.27-40

Morning Prayer
Psalms 78.1-39 (or) 41, 42, 43
Isaiah 13.1-13
Matthew 9.1-17

Evening Prayer
Psalms 78.40-end (or) 45, 46
Daniel 12
Revelation 13.11-end

Evening Prayer on the Eve of Christ the King (if required)
Psalms 99, 100
Isaiah 10.33 – 11.9
1 Timothy 6.11-16

Collect

Heavenly Father,
whose blessed Son was revealed
to destroy the works of the devil
and to make us the children of God and heirs of eternal life:
grant that we, having this hope,
may purify ourselves even as he is pure;
that when he shall appear in power and great glory
we may be made like him in his eternal and glorious kingdom;
where he is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

Gracious Lord,
in this holy sacrament
you give substance to our hope:
bring us at the last
to that fullness of life for which we long;
through Jesus Christ our Saviour.

Collect on the Eve of Christ the King

Eternal Father,
whose Son Jesus Christ ascended to the throne of heaven
that he might rule over all things as Lord and King:
keep the Church in the unity of the Spirit
and in the bond of peace,
and bring the whole created order to worship at his feet;
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Christ the King
The Sunday next before Advent

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-11-23

Red or White

Sunday between 20 and 26 November inclusive

Principal Service
Jeremiah 23.1-6
Psalm 46
Colossians 1.11-20
Luke 23.33-43

Third Service
Zechariah 6.9-15
Revelation 11.15-18
Morning Psalms
Psalms 29, 110

Second Service
1 Samuel 8.4-20
John 18.33-37
Evening Psalm
Psalm 72*

Collect

Eternal Father,
whose Son Jesus Christ ascended to the throne of heaven
that he might rule over all things as Lord and King:
keep the Church in the unity of the Spirit
and in the bond of peace,
and bring the whole created order to worship at his feet;
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

Stir up, O Lord,
the wills of your faithful people;
that they, plenteously bringing forth the fruit of good works,
may by you be plenteously rewarded;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

This Post Communion may be used as the Collect at Morning and Evening Prayer during this week.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-11-24

Red or Green

Holy Communion
DEL week 34
Daniel 1.1-6, 8-20
Canticle: Bless the Lord
Luke 21.1-4

Morning Prayer
Psalms 92, 96 (or) 44
Isaiah 14.3-20
Matthew 9.18-34

Evening Prayer
Psalms 80, 81 (or) 47, 49
Isaiah 40.1-11
Revelation 14.1-13

Collect

Eternal Father,
whose Son Jesus Christ ascended to the throne of heaven
that he might rule over all things as Lord and King:
keep the Church in the unity of the Spirit
and in the bond of peace,
and bring the whole created order to worship at his feet;
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

Stir up, O Lord,
the wills of your faithful people;
that they, plenteously bringing forth the fruit of good works,
may by you be plenteously rewarded;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

This Post Communion may be used as the Collect at Morning and Evening Prayer during this week.

Catherine of Alexandria, Martyr, 4th century
Isaac Watts, Hymn Writer, 1748

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-11-25

Red or Green

Holy Communion
Daniel 2.31-45
Canticle: Benedicite 1-3
Luke 21.5-11

Morning Prayer
Psalms 97, 98, 100 (or) 48, 52
Isaiah 17
Matthew 9.35 – 10.15

Evening Prayer
Psalms 99, 101 (or) 50
Isaiah 40.12-26
Revelation 14.14 – end of 15

Collect

Eternal Father,
whose Son Jesus Christ ascended to the throne of heaven
that he might rule over all things as Lord and King:
keep the Church in the unity of the Spirit
and in the bond of peace,
and bring the whole created order to worship at his feet;
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

Stir up, O Lord,
the wills of your faithful people;
that they, plenteously bringing forth the fruit of good works,
may by you be plenteously rewarded;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

This Post Communion may be used as the Collect at Morning and Evening Prayer during this week.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-11-26

Red or Green

Holy Communion
Daniel 5.1-6, 13-14, 16-17, 23-28
Canticle: Benedicite 4-5
Luke 21.12-19

