Test Calendar

Crispin and Crispinian, Martyrs at Rome, c.287

http://almanac.oremus.org/2021-10-25

Green

Holy Communion
DEL week 30
Romans 8.12-17
Psalm 68.1-6, 19
Luke 13.10-17

Morning Prayer
Psalms 1, 2, 3
Tobit 3 or
Micah 1.1-9
John 17.1-5

Evening Prayer
Psalms 4, 7
Judith 4 or
Exodus 22.21-27, 23.1-17
1 Timothy 6.1-10

Additional Weekday Lectionary
Isaiah 42.14-21
Luke 1.5-25

Collect

Blessed Lord,
who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning:
help us so to hear them,
to read, mark, learn and inwardly digest them
that, through patience, and the comfort of your holy word,
we may embrace and for ever hold fast
the hope of everlasting life,
which you have given us in our 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

God of all grace,
your Son Jesus Christ fed the hungry
with the bread of his life
and the word of his kingdom:
renew your people with your heavenly grace,
and in all our weakness
sustain us by your true and living bread;
who is alive and reigns, now and for ever.

Additional Collect

Merciful God,
teach us to be faithful in change and uncertainty,
that trusting in your word
and obeying your will
we may enter the unfailing joy of Jesus Christ our Lord.

BCP: Crispin, Martyr at Rome, c.287

Alfred the Great, King of the West Saxons, Scholar, 899
Cedd, Abbot of Lastingham, Bishop of the East Saxons, 664

http://almanac.oremus.org/2021-10-26

Green / white

Exciting Holiness
2 Samuel 23.1-5
Psalm 21.1-7, 13
1 John 2.15-17
John 18.33-37

Holy Communion
Romans 8.18-25
Psalm 126
Luke 13.18-21

Morning Prayer
Psalms 5, 6, (8)
Tobit 4 or
Micah 2
John 17.6-19

Evening Prayer
Psalms 9, 10*
Judith 5.1-6.4 or
Exodus 29.38-30.16
1 Timothy 6.11-end

Additional Weekday Lectionary
1 Samuel 4.12-end
Luke 1.57-80

Collect

God, our maker and redeemer,
we pray you of your great mercy
and by the power of your holy cross
to guide us by your will and to shield us from our foes:
that, after the example of your servant Alfred,
we may inwardly love you above all things;
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 Alfred 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.

http://almanac.oremus.org/2021-10-27

Green

Holy Communion
Romans 8.26-30
Psalm 13
Luke 13.22-30

Morning Prayer
Psalm 119.1-32
Tobit 5.1-6.1a or
Micah 3
John 17.20-end

Evening Prayer
Psalms 11, 12, 13
Judith 6.10-7.7 or
Leviticus 8
2 Timothy 1.1-14

(or) Evening Prayer on the Eve of Simon and Jude
Psalms 124, 125, 126
Deuteronomy 32.1-4
John 14.15-26

Additional Weekday Lectionary
Baruch 5 or Haggai 1.1-11
Mark 1.1-11

Collect

Blessed Lord,
who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning:
help us so to hear them,
to read, mark, learn and inwardly digest them
that, through patience, and the comfort of your holy word,
we may embrace and for ever hold fast
the hope of everlasting life,
which you have given us in our 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

God of all grace,
your Son Jesus Christ fed the hungry
with the bread of his life
and the word of his kingdom:
renew your people with your heavenly grace,
and in all our weakness
sustain us by your true and living bread;
who is alive and reigns, now and for ever.

Additional Collect

Merciful God,
teach us to be faithful in change and uncertainty,
that trusting in your word
and obeying your will
we may enter the unfailing joy of Jesus Christ our Lord.

Collect on the Eve of Simon and Jude

Almighty God,
who built your Church upon the foundation
of the apostles and prophets,
with Jesus Christ himself as the chief cornerstone:
so join us together in unity of spirit by their doctrine,
that we may be made a holy temple acceptable to you;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Simon and Jude, Apostles

http://almanac.oremus.org/2021-10-28

Red

Principal Service
Isaiah 28.14-16
Psalm 119.89-96
Ephesians 2.19-22
John 15.17-27

Third Service
Wisdom 5.1-16 or
Isaiah 45.18-26
Luke 6.12-16
Morning Psalms
Psalms 116, 117

Second Service
1 Maccabees 2.42-66 or
Jeremiah 3.11-18
Jude 1-4,17-25
Evening Psalm
Psalm 119.1-16

Collect

Almighty God,
who built your Church upon the foundation
of the apostles and prophets,
with Jesus Christ himself as the chief cornerstone:
so join us together in unity of spirit by their doctrine,
that we may be made a holy temple acceptable to you;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

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.

