The First Sunday of Advent

Almighty God,
give us grace that we may cast away the works of darkness
and put upon us the armour of light,
now in this time of mortal life,
in which Thy Son Jesus Christ
came to visit us in great humility;
that in the last day
when He shall come again in His glorious majesty
to judge both the quick and the dead
we may rise to the life immortal;
through Him who liveth and reigneth
with Thee and the Holy Spirit,
now and ever.
Amen.

The Second Sunday of Advent

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

The Third Sunday of Advent

O Lord Jesus Christ,
Who at Thy first coming didst send Thy messenger
to prepare the way before Thee:
grant that the ministers and stewards of Thy mysteries
may likewise so prepare and make ready Thy way
by turning the hearts of the disobedient
to the wisdom of the just,
that at Thy second coming to judge the world
we may be found an acceptable people in Thy sight;
who livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Spirit,
ever one God, now and forever.
Amen.

The Fourth Sunday of Advent

O God our redeemer,
who didst prepare the Blessèd Virgin Mary
to be the mother of Thy Son:
grant that, as she looked for His coming as our saviour,
so we may be ready to greet Him
when He shall come again to be our judge
who liveth and reigneth with Three
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.

Christmas Eve 24th.December

Almighty God,
who makest us glad with the yearly remembrance
of the birth of Thy only Son Jesus Christ:
grant that, as we joyfully receive Him as our redeemer,
so we may with sure confidence behold Him
when He shall come to be our judge;
who liveth and reigneth with Three
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.

Christmas Night 24th/25th.December

Eternal God,
who made this most holy night
to shine with the brightness of Thy one true light:
bring us, who have known the revelation
of that light on earth,
to see the radiance of Thy heavenly glory;
through Jesus Christ Thy Son our Lord,
who liveth and reigneth with Thee,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.
Amen.

Christmas Day 25th.December

Almighty God,
who hast given us Thy only-begotten Son
to take our nature upon Him
and as at this time to be born of a pure virgin:
grant that we, being regenerate
and made Thy children by adoption and grace,
may daily be renewed by Thy Holy Spirit;
through Jesus Christ Thy Son our Lord,
who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the same Spirit,
now and forever.
Amen.

The First Sunday of Christmas

Almighty God,
who hast wonderfully created us in Thine own image
and hast yet more wonderfully restored us
through Thy Son Jesus Christ:
grant that, as He came to share in our humanity,
so we may share the life of His divinity;
who liveth and reigneth with Thee,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.

The Second Sunday of Christmas

Almighty God,
who in the birth of Thy Son
hast poured upon us the new light of Thine incarnate Word
and revealed to us the fullness of Thy love:
help us so to walk in His light and dwell in His love
that we may know the fullness of His joy;
who liveth and reigneth with Thee,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.

The Epiphany - 6th.January

O God,
who by the leading of a star
didst manifest Thy only-begotten Son to the Gentiles:
mercifully grant that we,
who know Thee now by faith,
may after this life have the fruition of Thy glorious Godhead;
through Jesus Christ Thy Son our Lord,
who liveth and reigneth with Thee,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.

The First Sunday of Epiphany
The Baptism of Christ

Eternal Father,
who at the baptism of Jesus
didst reveal Him to be Thy Son,
anointing Him with the Holy Spirit:
grant that we, being born again by water and the Spirit,
may be faithful to our calling
as thine as Thine adopted children;
through Jesus Christ Thy Son our Lord,
who liveth and reigneth with Thee,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.

The Second Sunday of Epiphany

Almighty God,
who in Christ makest all things new:
transform the poverty of our nature
by the riches of Thy grace
and in the renewal of our lives
make known Thy heavenly glory;
through Jesus Christ Thy Son our Lord,
who liveth and reigneth with Thee,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.

The Third Sunday of Epiphany

Almighty God,
whose Son revealed in signs and miracles
the wonder of Thy saving presence:
renew Thy people with Thy heavenly grace,
and in all our weakness
sustain us by Thy mighty power;
through Jesus Christ Thy Son our Lord,
who liveth and reigneth with Thee,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.

The Fourth Sunday of Epiphany

Almighty God, creator of all things,
who in the beginning
didst command the light to shine out of the darkness:
grant that the light of the glorious Gospel of Christ
may dispel the darkness of ignorance and unbelief,
shine into the hearts of all Thy people,
and reveal the knowledge of Thy glory,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.

Candlemas - 2nd.February
The Presentation of
Christ in the Temple

Almighty and ever-living God,
we humbly beseech Thy majesty,
that, as Thy only-begotten Son
was this day presented in the Temple,
in substance of our flesh,
so we may be presented unto Thee
with pure and clean hearts,
by Thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord,
who liveth and reigneth with Thee,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.