Morning Prayer
Psalms 110, 111, 112 (or) 119.57-80
Isaiah 19
Matthew 10.16-33

Evening Prayer
Psalms 121, 122, 123, 124 (or) 59, 60, (67)
Isaiah 40.27 – 41.7
Revelation 16.1-11

Collect

Eternal Father,
whose Son Jesus Christ ascended to the throne of heaven
that he might rule over all things as Lord and King:
keep the Church in the unity of the Spirit
and in the bond of peace,
and bring the whole created order to worship at his feet;
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

Stir up, O Lord,
the wills of your faithful people;
that they, plenteously bringing forth the fruit of good works,
may by you be plenteously rewarded;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

This Post Communion may be used as the Collect at Morning and Evening Prayer during this week.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-11-27

Red or Green

Holy Communion
Daniel 6.12-end
Canticle: Benedicite 6-8a
Luke 21.20-28

Morning Prayer
Psalms 125, 126, 127, 128 (or) 56, 57, (63*)
Isaiah 21.1-12
Matthew 10.34 – 11.1

Evening Prayer
Psalms 131, 132, 133 (or) 61, 62, 64
Isaiah 41.8-20
Revelation 16.12-end

Collect

Eternal Father,
whose Son Jesus Christ ascended to the throne of heaven
that he might rule over all things as Lord and King:
keep the Church in the unity of the Spirit
and in the bond of peace,
and bring the whole created order to worship at his feet;
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

Stir up, O Lord,
the wills of your faithful people;
that they, plenteously bringing forth the fruit of good works,
may by you be plenteously rewarded;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

This Post Communion may be used as the Collect at Morning and Evening Prayer during this week.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-11-28

Red or Green

Holy Communion
Daniel 7.2-14
Canticle: Benedicite 8b-10a
Luke 21.29-33

Morning Prayer
Psalm 139 (or) 51, 54
Isaiah 22.1-14
Matthew 11.2-19

Evening Prayer
Psalms 146, 147 (or) 38
Isaiah 41.21 – 42.9
Revelation 17

Collect

Eternal Father,
whose Son Jesus Christ ascended to the throne of heaven
that he might rule over all things as Lord and King:
keep the Church in the unity of the Spirit
and in the bond of peace,
and bring the whole created order to worship at his feet;
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

Stir up, O Lord,
the wills of your faithful people;
that they, plenteously bringing forth the fruit of good works,
may by you be plenteously rewarded;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

This Post Communion may be used as the Collect at Morning and Evening Prayer during this week.

Day of Intercession and Thanksgiving for the Missionary Work of the Church

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-11-29

Red or Green

Holy Communion
Daniel 7.15-27
Canticle: Benedicite 10b-end
Luke 21.34-36

Morning Prayer
Psalm 145 (or) 68
Isaiah 24
Matthew 11.20-end

Evening Prayer
Psalms 148, 149, 150 (or) 65, 66
Isaiah 42.10-17
Revelation 18

Collect

Eternal Father,
whose Son Jesus Christ ascended to the throne of heaven
that he might rule over all things as Lord and King:
keep the Church in the unity of the Spirit
and in the bond of peace,
and bring the whole created order to worship at his feet;
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

Stir up, O Lord,
the wills of your faithful people;
that they, plenteously bringing forth the fruit of good works,
may by you be plenteously rewarded;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

This Post Communion may be used as the Collect at Morning and Evening Prayer during this week.

Collect on the Eve of Advent 1

Almighty God,
give us grace to cast away the works of darkness
and to put on the armour of light,
now in the time of this mortal life,
in which your Son Jesus Christ came to us in great humility;
that on the last day,
when he shall come again in his glorious majesty
to judge the living and the dead,
we may rise to the life immortal;
through him who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Common Worship Almanac and Lectionary
for the year beginning Advent Sunday 2025

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Simon Kershaw October 2024

version 2026-0.0
1 October 2024
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The First Sunday of Advent