BCP: Saint Simon and Saint Jude, Apostles

BCP Holy Communion

Isaiah 28.9-16
Psalm 116.11-16
Jude 1-8 or
Revelation 21.9-14
John 15.17-end

BCP Collect

O Almighty God, who hast built thy Church upon the foundation of the Apostles and Prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the head corner-stone; Grant us so to be joined together in unity of spirit by their doctrine, that we may be made an holy temple acceptable unto thee; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

James Hannington, Bishop of Eastern Equatorial Africa, Martyr in Uganda, 1885

http://almanac.oremus.org/2021-10-29

Green / red

Exciting Holiness
Isaiah 43.1-7
Psalm 124
1 Peter 3.14-18, 22
Matthew 10.28-39

Holy Communion
Romans 9.1-5
Psalm 147.13-end
Luke 14.1-6

Morning Prayer
Psalms 17, 19
Tobit 7 or
Micah 5.2-end
John 18.12-27

Evening Prayer
Psalm 22
Judith 8.9-end or
Leviticus 16.2-24
2 Timothy 2.14-end

Additional Weekday Lectionary
2 Samuel 11.1-17
Matthew 14.1-12

Collect

Most merciful God,
who strengthened your Church by the steadfast courage
of your martyr James Hannington:
grant that we also,
thankfully remembering his victory of faith,
may overcome what is evil
and glorify your holy 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

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

http://almanac.oremus.org/2021-10-30

Green

Holy Communion
Romans 11.1-2, 11-12, 25-29
Psalm 94.14-19
Luke 14.1, 7-11

Morning Prayer
Psalms 20, 21, 23
Tobit 8 or
Micah 6
John 18.28-end

If All Saints’ Day is observed on Sunday 31 October, the readings for the Eve of All Saints’ Day are used. Otherwise, the following readings are used:
Evening Prayer
Psalms 24, 25
Judith 9 or
Leviticus 17
2 Timothy 3

Evening Prayer on the Eve of All Saints’ Day
Psalms 1, 5
Ecclesiasticus 44.1-15 or
Isaiah 40.27-31
Revelation 19.6-10

Additional Weekday Lectionary
Isaiah 43.15-21
Acts 19.1-10

Collect

Blessed Lord,
who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning:
help us so to hear them,
to read, mark, learn and inwardly digest them
that, through patience, and the comfort of your holy word,
we may embrace and for ever hold fast
the hope of everlasting life,
which you have given us in our 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

God of all grace,
your Son Jesus Christ fed the hungry
with the bread of his life
and the word of his kingdom:
renew your people with your heavenly grace,
and in all our weakness
sustain us by your true and living bread;
who is alive and reigns, now and for ever.

Additional Collect

Merciful God,
teach us to be faithful in change and uncertainty,
that trusting in your word
and obeying your will
we may enter the unfailing joy of Jesus Christ our Lord.

Collect on the Eve of 4 before Advent

Almighty and eternal God,
you have kindled the flame of love
in the hearts of the saints:
grant to us the same faith and power of love,
that, as we rejoice in their triumphs,
we may be sustained by their example and fellowship;
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.

Collect on the Eve of All Saints’

Almighty God,
you have knit together your elect
in one communion and fellowship
in the mystical body of your Son Christ our Lord:
grant us grace so to follow your blessed saints
in all virtuous and godly living
that we may come to those inexpressible joys
that you have prepared for those who truly love you;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

The Fourth Sunday before Advent

http://almanac.oremus.org/2021-10-31

Red or Green

Sunday between 30 October and 5 November inclusive
For use if the Feast of All Saints is celebrated on 1 November
Principal Service
Deuteronomy 6.1-9
Psalm 119.1-8
Hebrews 9.11-14
Mark 12.28-34

Third Service
Psalms 112, 149
Jeremiah 31.31-34
1 John 3.1-3

Evening Prayer on the Eve of All Saints’ Day
Psalms 1, 5
Ecclesiasticus 44.1-15 or
Isaiah 40.27-31
Revelation 19.6-10

Collect

Almighty and eternal God,
you have kindled the flame of love
in the hearts of the saints:
grant to us the same faith and power of love,
that, as we rejoice in their triumphs,
we may be sustained by their example and fellowship;
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 of heaven,
in this eucharist you have brought us near
to an innumerable company of angels
and to the spirits of the saints made perfect:
as in this food of our earthly pilgrimage
we have shared their fellowship,
so may we come to share their joy in heaven;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Additional Collect

God of glory,
touch our lips with the fire of your Spirit,
that we with all creation
may rejoice to sing your praise;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Collect on the Eve of All Saints’

Almighty God,
you have knit together your elect
in one communion and fellowship
in the mystical body of your Son Christ our Lord:
grant us grace so to follow your blessed saints
in all virtuous and godly living
that we may come to those inexpressible joys
that you have prepared for those who truly love you;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

BCP: The Twenty-second Sunday after Trinity

BCP Holy Communion

Genesis 45.1-7, 15
Psalm 133
Philippians 1.3-11
Matthew 18.21-end

BCP Collect

Lord, we beseech thee to keep thy household the Church in continual godliness; that through thy protection it may be free from all adversities, and devoutly given to serve thee in good works, to the glory of thy Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

All Saints’ Sunday

http://almanac.oremus.org/2021-10-31

Gold or White

Principal Feast

Sunday between 30 October and 5 November if this is kept as All Saints’ Sunday
Principal Service
Wisdom 3.1-9 or
Isaiah 25.6-9
Psalm 24.1-6
Revelation 21.1-6a
John 11.32-44

Third Service
Isaiah 35
Luke 9.18-27
Morning Psalms
Psalms 15, 84, 149

Second Service
Isaiah 65.17-25
Hebrews 11.32 – 12.2
Evening Psalms
Psalms 148, 150

Collect on the Eve of All Saints’

Almighty God,
you have knit together your elect
in one communion and fellowship
in the mystical body of your Son Christ our Lord:
grant us grace so to follow your blessed saints
in all virtuous and godly living
that we may come to those inexpressible joys
that you have prepared for those who truly love you;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Collect