The Fifth Sunday Before Lent

Almighty God,
by whose grace alone we are accepted
and called to Thy service:
strengthen us by Thy Holy Spirit
and make us worthy of our calling;
who liveth and reigneth with Thee,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.

The Fourth Sunday Before Lent

O God,
who knowest us to be set
in the midst of so many and great dangers,
that by reason of the frailty of our nature,
we cannot always stand upright:
grant to us such strength and protection
as may support us in all dangers
and carry us through all temptations;
through Jesus Christ Thy Son our Lord,
who liveth and reigneth with Thee,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.

The Third Sunday Before Lent

O almighty God,
who alone canst order the unruly wills and affections of the sinful:
grant unto Thy people that they may love the thing which Thou commandest
and desire that which Thou dost promise,
that so, among the sundry and manifold changes of the world,
our hearts may surely there be fixed
where true joys are to be found;
through Jesus Christ Thy Son our Lord,
who liveth and reigneth with Thee,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.

The Second Sunday Before Lent

Almighty God,
who hast created the heavens and the earth
and hast made us in Thine own image:
teach us to discern Thy hand in all Thy works
and Thy likeness in all Thy children;
through Jesus Christ Thy Son our Lord,
who liveth and reigneth with Thee,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.

The Sunday Next Before Lent

Almighty Father,
whose Son was revealed in majesty
before He suffered death upon the cross:
give us grace to perceive His glory,
that we may be strengthened to suffer with him
and be changed into His likeness, from glory to glory;
who liveth and reigneth with Thee,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.

Ash Wednesday

Almighty and everlasting God,
who hatest nothing that Thou hast made
and dost forgive the sins of all them that are penitent:
create and make in us new and contrite hearts
that we, worthily lamenting our sins
and acknowledging our wretchedness,
may obtain of Thee, the God of all mercy,
perfect remission and forgiveness;
through Jesus Christ Thy Son our Lord,
who liveth and reigneth with Thee,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.
Amen.

The First Sunday of Lent

Almighty God,
who's Son Jesus Christ did fast forty days in the wilderness,
and was tempted as are we, yet without sin:
give us grace to discipline ourselves in obedience to Thy Spirit;
and, as Thou knowest our weakness,
so may we know Thy power to save;
through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord,
who liveth and reigneth with Thee,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.
Amen.

The Second Sunday of Lent

Almighty God,
who showest to them that be in error the light of Thy truth,
to the intent that they may return into the way of righteousness:
grant unto all them that are admitted into the fellowship of Christ's religion,
that they may eschew those things that are contrary to their profession,
and follow all such things as are agreeable to the same;
through our Lord Jesus Christ,
who liveth and reigneth with Thee,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.

The Third Sunday of Lent
Refreshment Sunday

Almighty God,
whose most dear Son went not up to joy but first He suffered pain,
and entered not into glory before he was crucified:
mercifully grant that we, walking in the way of the cross,
may find it none other than the way of life and peace;
through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord,
who liveth and reigneth with Thee,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.

The Fourth Sunday of Lent
(or see Mothering Sunday)

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 blessèd Lord and Saviour,
who liveth and reigneth with Thee,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.

Mothering Sunday
(or see The Fourth sunday of Lent)

Merciful God,
whose Son Jesus Christ, the Child of Mary,
shared the life of a home in Nazareth
and on the cross drew the whole human family to himself:
strengthen us in our daily lives
that in joy and sorrow
we may know the power of Thy presence to bind together and to heal;
through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord,
who liveth and reigneth with Thee,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.

The Fifth Sunday of Lent

Most Merciful God,
who by the death and resurrection of Thy Son Jesus Christ
hast delivered and saved the world:
grant that by faith in Him who suffered on the cross
we may triumph in the power of his victory;
through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord,
who liveth and reigneth with Thee,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.

Palm Sunday

Almighty and everlasting God,
who of Thy tender love towards the world
          hast sent Thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ
          to take upon Him our flesh
          and to suffer death upon the cross:
grant that we may follow the example of His patience and humility,
and also be made partakers of His resurrection;
through Jesus Christ Thy Son our Lord,
who liveth and reigneth with Thee,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.

Maundy Thursday

God our Father,
who hast invited us to share in the supper
which Thy Son hath given to His Church
that it may proclaim His death until He comes:
may He nourish us by His presence,
and unite us in His love;
who liveth and reigneth with Thee,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.