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-11-30

Purple

Principal Service
Isaiah 2.1-5
Psalm 122
Romans 13.11-14
Matthew 24.36-44

Third Service
Psalm 44
Micah 4.1-7
1 Thessalonians 5.1-11

Second Service
Psalm 9*
Isaiah 52.1-12
Matthew 24.15-28

(or) Evening Prayer on the Eve of Andrew
Psalm 48
Isaiah 49.1-9a
1 Corinthians 4.9-16

Collect

Almighty God,
give us grace to cast away the works of darkness
and to put on the armour of light,
now in the time of this mortal life,
in which your Son Jesus Christ came to us in great humility;
that on the last day,
when he shall come again in his glorious majesty
to judge the living and the dead,
we may rise to the life immortal;
through him who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

O Lord our God,
make us watchful and keep us faithful
as we await the coming of your Son our Lord;
that, when he shall appear,
he may not find us sleeping in sin
but active in his service
and joyful in his praise;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Collect on the Eve of Andrew

Almighty God,
who gave such grace to your apostle Saint Andrew
that he readily obeyed the call of your Son Jesus Christ
and brought his brother with him:
call us by your holy word,
and give us grace to follow you without delay
and to tell the good news of your kingdom;
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.

Andrew the Apostle

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-12-01

Red

Principal Service
Isaiah 52.7-10
Psalm 19.1-6
Romans 10.12-18
Matthew 4.18-22

Third Service
Ezekiel 47.1-12 or
Ecclesiasticus 14.20-end
John 12.20-32
Morning Psalms
Psalms 47, 147.1-12

Second Service
Zechariah 8.20-end
John 1.35-42
Evening Psalms
Psalms 87, 96

Collect

Almighty God,
who gave such grace to your apostle Saint Andrew
that he readily obeyed the call of your Son Jesus Christ
and brought his brother with him:
call us by your holy word,
and give us grace to follow you without delay
and to tell the good news of your kingdom;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

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

(or)

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

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-12-02

Purple

Holy Communion
Isaiah 11.1-10
Psalm 72.1-4, 18-19
Luke 10.21-24

Morning Prayer
Psalms 80, 82 (or) 5, 6, (8)
Isaiah 26.1-13
Matthew 12.22-37

Evening Prayer
Psalms 74, 75 (or) 9, 10*
Isaiah 43.1-13
Revelation 20

Collect

Almighty God,
give us grace to cast away the works of darkness
and to put on the armour of light,
now in the time of this mortal life,
in which your Son Jesus Christ came to us in great humility;
that on the last day,
when he shall come again in his glorious majesty
to judge the living and the dead,
we may rise to the life immortal;
through him who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

O Lord our God,
make us watchful and keep us faithful
as we await the coming of your Son our Lord;
that, when he shall appear,
he may not find us sleeping in sin
but active in his service
and joyful in his praise;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Francis Xavier, Missionary, Apostle of the Indies, 1552

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-12-03

Purple

Holy Communion
Isaiah 25.6-10a
Psalm 23
Matthew 15.29-37

Morning Prayer
Psalms 5, 7 (or) 119.1-32
Isaiah 28.1-13
Matthew 12.38-end

Evening Prayer
Psalms 76, 77 (or) 11, 12, 13
Isaiah 43.14-end
Revelation 21.1-8

Collect

Almighty God,
give us grace to cast away the works of darkness
and to put on the armour of light,
now in the time of this mortal life,
in which your Son Jesus Christ came to us in great humility;
that on the last day,
when he shall come again in his glorious majesty
to judge the living and the dead,
we may rise to the life immortal;
through him who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

O Lord our God,
make us watchful and keep us faithful
as we await the coming of your Son our Lord;
that, when he shall appear,
he may not find us sleeping in sin
but active in his service
and joyful in his praise;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

John of Damascus, Monk, Teacher of the Faith, c.749
Nicholas Ferrar, Deacon, Founder of the Little Gidding Community, 1637