Almighty God,
you have knit together your elect
in one communion and fellowship
in the mystical body of your Son Christ our Lord:
grant us grace so to follow your blessed saints
in all virtuous and godly living
that we may come to those inexpressible joys
that you have prepared for those who truly love you;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

God, the source of all holiness and giver of all good things:
may we who have shared at this table
as strangers and pilgrims here on earth
be welcomed with all your saints
to the heavenly feast on the day of your kingdom;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Additional Collect

God of holiness,
your glory is proclaimed in every age:
as we rejoice in the faith of your saints,
inspire us to follow their example
with boldness and joy;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

If All Saints’ Day is celebrated only on Sunday 31 October:

http://almanac.oremus.org/2021-11-01

Red or Green

Holy Communion
DEL week 31
Romans 11.29-end
Psalm 69.31-37
Luke 14.12-14

Morning Prayer
Psalms 2, 146 (or) 27, 30
Isaiah 1.1-20
Matthew 1.18-end

Evening Prayer
Psalms 92, 96, 97 (or) 26, 28, 29
Daniel 1
Revelation 1

Additional Weekday Lectionary
Esther 3.1-11, 4.7-17
Matthew 18.1-10

Collect

Almighty and eternal God,
you have kindled the flame of love
in the hearts of the saints:
grant to us the same faith and power of love,
that, as we rejoice in their triumphs,
we may be sustained by their example and fellowship;
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 of heaven,
in this eucharist you have brought us near
to an innumerable company of angels
and to the spirits of the saints made perfect:
as in this food of our earthly pilgrimage
we have shared their fellowship,
so may we come to share their joy in heaven;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Additional Collect

God of glory,
touch our lips with the fire of your Spirit,
that we with all creation
may rejoice to sing your praise;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

If All Saints’ Day is celebrated on Monday 1 November in addition to Sunday 31 October:
All Saints’ Day
http://almanac.oremus.org/2021-11-01

Gold or White

Principal Service
Isaiah 56.3-8 or
2 Esdras 2.42-48
Psalm 33.1-5
Hebrews 12.18-24
Matthew 5.1-12

Third Service
Wisdom 5.1-16 or
Jeremiah 31.31-34
2 Corinthians 4.5-12
Morning Psalms
Psalms 111, 112, 117

Second Service
Isaiah 66.20-23
Colossians 1.9-14
Evening Psalm
Psalm 145

Collect

Almighty God,
you have knit together your elect
in one communion and fellowship
in the mystical body of your Son Christ our Lord:
grant us grace so to follow your blessed saints
in all virtuous and godly living
that we may come to those inexpressible joys
that you have prepared for those who truly love you;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

God, the source of all holiness and giver of all good things:
may we who have shared at this table
as strangers and pilgrims here on earth
be welcomed with all your saints
to the heavenly feast on the day of your kingdom;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Additional Collect

God of holiness,
your glory is proclaimed in every age:
as we rejoice in the faith of your saints,
inspire us to follow their example
with boldness and joy;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

If All Saints’ Day is celebrated only on Monday 1 November:
All Saints’ Day

http://almanac.oremus.org/2021-11-01

Gold or White

Principal Feast

Principal Service
Wisdom 3.1-9 or
Isaiah 25.6-9
Psalm 24.1-6
Revelation 21.1-6a
John 11.32-44

Third Service
Isaiah 35
Luke 9.18-27
Morning Psalms
Psalms 15, 84, 149

Second Service
Isaiah 65.17-25
Hebrews 11.32 – 12.2
Evening Psalms
Psalms 148, 150

Collect

Almighty God,
you have knit together your elect
in one communion and fellowship
in the mystical body of your Son Christ our Lord:
grant us grace so to follow your blessed saints
in all virtuous and godly living
that we may come to those inexpressible joys
that you have prepared for those who truly love you;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

God, the source of all holiness and giver of all good things:
may we who have shared at this table
as strangers and pilgrims here on earth
be welcomed with all your saints
to the heavenly feast on the day of your kingdom;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Additional Collect

God of holiness,
your glory is proclaimed in every age:
as we rejoice in the faith of your saints,
inspire us to follow their example
with boldness and joy;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

BCP: All Saints’ Day

BCP Holy Communion

Isaiah 66.20-23
Psalm 33.1-5
Revelation 7.2-12 or
Revelation 7.2-4, [5-8], 9-12
Matthew 5.1-12

BCP Collect

O Almighty God, who hast knit together thine elect in one communion and fellowship, in the mystical body of thy Son Christ our Lord; Grant us grace so to follow thy blessed Saints in all virtuous and godly living, that we may come to those unspeakable joys, which thou hast prepared for them that unfeignedly love thee; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Commemoration of the Faithful Departed (All Souls’ Day)

http://almanac.oremus.org/2021-11-02

Red or Green / purple

Lesser Festival Eucharistic Lectionary
Lamentations 3.17-26, 31-33 or
Wisdom 3.1-9
Psalm 23 or
27.1-6, 16-17
Romans 5.5-11 or
1 Peter 1.3-9
John 5.19-25 or
John 6.37-40

Holy Communion
DEL week 31
Romans 12.5-16
Psalm 131
Luke 14.15-24

Morning Prayer
Psalms 5, 147.1-12 (or) 32, 36
Isaiah 1.21-end
Matthew 2.1-15

Evening Prayer
Psalms 98, 99, 100 (or) 33
Daniel 2.1-24
Revelation 2.1-11

Additional Weekday Lectionary
Ezekiel 18.21-end
Matthew 18.12-20

Collect

Eternal God, our maker and redeemer,
grant us, with all the faithful departed,
the sure benefits of your Son’s saving passion
and glorious resurrection
that, in the last day,
when you gather up all things in Christ,
we may with them enjoy the fullness of your promises;
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 love,
may the death and resurrection of Christ
which we have celebrated in this eucharist
bring us, with all the faithful departed,
into the peace of your eternal home.
We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ,
our rock and our salvation,
to whom be glory for time and for eternity.