Good Friday

Almighty God,
we beseech Thee graciously to behold this Thy family
for which our Lord Jesus Christ
was contented to be betrayed
and given up into the hands of sinners
and to suffer death upon the cross;
who now liveth and reigneth with Thee,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.

Easter Eve

Grant, O Lord,
that as we are baptized into the death of Thy blessèd Son
our Saviour Jesus Christ,
so by continually mortifying our corrupt affections
we may be buried with Him;
and that through the grave and gate of death
we may pass to our joyful resurrection;
for His merits, who died and was buried
and rose again for us,
Thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

The Sunday of The Resurrection
Easter Day

Lord of all life and power,
who through the mighty resurrection of Thy Son
hast overcome the old order of sin and death
to make all things new in Him:
grant that we, being dead to sin
and alive to Thee in Jesus Christ,
may reign with Him in glory;
to whom with Thee and the Holy Spirit
be praise and honour, glory and might,
now and in all eternity.
Amen.

The Second Sunday of Easter

Almighty Father,
who hast given Thine only Son to die for our sins
and to rise again for our justification:
grant us so to put away the leaven of malice and wickedness
that we may alway serve Thee
in pureness of living and truth;
through the merits of Jesus Christ Thy Son our Lord,
who liveth and reigneth with Thee,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God , now and for ever.
Amen.

The Third Sunday of Easter

Almighty Father,
who in Thy great mercy gladdened the disciples
with the sight of the risen Lord:
give us such knowledge of His presence with us,
that we may be strengthened and sustained
by His risen life
and serve Thee continually in righteousness and truth;
through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord,
who liveth and reigneth with Thee,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God , now and for ever.
Amen.

The Fourth Sunday of Easter

Almighty God,
whose Son Jesus Christ in the resurrection and the life:
raise us, who trust in Him,
from the death of sin unto the life of righteousness,
that we may seek those thins which are above,
where He liveth and reigneth with Thee,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God , now and for ever.
Amen.

The Fifth Sunday of Easter

Almighty God,
who through thine only-begotten Son Jesus Christ
hast overcome death and opened unto us
the gate of everlasting live:
we humbly beseech thee that,
as by Thy grace preceding us
Thou dost put into our minds good desires,
so by Thy continual help
we may bring the same to good effect;
who liveth and reigneth with Thee,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God , now and for ever.
Amen.

The Sixth Sunday of Easter

God our redeemer,
who hast delivered us from the power of darkness
and brought us into the kingdom of Thy Son:
grant, that as by his death he hath recalled us to life,
so by His continual presence in us
he may raise us to eternal joy;
through Jesus Christ Thy Son our Lord,
who liveth and reigneth with Thee,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever
Amen.

Ascension Day

Grant, we beseech Thee, almighty God,
that like as we do believe Thy only-begotten Son
our Lord Jesus Christ
to have ascended into the heavens;
so we may also in heart and mind thither ascend
and with Him continually dwell,
who liveth and reigneth with Thee,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.
Amen.

Sunday after Ascension Day

O God the king of glory,
who hast exalted Thine only Son Jesus Christ
with great triumph unto Thy kingdom in heaven:
but send to us Thine Holy Spirit to comfort us
and exalt us unto the same place
whither our Saviour Christ is gone before;
who liveth and reigneth with Thee,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.
Amen.

Day of Pentecost - Whit Sunday

God, who at this time
didst teach the hearts of Thy faithful people
by sending to them the light of Thy Holy Spirit:
grant us by the same Spirit
to have a right judgement in all things
and evermore to rejoice in His holy comfort;
through the merits of Christ Jesus our Saviour,
who liveth and reigneth with Thee,
in the unity of the same Spirit,
one God, now and forever.
Amen.

The Weekdays After the Day of Pentecost

O Lord, from whom all good things come:
grant to us Thy humble servants,
that by Thy holy inspiration
we may think those things that be good
and, by Thy merciful guiding may perform the same;
through Jesus Christ Thy Son our Lord,
who liveth and reigneth with Thee,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.
Amen.

Trinity Sunday

Almighty and everlasting God,
who hast given unto us Thy servants grave,
by the confession of a true faith,
to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity
and, in the power of Thy divine majesty,
to worship the Unity:
we beseech Thee that Thou wouldest keep us steadfast
in this faith
and evermore defend us from all adversities;
who livest and reignest, one God, now and for ever.
Amen.