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-12-04

Purple

Holy Communion
Isaiah 26.1-6
Psalm 118.18-27a
Matthew 7.21, 24-27

Morning Prayer
Psalms 42, 43 (or) 14, 15, 16
Isaiah 28.14-end
Matthew 13.1-23

Evening Prayer
Psalms 40, 46 (or) 18*
Isaiah 44.1-8
Revelation 21.9-21

Collect

Almighty God,
give us grace to cast away the works of darkness
and to put on the armour of light,
now in the time of this mortal life,
in which your Son Jesus Christ came to us in great humility;
that on the last day,
when he shall come again in his glorious majesty
to judge the living and the dead,
we may rise to the life immortal;
through him who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

O Lord our God,
make us watchful and keep us faithful
as we await the coming of your Son our Lord;
that, when he shall appear,
he may not find us sleeping in sin
but active in his service
and joyful in his praise;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-12-05

Purple

Holy Communion
Isaiah 29.17-end
Psalm 27.1-4, 16-17
Matthew 9.27-31

Morning Prayer
Psalms 25, 26 (or) 17, 19
Isaiah 29.1-14
Matthew 13.24-43

Evening Prayer
Psalms 16, 17 (or) 22
Isaiah 44.9-23
Revelation 21.22 – 22.5

Collect

Almighty God,
give us grace to cast away the works of darkness
and to put on the armour of light,
now in the time of this mortal life,
in which your Son Jesus Christ came to us in great humility;
that on the last day,
when he shall come again in his glorious majesty
to judge the living and the dead,
we may rise to the life immortal;
through him who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

O Lord our God,
make us watchful and keep us faithful
as we await the coming of your Son our Lord;
that, when he shall appear,
he may not find us sleeping in sin
but active in his service
and joyful in his praise;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, c.326

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-12-06

Purple / white

Holy Communion
Isaiah 30.19-21, 23-26
Psalm 146.4-9
Matthew 9.35 – 10.1, 6-8

Morning Prayer
Psalms 9, (10) (or) 20, 21, 23
Isaiah 29.15-end
Matthew 13.44-end

Evening Prayer
Psalms 27, 28 (or) 24, 25
Isaiah 44.24 – 45.13
Revelation 22.6-end

Collect

Almighty Father, lover of souls,
who chose your servant Nicholas
to be a bishop in the Church,
that he might give freely out of the treasures of your grace:
make us mindful of the needs of others
and, as we have received, so teach us also to give;
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 Nicholas 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.

Collect on the Eve of Advent 2

O Lord, raise up, we pray, your power
and come among us,
and with great might succour us;
that whereas, through our sins and wickedness
we are grievously hindered
in running the race that is set before us,
your bountiful grace and mercy
may speedily help and deliver us;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
to whom with you and the Holy Spirit,
be honour and glory, now and for ever.

The Second Sunday of Advent

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-12-07

Purple

Principal Service
Isaiah 11.1-10
Psalm 72.1-7, 18, 19*
Romans 15.4-13
Matthew 3.1-12

Third Service
Psalm 80
Amos 7
Luke 1.5-20

Second Service
Psalms 11 [28]
1 Kings 18.17-39
John 1.19-28

Collect

O Lord, raise up, we pray, your power
and come among us,
and with great might succour us;
that whereas, through our sins and wickedness
we are grievously hindered
in running the race that is set before us,
your bountiful grace and mercy
may speedily help and deliver us;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
to whom with you and the Holy Spirit,
be honour and glory, now and for ever.

Post Communion

Father in heaven,
who sent your Son to redeem the world
and will send him again to be our judge:
give us grace so to imitate him
in the humility and purity of his first coming
that, when he comes again,
we may be ready to greet him
with joyful love and firm faith;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

The Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-12-08

Purple / white

Holy Communion
Isaiah 35
Psalm 85.7-end
Luke 5.17-26

Morning Prayer
Psalm 44 (or) 27, 30
Isaiah 30.1-18
Matthew 14.1-12

Evening Prayer
Psalms 144, 146 (or) 26, 28, 29
Isaiah 45.14-end
1 Thessalonians 1

Collect

Almighty and everlasting God,
who stooped to raise fallen humanity
through the child-bearing of blessed Mary:
grant that we, who have seen your glory
revealed in our human nature
and your love made perfect in our weakness,
may daily be renewed in your image
and conformed to the pattern of 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