Richard Hooker, Priest, Anglican Apologist, Teacher of the Faith, 1600
Martin of Porres, Friar, 1639

http://almanac.oremus.org/2021-11-03

Red or Green / white

Exciting Holiness
Ecclesiasticus 44.10-15
Psalm 119.97-100, 103, 104
2 Timothy 2.22-25
John 16.12-15

Holy Communion
Romans 13.8-10
Psalm 112
Luke 14.25-33

Morning Prayer
Psalms 9, 147.13-end (or) 34
Isaiah 2.1-11
Matthew 2.16-end

Evening Prayer
Psalms 111, 112, 116 (or) 119.33-56
Daniel 2.25-end
Revelation 2.12-end

Additional Weekday Lectionary
Proverbs 3.27-end
Matthew 18.21-end

Collect

God of peace, the bond of all love,
who in your Son Jesus Christ have made the human race
your inseparable dwelling place:
after the example of your servant Richard Hooker,
give grace to us your servants ever to rejoice
in the true inheritance of your adopted children
and to show forth your praises now and ever;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

God of truth,
whose Wisdom set her table
and invited us to eat the bread and drink the wine
of the kingdom:
help us to lay aside all foolishness
and to live and walk in the way of insight,
that we may come with N to the eternal feast of heaven;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

http://almanac.oremus.org/2021-11-04

Red or Green

Holy Communion
Romans 14.7-12
Psalm 27.14-end
Luke 15.1-10

Morning Prayer
Psalms 11, 15, 148 (or) 37*
Isaiah 2.12-end
Matthew 3

Evening Prayer
Psalm 118 (or) 39, 40
Daniel 3.1-18
Revelation 3.1-13

Additional Weekday Lectionary
Exodus 23.1-9
Matthew 19.1-15

Collect

Almighty and eternal God,
you have kindled the flame of love
in the hearts of the saints:
grant to us the same faith and power of love,
that, as we rejoice in their triumphs,
we may be sustained by their example and fellowship;
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 of heaven,
in this eucharist you have brought us near
to an innumerable company of angels
and to the spirits of the saints made perfect:
as in this food of our earthly pilgrimage
we have shared their fellowship,
so may we come to share their joy in heaven;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Additional Collect

God of glory,
touch our lips with the fire of your Spirit,
that we with all creation
may rejoice to sing your praise;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

http://almanac.oremus.org/2021-11-05

Red or Green

Holy Communion
Romans 15.14-21
Psalm 98
Luke 16.1-8

Morning Prayer
Psalms 16, 149 (or) 31
Isaiah 3.1-15
Matthew 4.1-11

Evening Prayer
Psalms 137, 138, 143 (or) 35
Daniel 3.19-end
Revelation 3.14-end

Additional Weekday Lectionary
Proverbs 3.13-18
Matthew 19.16-end

Collect

Almighty and eternal God,
you have kindled the flame of love
in the hearts of the saints:
grant to us the same faith and power of love,
that, as we rejoice in their triumphs,
we may be sustained by their example and fellowship;
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 of heaven,
in this eucharist you have brought us near
to an innumerable company of angels
and to the spirits of the saints made perfect:
as in this food of our earthly pilgrimage
we have shared their fellowship,
so may we come to share their joy in heaven;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Additional Collect

God of glory,
touch our lips with the fire of your Spirit,
that we with all creation
may rejoice to sing your praise;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Leonard, Hermit, 6th century
William Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury, Teacher of the Faith, 1944

http://almanac.oremus.org/2021-11-06

Red or Green

Holy Communion
Romans 16.3-9, 16, 22-end
Psalm 145.1-7
Luke 16.9-15

Morning Prayer
Psalms 18.31-end, 150 (or) 41, 42, 43
Isaiah 4.2-5.7
Matthew 4.12-22

Evening Prayer
Psalm 145 (or) 45, 46
Daniel 4.1-18
Revelation 4

Additional Weekday Lectionary
Deuteronomy 28.1-6
Matthew 20.1-16

Collect

Almighty and eternal God,
you have kindled the flame of love
in the hearts of the saints:
grant to us the same faith and power of love,
that, as we rejoice in their triumphs,
we may be sustained by their example and fellowship;
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 of heaven,
in this eucharist you have brought us near
to an innumerable company of angels
and to the spirits of the saints made perfect:
as in this food of our earthly pilgrimage
we have shared their fellowship,
so may we come to share their joy in heaven;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Additional Collect

God of glory,
touch our lips with the fire of your Spirit,
that we with all creation
may rejoice to sing your praise;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Collect on the Eve of 3 before Advent

Almighty Father,
whose will is to restore all things
in your beloved Son, the King of all:
govern the hearts and minds of those in authority,
and bring the families of the nations,
divided and torn apart by the ravages of sin,
to be subject to his just and gentle rule;
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Collect on the Eve of 2 before Advent

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.