Corpus Christi
Day of Thanksgiving for the Institution of Holy Communion

Lord Jesus Christ,
we thank Thee that in this wonderful sacrament
Thou hast given us a memorial of Thy passion;
grant us so to reverence the sacred mysteries
of Thy body and blood
that we may know within ourselves
and show forth in our lives
the fruits of Thy redemption;
who livest and reignest with the Father
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.

1st. Sunday after Trinity

O God.
the strength of all them that put their trust in Thee,
mercifully accept our prayers
and, because through the weakness of our mortal nature
we can do no good thing without Thee,
grant us the help of Thy grace
that, in keeping Thy commandments,
we may please Thee, both in will and deed;
through Jesus Christ Thy Son our Lord,
who liveth and reigneth with Thee,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.
Amen.

2nd. Sunday after Trinity

O Lord,
who hast taught us that all our doings without charity
are nothing worth:
send the Holy Spirit
and pour into our hearts that most excellent gift of charity,
the very bond of peace and of all virtues
without which whosoever liveth
is counted dead before Thee;
grant this for Thine only Son Jesus Christ's sake,
who liveth and reigneth with Thee,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.
Amen.

3rd. Sunday after Trinity

Almighty God,
who hast broken the tyranny of sin
and hast sent the Spirit if Thy Son into our hearts,
whereby we call Thee Father:
give us grace to dedicate our freedom to Thy service,
that the whole world may be brought
to the glorious liberty of the children of God;
through Jesus Christ Thy Son our Lord,
who liveth and reigneth with Thee,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.
Amen.

4th. Sunday after Trinity

O God, the protector of all that trust in Thee,
without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy:
increase and multiply upon us Thy mercy
that, Thou being our ruler and guide,
we may so pass through things temporal
that we lose not our hold on things eternal;
grant this, O heavenly Father,
for Jesus Christ's sake our Lord,
who liveth and reigneth with Thee,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.

5th. Sunday after Trinity

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 Thy faithful people,
that in their vocation and ministry
they may serve Thee in holiness and truth,
to the glory of Thy name;
through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ,
who liveth and reigneth with Thee,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.

6th. Sunday after Trinity

O God, who hast prepared for them that love Thee
such good things as pass our understanding:
pour into our hearts such love toward Thee
that we, loving Thee in all things and above all things,
may obtain Thy promises
which exceed all that we can desire;
through Jesus Christ Thy Son our Lord
who liveth and reigneth with Thee,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.

7th. Sunday after Trinity

Lord of all power and might,
who art the author and giver of all good things:
graft in our hearts the love of Thy name,
increase in us true religion,
nourish us with all goodness,
and of Thy great mercy keep us the same;
through Jesus Christ Thy Son our Lord
who liveth and reigneth with Thee,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.

8th. Sunday after Trinity

O almighty Lord and everlasting God,
vouchsafe, we beseech Thee,
to direct, sanctify and govern both our hearts and bodies
in the ways of Thy laws and in the works of Thy commandments,
that through Thy most mighty protection,
both here and ever,
we may be preserved in body and soul;
through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ,
who liveth and reigneth with Thee,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.

9th. Sunday after Trinity

Almighty God,
who didst sent Thy Holy Spirit
to be the light and life of the Church:
open our hearts to the riches of Thy grace,
that we may bring forth the fruit of the Spirit
in love and joy and peace;
through Jesus Christ Thy Son our Lord,
who liveth and reigneth with Thee,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.

10th. Sunday after Trinity

Let Thy merciful ears, O Lord,
be open to the prayers of Thy humble servants;
and that they may obtain their petitions
make them to ask such things as shall please Thee;
through Jesus Christ Thy Son our Lord,
who liveth and reigneth with Thee,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.

11th. Sunday after Trinity

O God,
who declarest Thy almighty power
most chiefly in showing mercy and pity:
mercifully grant unto us such a measure of Thy grace
that we, running the way of Thy commandments,
may obtain Thy gracious promises
and be made partakers of Thy heavenly treasure;
through Jesus Christ Thy Son our Lord,
who liveth and reigneth with Thee,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.

12th. Sunday after Trinity

O God,
who declarest Thy almighty power
most chiefly in showing mercy and pity:
mercifully grant unto us such measure of Thy Grace
that we, running the way of Thy commandments,
may obtain Thy gracious promises
and be made partakers of Thy heavenly treasure;
through Jesus Christ Thy Son our Lord,
who liveth and reigneth with Thee,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.

13th. Sunday after Trinity

Almighty God,
who hast called Thy Church to witness
that Thou wast in Christ reconciling the world to Thyself:
help us to proclaim the good news of Thy love
that all who hear it may br drawn unto Thee;
through him who was lifted up on the cross,
an reigneth with Thee and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.