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.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-12-09

Purple

Holy Communion
Isaiah 40.1-11
Psalm 96.1, 10-end
Matthew 18.12-14

Morning Prayer
Psalms 56, 57 (or) 32, 36
Isaiah 30.19-end
Matthew 14.13-end

Evening Prayer
Psalms 11, 12, 13 (or) 33
Isaiah 46
1 Thessalonians 2.1-12

Collect

O Lord, raise up, we pray, your power
and come among us,
and with great might succour us;
that whereas, through our sins and wickedness
we are grievously hindered
in running the race that is set before us,
your bountiful grace and mercy
may speedily help and deliver us;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
to whom with you and the Holy Spirit,
be honour and glory, now and for ever.

Post Communion

Father in heaven,
who sent your Son to redeem the world
and will send him again to be our judge:
give us grace so to imitate him
in the humility and purity of his first coming
that, when he comes again,
we may be ready to greet him
with joyful love and firm faith;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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

Purple

Holy Communion
Isaiah 40.25-end
Psalm 103.8-13
Matthew 11.28-end

Morning Prayer
Psalms 62, 63 (or) 34
Isaiah 31
Matthew 15.1-20

Evening Prayer
Psalms 10, 14 (or) 119.33-56
Isaiah 47
1 Thessalonians 2.13-end

Collect

O Lord, raise up, we pray, your power
and come among us,
and with great might succour us;
that whereas, through our sins and wickedness
we are grievously hindered
in running the race that is set before us,
your bountiful grace and mercy
may speedily help and deliver us;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
to whom with you and the Holy Spirit,
be honour and glory, now and for ever.

Post Communion

Father in heaven,
who sent your Son to redeem the world
and will send him again to be our judge:
give us grace so to imitate him
in the humility and purity of his first coming
that, when he comes again,
we may be ready to greet him
with joyful love and firm faith;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Ember Day

The following readings are suitable for use on Ember Days:

Numbers 11.16, 17, 24-29 or
Numbers 27.15-end or
1 Samuel 16.1-13a or
Isaiah 6.1-8 or
Isaiah 61.1-3 or
Jeremiah 1.4-10

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

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

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

Collect

for the ministry of all Christian people

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

or for those to be ordained

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

or for vocations

Almighty God,
you have entrusted to your Church
a share in the ministry of your Son our great high priest:
inspire by your Holy Spirit the hearts of many
to offer themselves for the ministry of your Church,
that strengthened by his power,
they may work for the increase of your kingdom
and set forward the eternal praise of your name;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

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

or

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

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-12-11

Purple

Holy Communion
Isaiah 41.13-20
Psalm 145.1, 8-13
Matthew 11.11-15

Morning Prayer
Psalms 53, 54, 60 (or) 37*
Isaiah 32
Matthew 15.21-28

Evening Prayer
Psalm 73 (or) 39, 40
Isaiah 48.1-11
1 Thessalonians 3

Collect

O Lord, raise up, we pray, your power
and come among us,
and with great might succour us;
that whereas, through our sins and wickedness
we are grievously hindered
in running the race that is set before us,
your bountiful grace and mercy
may speedily help and deliver us;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
to whom with you and the Holy Spirit,
be honour and glory, now and for ever.

Post Communion

Father in heaven,
who sent your Son to redeem the world
and will send him again to be our judge:
give us grace so to imitate him
in the humility and purity of his first coming
that, when he comes again,
we may be ready to greet him
with joyful love and firm faith;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Music performed by the Community Orchestra and carols sung by the Community Choir. Everyone welcome to join in!

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

Purple

Holy Communion
Isaiah 48.17-19
Psalm 1
Matthew 11.16-19

Morning Prayer
Psalms 85, 86 (or) 31
Isaiah 33.1-22
Matthew 15.29-end

Evening Prayer
Psalms 82, 90 (or) 35
Isaiah 48.12-end
1 Thessalonians 4.1-12

Collect

O Lord, raise up, we pray, your power
and come among us,
and with great might succour us;
that whereas, through our sins and wickedness
we are grievously hindered
in running the race that is set before us,
your bountiful grace and mercy
may speedily help and deliver us;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
to whom with you and the Holy Spirit,
be honour and glory, now and for ever.