BCP: Leonard, Confessor, 6th century

The Third Sunday before Advent

http://almanac.oremus.org/2021-11-07

Red or Green

Sunday between 6 and 12 November inclusive
Principal Service
Jonah 3.1-5,10
Psalm 62.5-12
Hebrews 9.24-28
Mark 1.14-20

Third Service
Psalm 136
Micah 4.1-5
Philippians 4.6-9

Second Service
Psalms 46 [82]
Isaiah 10.33 – 11.9
John 14.1-29
(or 23-29)

In years when Remembrance Sunday is observed on the Second Sunday before Advent, the Collect and Post Communion for the Third Sunday before Advent may be used on Remembrance Sunday and the Collect and Post Communion for the Second Sunday before Advent may be used on the Third Sunday before Advent.

Collect

Almighty Father,
whose will is to restore all things
in your beloved Son, the King of all:
govern the hearts and minds of those in authority,
and bring the families of the nations,
divided and torn apart by the ravages of sin,
to be subject to his just and gentle rule;
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Collect for the Second Sunday before Advent

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

God of peace,
whose Son Jesus Christ proclaimed the kingdom
and restored the broken to wholeness of life:
look with compassion on the anguish of the world,
and by your healing power
make whole both people and nations;
through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

Post Communion for the Second Sunday before Advent

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.

Additional Collect

God, our refuge and strength,
bring near the day when wars shall cease
and poverty and pain shall end,
that earth may know the peace of heaven
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Additional Collect for the Second Sunday before Advent

Heavenly Lord,
you long for the world’s salvation:
stir us from apathy,
restrain us from excess
and revive in us new hope
that all creation will one day be healed
in Jesus Christ our Lord.

BCP: The Twenty-third Sunday after Trinity

BCP Holy Communion

Isaiah 11.1-10
Psalm 44.1-9
Philippians 3.17-end
Matthew 22.15-22

BCP Collect

O God, our refuge and strength, who art the author of all godliness; Be ready, we beseech thee, to hear the devout prayers of thy Church; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we may obtain effectually; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

The Saints and Martyrs of England

http://almanac.oremus.org/2021-11-08

Red or Green / white

Lesser Festival Eucharistic Lectionary
Isaiah 61.4-9 or
Ecclesiasticus 44.1-15
Psalm 15
Revelation 19.5-10
John 17.18-23

Holy Communion
DEL week 32
Wisdom 1.1-7 or
Titus 1.1-9
Psalm 139.1-9 or
24.1-6
Luke 17.1-6

Morning Prayer
Psalms 19, 20 (or) 44
Isaiah 5.8-24
Matthew 4.23-5.12

Evening Prayer
Psalm 34 (or) 47, 49
Daniel 4.19-end
Revelation 5

Additional Weekday Lectionary
Isaiah 40.21-end
Romans 11.25-end

Collect

God, whom the glorious company of the redeemed adore,
assembled from all times and places of your dominion:
we praise you for the saints of our own land
and for the many lamps their holiness has lit;
and we pray that we also may be numbered at last
with those who have done your will
and declared your righteousness;
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, the source of all holiness
and giver of all good things:
may we who have shared at this table
as strangers and pilgrims here on earth
be welcomed with all your saints
to the heavenly feast on the day of your kingdom;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Margery Kempe, Mystic, c.1440

http://almanac.oremus.org/2021-11-09

Red or Green

Holy Communion
Wisdom 2.23-3.9 or
Titus 2.1-8, 11-14
Psalm 34.1-6
Psalm 37.3-5, 30-32
Luke 17.7-10

Morning Prayer
Psalms 21, 24 (or) 48, 52
Isaiah 5.25-end
Matthew 5.13-20

Evening Prayer
Psalms 36, 40 (or) 50
Daniel 5.1-12
Revelation 6

Additional Weekday Lectionary
Ezekiel 34.20-end
John 10.1-18

Collect

Almighty Father,
whose will is to restore all things
in your beloved Son, the King of all:
govern the hearts and minds of those in authority,
and bring the families of the nations,
divided and torn apart by the ravages of sin,
to be subject to his just and gentle rule;
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

God of peace,
whose Son Jesus Christ proclaimed the kingdom
and restored the broken to wholeness of life:
look with compassion on the anguish of the world,
and by your healing power
make whole both people and nations;
through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

Additional Collect

God, our refuge and strength,
bring near the day when wars shall cease
and poverty and pain shall end,
that earth may know the peace of heaven
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Leo the Great, Bishop of Rome, Teacher of the Faith, 461

http://almanac.oremus.org/2021-11-10

Red or Green / white

Exciting Holiness
Ecclesiasticus 39.6-10
Psalm 1.1-4, 6
1 Peter 5.1-11
Matthew 16.13-19

Holy Communion
Wisdom 6.1-11 or
Titus 3.1-7
Psalm 82 or
23
Luke 17.11-19

Morning Prayer
Psalms 23, 25 (or) 119.57-80
Isaiah 6
Matthew 5.21-37

Evening Prayer
Psalm 37 (or) 59, 60, (67)
Daniel 5.13-end
Revelation 7.1-4, 9-end

Additional Weekday Lectionary
Leviticus 26.3-13
Titus 2.1-10

Collect

God our Father,
who made your servant Leo strong in the defence of the faith:
fill your Church with the spirit of truth
that, guided by humility and governed by love,
she may prevail against the powers of evil;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

God of truth,
whose Wisdom set her table
and invited us to eat the bread and drink the wine
of the kingdom:
help us to lay aside all foolishness
and to live and walk in the way of insight,
that we may come with Leo to the eternal feast of heaven;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Martin, Bishop of Tours, c.397

http://almanac.oremus.org/2021-11-11

Red or Green / white

Exciting Holiness
Deuteronomy 15.7, 8, 10, 11
Psalm 112.1, 2, 4, 6-8a, 9
1 Thessalonians 5.1-11
Matthew 25.34-40

Holy Communion
Wisdom 7.22-8.1 or
Philemon 7-20
Psalm 119.89-96 or
146.4-end
Luke 17.20-25

Morning Prayer
Psalms 26, 27 (or) 56, 57, (63*)
Isaiah 7.1-17
Matthew 5.38-end

Evening Prayer
Psalms 42, 43 (or) 61, 62, 64
Daniel 6
Revelation 8

Additional Weekday Lectionary
Hosea 6.1-6
Matthew 9.9-13

Collect

God all powerful,
who called Martin from the armies of this world
to be a faithful soldier of Christ:
give us grace to follow him
in his love and compassion for the needy,
and enable your Church to claim for all people
their inheritance as 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, shepherd of your people,
whose servant Martin 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.

BCP: Martin, Bishop of Tours, c.397

http://almanac.oremus.org/2021-11-12

Red or Green

Holy Communion
Wisdom 13.1-9 or
2 John 4-9
Psalm 19.1-4 or
119.1-8
Luke 17.26-end

Morning Prayer
Psalms 28, 32 (or) 51, 54
Isaiah 8.1-15
Matthew 6.1-18

Evening Prayer
Psalm 31 (or) 38
Daniel 7.1-14
Revelation 9.1-12

Additional Weekday Lectionary
Malachi 4
John 4.5-26

Collect

Almighty Father,
whose will is to restore all things
in your beloved Son, the King of all:
govern the hearts and minds of those in authority,
and bring the families of the nations,
divided and torn apart by the ravages of sin,
to be subject to his just and gentle rule;
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

God of peace,
whose Son Jesus Christ proclaimed the kingdom
and restored the broken to wholeness of life:
look with compassion on the anguish of the world,
and by your healing power
make whole both people and nations;
through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

Additional Collect

God, our refuge and strength,
bring near the day when wars shall cease
and poverty and pain shall end,
that earth may know the peace of heaven
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Charles Simeon, Priest, Evangelical Divine, 1836

http://almanac.oremus.org/2021-11-13

Red or Green / white

Exciting Holiness
Malachi 2.5-7
Psalm 57.6, 8-12
Colossians 1.3-8
Luke 8.4-8

Holy Communion
Wisdom 18.14-16, 19.6-9 or
3 John 5-8
Psalm 105.1-5, 35-42 or
112
Luke 18.1-8

Morning Prayer
Psalm 33 (or) 68
Isaiah 8.16-9.7
Matthew 6.19-end

Evening Prayer
Psalms 84, 86 (or) 65, 66
Daniel 7.15-end
Revelation 9.13-end

Additional Weekday Lectionary
Micah 6.6-8
Colossians 3.12-17

Collect

Eternal God,
who raised up Charles Simeon
to preach the good news of Jesus Christ
and inspire your people in service and mission:
grant that we with all your Church may worship the Saviour,
turn in sorrow from our sins and walk in the way of holiness;
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 Charles Simeon 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 2 before Advent

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.

Collect on the Eve of 3 before Advent

Almighty Father,
whose will is to restore all things
in your beloved Son, the King of all:
govern the hearts and minds of those in authority,
and bring the families of the nations,
divided and torn apart by the ravages of sin,
to be subject to his just and gentle rule;
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

BCP: Britius, Bishop of Tours, 444

The Second Sunday before Advent
Remembrance Sunday

http://almanac.oremus.org/2021-11-14

Red or Green

Sunday between 13 and 19 November inclusive
Principal Service
Daniel 12.1-3
Psalm 16
Hebrews 10.11-14 [15-18]19-25
Mark 13.1-8

Third Service
Psalm 96
1 Samuel 9.27 – 10.2a; 10.17-26
Matthew 13.31-35

Second Service
Psalm 95
Daniel 3
(or 3.13-30)
Matthew 13.24-30,36-43

In years when Remembrance Sunday is observed on the Second Sunday before Advent, the Collect and Post Communion for the Third Sunday before Advent may be used on Remembrance Sunday and the Collect and Post Communion for the Second Sunday before Advent may be used on the Third Sunday before Advent.

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.

Collect for the Third Sunday before Advent

Almighty Father,
whose will is to restore all things
in your beloved Son, the King of all:
govern the hearts and minds of those in authority,
and bring the families of the nations,
divided and torn apart by the ravages of sin,
to be subject to his just and gentle rule;
who 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.