Post Communion

Father in heaven,
who sent your Son to redeem the world
and will send him again to be our judge:
give us grace so to imitate him
in the humility and purity of his first coming
that, when he comes again,
we may be ready to greet him
with joyful love and firm faith;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Ember Day

The following readings are suitable for use on Ember Days:

Numbers 11.16, 17, 24-29 or
Numbers 27.15-end or
1 Samuel 16.1-13a or
Isaiah 6.1-8 or
Isaiah 61.1-3 or
Jeremiah 1.4-10

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

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

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

Collect

for the ministry of all Christian people

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

or for those to be ordained

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

or for vocations

Almighty God,
you have entrusted to your Church
a share in the ministry of your Son our great high priest:
inspire by your Holy Spirit the hearts of many
to offer themselves for the ministry of your Church,
that strengthened by his power,
they may work for the increase of your kingdom
and set forward the eternal praise of your name;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

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

or

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

Ember Day

The following readings are suitable for use on Ember Days:

Numbers 11.16, 17, 24-29 or
Numbers 27.15-end or
1 Samuel 16.1-13a or
Isaiah 6.1-8 or
Isaiah 61.1-3 or
Jeremiah 1.4-10

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

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

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

Collect

for the ministry of all Christian people

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

or for those to be ordained

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

or for vocations

Almighty God,
you have entrusted to your Church
a share in the ministry of your Son our great high priest:
inspire by your Holy Spirit the hearts of many
to offer themselves for the ministry of your Church,
that strengthened by his power,
they may work for the increase of your kingdom
and set forward the eternal praise of your name;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

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

or

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

Lucy, Martyr at Syracuse, 304
Samuel Johnson, Moralist, 1784

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-12-13

Purple / red

Holy Communion
Ecclesiasticus 48.1-4, 9-11 or
2 Kings 2.9-12
Psalm 80.1-4, 18-19
Matthew 17.10-13

Morning Prayer
Psalm 145 (or) 41, 42, 43
Isaiah 35
Matthew 16.1-12

Evening Prayer
Psalms 93, 94 (or) 45, 46
Isaiah 49.1-13
1 Thessalonians 4.13-end

Collect

God our redeemer,
who gave light to the world that was in darkness
by the healing power of the Saviour’s cross:
shed that light on us, we pray,
that with your martyr Lucy
we may, by the purity of our lives,
reflect the light of Christ
and, by the merits of his passion,
come to 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

Eternal God,
who gave us this holy meal
in which we have celebrated the glory of the cross
and the victory of your martyr Lucy:
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 Lucy:
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 Advent 3

O Lord Jesus Christ,
who at your first coming sent your messenger
to prepare your way before you:
grant that the ministers and stewards of your mysteries
may likewise so prepare and make ready your way
by turning the hearts of the disobedient to the wisdom of the just,
that at your second coming to judge the world
we may be found an acceptable people in your sight;
for you are alive and reign with the Father
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

The Third Sunday of Advent

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-12-14

Purple

Principal Service
Isaiah 35.1-10
Psalm 146.4-10 or
Canticle: Magnificat
James 5.7-10
Matthew 11.2-11

Third Service
Psalm 68.1-19
Zephaniah 3.14-end
Philippians 4.4-7

Second Service
Psalms 12 [14]
Isaiah 5.8-end
Acts 13.13-41
Gospel at Holy Communion:
John 5.31-40

Collect

O Lord Jesus Christ,
who at your first coming sent your messenger
to prepare your way before you:
grant that the ministers and stewards of your mysteries
may likewise so prepare and make ready your way
by turning the hearts of the disobedient to the wisdom of the just,
that at your second coming to judge the world
we may be found an acceptable people in your sight;
for you are alive and reign with the Father
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