Post Communion for the Third Sunday before Advent

God of peace,
whose Son Jesus Christ proclaimed the kingdom
and restored the broken to wholeness of life:
look with compassion on the anguish of the world,
and by your healing power
make whole both people and nations;
through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

Additional Collect

Heavenly Lord,
you long for the world’s salvation:
stir us from apathy,
restrain us from excess
and revive in us new hope
that all creation will one day be healed
in Jesus Christ our Lord.

Additional Collect for the Third Sunday before Advent

God, our refuge and strength,
bring near the day when wars shall cease
and poverty and pain shall end,
that earth may know the peace of heaven
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

BCP: The Twenty-fourth Sunday after Trinity

BCP Holy Communion

Isaiah 55.6-11
Psalm 85.1-7
Colossians 1.3-12
Matthew 9.18-26

BCP Collect

O Lord, we beseech thee, absolve thy people from their offences; that through thy bountiful goodness we may all be delivered from the bands of those sins, which by our frailty we have committed: Grant this, O heavenly Father, for Jesus Christ’s sake, our blessed Lord and Saviour.

http://almanac.oremus.org/2021-11-15

Red or Green

Holy Communion
DEL week 33
1 Maccabees 1.10-15, 41-43, 54-57, 62-64 or
Revelation 1.1-4, 2.1-5
Psalm 79.1-5 or
1
Luke 18.35-end

Morning Prayer
Psalms 46, 47 (or) 71
Isaiah 9.8-10.4
Matthew 7.1-12

Evening Prayer
Psalms 70, 71 (or) 72, 75
Daniel 8.1-14
Revelation 10

Additional Weekday Lectionary
Micah 7.1-7
Matthew 10.24-39

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.

Additional Collect

Heavenly Lord,
you long for the world’s salvation:
stir us from apathy,
restrain us from excess
and revive in us new hope
that all creation will one day be healed
in Jesus Christ our Lord.

BCP: Machutus, Bishop in Britanny, c.564

Margaret, Queen of Scotland, Philanthropist, Reformer of the Church, 1093
Edmund Rich of Abingdon, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1240

http://almanac.oremus.org/2021-11-16

Red or Green / white

Exciting Holiness
Proverbs 31.10-12, 20, 26-end
Psalm 128
1 Corinthians 12.13 – 13.3
Matthew 13.44-46

Holy Communion
2 Maccabees 6.18-end or
Revelation 3.1-6, 14-31
Psalm 11 or
15
Luke 19.1-10

Morning Prayer
Psalms 48, 52 (or) 73
Isaiah 10.5-19
Matthew 7.13-end

Evening Prayer
Psalms 67, 72 (or) 74
Daniel 8.15-end
Revelation 11.1-14

Additional Weekday Lectionary
Habakkuk 3.1-19a
1 Corinthians 4.9-16

Collect

God, the ruler of all,
who called your servant Margaret to an earthly throne
and gave her zeal for your Church and love for your people
that she might advance your heavenly kingdom:
mercifully grant that we who commemorate her example
may be fruitful in good works
and attain to the glorious crown of your saints;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

God our redeemer,
who inspired Margaret 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.

Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln, 1200

http://almanac.oremus.org/2021-11-17

Red or Green / white

Exciting Holiness
Micah 6.6-8
Psalm 40.5-11a, 14
1 Timothy 6.11b-16
Luke 9.51-56

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) 77
Isaiah 10.20-32
Matthew 8.1-13

Evening Prayer
Psalm 73 (or) 119.81-104
Daniel 9.1-19
Revelation 11.15-end

Additional Weekday Lectionary
Zechariah 8.1-13
Mark 13.3-8

Collect

O God,
who endowed your servant Hugh
with a wise and cheerful boldness
and taught him to commend to earthly rulers
the discipline of a holy life:
give us grace like him to be bold in the service of the gospel,
putting our confidence in Christ alone,
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 Hugh 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.

BCP: Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln, 1200

Elizabeth of Hungary, Princess of Thuringia, Philanthropist, 1231

http://almanac.oremus.org/2021-11-18

Red or Green / white

Exciting Holiness
Tobit 12.6b-9
Psalm 82
James 2.14-17
Matthew 25.31-40

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) 78.1-39*
Isaiah 10.33-11.9
Matthew 8.14-22

Evening Prayer
Psalms 74, 76 (or) 78.40-end*
Daniel 9.20-end
Revelation 12

Additional Weekday Lectionary
Zechariah 10.6-end
1 Peter 5.1-11

Collect

Lord God,
who taught Elizabeth of Hungary
to recognize and reverence Christ in the poor of this world:
by her example
strengthen us to love and serve the afflicted and the needy
and so to honour your Son, the servant king,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

Faithful God,
who called Elizabeth of Hungary to serve you
and gave her joy in walking the path of holiness:
by this eucharist
in which you renew within us the vision of your glory,
strengthen us all to follow the way of perfection
until we come to see you face to face;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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

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

http://almanac.oremus.org/2021-11-19

Red or Green / white

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

Holy Communion
1 Maccabees 4.36-37, 52-59 or
Revelation 10.8-11
Psalm 122 or
119.65-72
Luke 19.45-48

Morning Prayer
Psalms 63, 65 (or) 55
Isaiah 11.10-12.end
Matthew 8.23-end

Evening Prayer
Psalm 77 (or) 69
Daniel 10.1-11.1
Revelation 13.1-10

Additional Weekday Lectionary
Micah 4.1-5
Luke 9.28-36

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

http://almanac.oremus.org/2021-11-20

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 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) 76, 79
Isaiah 13.1-13
Matthew 9.1-17

Evening Prayer
Psalms 78.40-end (or) 81, 84
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

Additional Weekday Lectionary
At Evening Prayer the readings for the Eve of Christ the King are used. At other services, the following readings are used
Exodus 16.1-21
John 6.3-15

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.

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.

BCP: Edmund, King of the East Angles, Martyr, 870

Christ the King
The Sunday next before Advent

http://almanac.oremus.org/2021-11-21

Red or White

Sunday between 20 and 26 November inclusive
Principal Service
Daniel 7.9-10,13,14
Psalm 93
Revelation 1.4b-8
John 18.33-37

Third Service
Isaiah 32.1-8
Revelation 3.7-22
Morning Psalms
Psalms 29, 110

Second Service
Daniel 5
John 6.1-15
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.

Additional Collect

God the Father,
help us to hear the call of Christ the King
and to follow in his service,
whose kingdom has no end;
for he reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, one glory.

BCP: The Sunday next before Advent

BCP Holy Communion

Jeremiah 23.5-8
Psalm 85.8-end
Jeremiah 23.5-8 or
Colossians 1.13-20
John 6.5-14

BCP Collect

Stir up, we beseech thee, O Lord, the wills of thy faithful people; that they, plenteously bringing forth the fruit of good works, may of thee be plenteously rewarded; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Cecilia, Martyr at Rome, c.230

http://almanac.oremus.org/2021-11-22

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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) 80, 82
Isaiah 14.3-20
Matthew 9.18-34

Evening Prayer
Psalms 80, 81 (or) 85, 86
Isaiah 40.1-11
Revelation 14.1-13

Additional Weekday Lectionary
Jeremiah 30.1-3, 10-17
Romans 12.9-21

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.

Additional Collect

God the Father,
help us to hear the call of Christ the King
and to follow in his service,
whose kingdom has no end;
for he reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, one glory.

BCP: Cecilia, Virgin, Martyr at Rome, c.230

Clement, Bishop of Rome, Martyr, c.100

http://almanac.oremus.org/2021-11-23

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Exciting Holiness
Proverbs 15.1-4
Psalm 78.1-5a, 7
Philippians 3.17 – 4.3
Luke 14.7-11

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

Morning Prayer
Psalms 97, 98, 100 (or) 87, 89.1-18
Isaiah 17
Matthew 9.35-10.15

Evening Prayer
Psalms 99, 101 (or) 89.19-end
Isaiah 40.12-26
Revelation 14.14-15.end

Additional Weekday Lectionary
Jeremiah 30.18-24
John 10.22-30

Collect

Creator and Father of eternity,
whose martyr Clement bore witness with his blood
to the love he proclaimed and the gospel that he preached:
give us thankful hearts as we celebrate your faithfulness,
revealed to us in the lives of your saints,
and strengthen us in our pilgrimage as we follow 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 our redeemer,
whose Church was strengthened by the blood of your martyr Clement:
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 Clement:
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.

BCP: Clement, Bishop of Rome, Martyr, c.100

http://almanac.oremus.org/2021-11-24

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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) 119.105-128
Isaiah 19
Matthew 10.16-33

Evening Prayer
Psalms 121, 122, 123, 124 (or) 91, 93
Isaiah 40.27-41.7
Revelation 16.1-11

Additional Weekday Lectionary
Jeremiah 31.1-9
Matthew 15.21-31

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.

Additional Collect

God the Father,
help us to hear the call of Christ the King
and to follow in his service,
whose kingdom has no end;
for he reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, one glory.

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

http://almanac.oremus.org/2021-11-25

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

Morning Prayer
Psalms 125, 126, 127, 128 (or) 90, 92
Isaiah 21.1-12
Matthew 10.34-11.1

Evening Prayer
Psalms 131, 132, 133 (or) 94
Isaiah 41.8-20
Revelation 16.12-end

Additional Weekday Lectionary
Jeremiah 31.10-17
Matthew 16.13-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.

Additional Collect

God the Father,
help us to hear the call of Christ the King
and to follow in his service,
whose kingdom has no end;
for he reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, one glory.

BCP: Catherine of Alexandria, Virgin, Martyr, 4th century

http://almanac.oremus.org/2021-11-26

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

Morning Prayer
Psalm 139 (or) 88, (95)
Isaiah 22.1-14
Matthew 11.2-19

Evening Prayer
Psalms 146, 147 (or) 102
Isaiah 41.21-42.9
Revelation 17

Additional Weekday Lectionary
Jeremiah 31.31-37
Hebrews 10.11-18

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.

Additional Collect

God the Father,
help us to hear the call of Christ the King
and to follow in his service,
whose kingdom has no end;
for he reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, one glory.

http://almanac.oremus.org/2021-11-27

Red or Green

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

Morning Prayer
Psalm 145 (or) 96, 97, 100
Isaiah 24
Matthew 11.20-end

Evening Prayer
Psalms 148, 149, 150 (or) 104
Isaiah 42.10-17
Revelation 18

Additional Weekday Lectionary
Isaiah 51.17 – 52.2
Ephesians 5.1-20

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.

Additional Collect

God the Father,
help us to hear the call of Christ the King
and to follow in his service,
whose kingdom has no end;
for he reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, one glory.

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.