We give you thanks, O Lord, for these heavenly gifts;
kindle in us the fire of your Spirit
that when your Christ comes again
we may shine as lights before his face;
who is alive and reigns now and for ever.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-12-15

Purple

Holy Communion
Numbers 24.2-7, 15-17
Psalm 25.3-8
Matthew 21.23-27

Morning Prayer
Psalm 40 (or) 44
Isaiah 38. 1-8, 21-22
Matthew 16.13-end

Evening Prayer
Psalms 25, 26 (or) 47, 49
Isaiah 49.14-25
1 Thessalonians 5.1-11

Collect

O Lord Jesus Christ,
who at your first coming sent your messenger
to prepare your way before you:
grant that the ministers and stewards of your mysteries
may likewise so prepare and make ready your way
by turning the hearts of the disobedient to the wisdom of the just,
that at your second coming to judge the world
we may be found an acceptable people in your sight;
for you are alive and reign with the Father
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

We give you thanks, O Lord, for these heavenly gifts;
kindle in us the fire of your Spirit
that when your Christ comes again
we may shine as lights before his face;
who is alive and reigns now and for ever.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-12-16

Purple

Holy Communion
Zephaniah 3.1-2, 9-13
Psalm 34.1-6, 21-22
Matthew 21.28-32

Morning Prayer
Psalms 70, 74 (or) 48, 52
Isaiah 38. 9-20
Matthew 17.1-13

Evening Prayer
Psalms 50, 54 (or) 50
Isaiah 50
1 Thessalonians 5.12-end

Collect

O Lord Jesus Christ,
who at your first coming sent your messenger
to prepare your way before you:
grant that the ministers and stewards of your mysteries
may likewise so prepare and make ready your way
by turning the hearts of the disobedient to the wisdom of the just,
that at your second coming to judge the world
we may be found an acceptable people in your sight;
for you are alive and reign with the Father
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

We give you thanks, O Lord, for these heavenly gifts;
kindle in us the fire of your Spirit
that when your Christ comes again
we may shine as lights before his face;
who is alive and reigns now and for ever.

Eglantyne Jebb, Social Reformer, Founder of ‘Save The Children’, 1928
O Sapientia

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-12-17

Purple

Holy Communion
Genesis 49.2, 8-10
Psalm 72.1-5, 18-19
Matthew 1.1-17

Morning Prayer
Psalms 75, 96 (or) 119.57-80
Isaiah 39
Matthew 17.14-21

Evening Prayer
Psalms 25, 82 (or) 59, 60, (67)
Isaiah 51.1-8
2 Thessalonians 1

Collect

O Lord Jesus Christ,
who at your first coming sent your messenger
to prepare your way before you:
grant that the ministers and stewards of your mysteries
may likewise so prepare and make ready your way
by turning the hearts of the disobedient to the wisdom of the just,
that at your second coming to judge the world
we may be found an acceptable people in your sight;
for you are alive and reign with the Father
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

We give you thanks, O Lord, for these heavenly gifts;
kindle in us the fire of your Spirit
that when your Christ comes again
we may shine as lights before his face;
who is alive and reigns now and for ever.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2025-12-18

Purple

Holy Communion
Jeremiah 23.5-8
Psalm 72.1-2, 12-13, 18-end
Matthew 1.18-24

Morning Prayer
Psalms 76, 97 (or) 56, 57, (63*)
Zephaniah 1.1 – 2.3
Matthew 17.22-end

Evening Prayer
Psalm 44 (or) 61, 62, 64
Isaiah 51.9-16
2 Thessalonians 2

Collect

O Lord Jesus Christ,
who at your first coming sent your messenger
to prepare your way before you:
grant that the ministers and stewards of your mysteries
may likewise so prepare and make ready your way
by turning the hearts of the disobedient to the wisdom of the just,
that at your second coming to judge the world
we may be found an acceptable people in your sight;
for you are alive and reign with the Father
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

We give you thanks, O Lord, for these heavenly gifts;
kindle in us the fire of your Spirit
that when your Christ comes again
we may shine as lights before his face;
who is alive and reigns now and for ever.