Corpus Christi

O Christ our holy Lord, who in this wonderful sacrament of the altar hast given unto us the grace of thy perpetual presence and an abiding memorial of thy surpassing love; grant us so to receive this thy most precious gift, that our hearts may be pure in thy sight and our lives ever dedicated to thy service, who livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, throughout all ages of ages. Amen.

Epistle: 1 Corinthians 11:23 | Gospel: John 6:47

The same collect, epistle, and gospel shall serve for the following Sunday and until the 2nd Sunday after Trinity.

Second Sunday After Trinity (God as Light)

O Father of light, in whom is no darkness at all; may our hearts be so irradiated by the glory of thy divine love that we may ever shine as beacons amid the stormy sea of life; that through us weary and tempest-driven souls may be guided to the heaven where they would be, and may rest in the eternal sunlight of thy holy presence; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Epistle: 1 John 1:3 | Gospel: John 12:32

Third Sunday After Trinity (God as Ruler of All Angels)

O God, the king of all angels, ruler of all the hosts of heaven, we praise and thank thee for the help which these thy radiant servants so joyously do render unto us, and pray that we may pattern after them in purity and zeal; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Epistle: Tobit 12:6 | Gospel: Luke 1:8

Fourth Sunday After Trinity (God as Love)

O Christ, the lord of love, we lay our hearts open upon thy shrine, praying that thou wilt accept, purify, and enkindle them, so that they may forever glow with the undying fire of thine infinite compassion, who livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God throughout all ages of ages. Amen.

Epistle: 1 John 4:7 | Gospel: John 15:1

Fifth Sunday After Trinity (God as Peace)

Grant, O Lord, that the course of this world may soon be so peaceably ordered by thy governance that thy church may joyfully serve thee in all Godly quietness; through Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God throughout all ages of ages. Amen.

Epistle: Galatians 5:13 | Gospel: John 4:18

Sixth Sunday After Trinity (Steadfast Service)

O God, who hast prepared for thy faithful servants such good things as pass man's understanding; may our hearts be so filled with love towards thee, that we, loving thee above all things, may show forth that love in continual service of our bretheren; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Epistle: Romans 12:1 | Gospel: Matthew 25:31

Seventh Sunday After Trinity (Purity - Devotion to the Holy Spirit)

O spirit of all perfect purity, before whose light an angel veils his face, we thy humble servants do now most earnestly desire to keep our hearts unspotted from the world; to reach this purity we ask for strength from thee, who, with the Father and the Son livest and reignest one God throughout all ages of ages. Amen.

Epistle: 1 John 2:15 | Gospel: John 17:11

Eighth Sunday After Trinity (Wisdom)

O God, who art the wisdom of the wise and the strength of the strong, whose beauty shines through the whole universe; may we so open our hearts to the spirit of wisdom and understanding that we may ever be strong in thee, our rock of ages, and may show forth in our lives the beauty of holiness; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Epistle: James 3:13 | Gospel: Luke 2:40

Ninth Sunday After Trinity (Confidence)

O Lord, who never failest to help and govern them who thou dost bring up in thy steadfast joy and love; may we abide forever under the protection of thy good providence, and be filled with perpetual reverence and love for thy holy name; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Epistle: Philippians 2:2 | Gospel: John 12:23

Tenth Sunday After Trinity (Devotion)

Lord and Master, we thy servents continually do worship thee with heartfelt praise and thanksgiving; may our fervent adoration rise ever before thee like incense, until the light of our love becomes one with thine infinite light, thou who livest and reignest with the father and the Holy Ghost, one God throughout all ages of ages. Amen.

Epistle: Revelations 15:2 | Gospel: John 4:19

Eleventh Sunday After Trinity (Discernment)

O God, whose never failing providence ordereth all things both in heaven and earth, grant that we may unfold within ourselves such discernment, that we may avoid those things that be hurtful to the soul, and seek only those things that give us strength to serve thee better; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Epistle: 1 Corinthians 2:6 | Gospel: Luke 12:54

Twelfth Sunday After Trinity (Self-Dedication)

Almighty and everlasting God, grant that we may ever increase in faith, hope, and charity; and, that we may quickly attain that for which thou has destined us, may we love the path which thou hast ordained; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Epistle: Romans 15:1 | Gospel: Matthew 5:17

Thirteenth Sunday After Trinity (Good Works)

Grant us, O Lord, to hold fast within our hearts thy love, which doth always prevent and follow us; that so, loving thee above all things, we may continually be given to all good works; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Epistle: Ephesians 4:1 | Gospel: Matthew 7:16

Fourteenth Sunday After Trinity (Renewal of Heart)

O God, who in thy loving-kindess hast appointed for us a ministry of reconciliation, that by it our feet may be restored to the path wherein we should walk; grant us that, firmly resisting all temptation, we may follow that path unto its glorious end in thee; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Epistle: 1 John 1:1 | Gospel: Matthew 9:2

Fifteenth Sunday After Trinity (Eternality - Devotion to the Holy Spirit)

O Holy Spirit, the comforter of all that trust in thee, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy; increase and multiply within us thy heavenly wisdom; that, thou being our ruler and guide, we may so pass through things temporal as never to lose sight of the things eternal, and may ever live in the service of Christ our Lord, who with thee and the Almighty father liveth and reigneth one God for evermore. Amen.

Epistle: 2 Corinthians 4:14 | Gospel: Luke 10:25

Sixteenth Sunday After Trinity (Justice)

O God, in whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning; we lean upon thy justice as upon a pillar of thy throne; we thank and bless thee for thy holw law that changeth not, and pray for wisdom that under it we may live according to thy will, who livest and reignest, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, one God for evermore. Amen.

Epistle: Galatians: 6:4 | Gospel: John 5:25

Seventeenth Sunday After Trinity (Spiritual Progress)

Almighty God and loving father, of whose only gift it cometh that thy faithful people do unto thee true and humble service; grant, we pray thee, that we may so loyally serve thee in this life that we may be numbered among thy leal and trusty soldiers throughout the ages of ages; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Epistle: 1 Timothy 6:6 | Gospel: Matthew 11:7

Eighteenth Sunday After Trinity (Christ as Truth)

O Lord Christ, who art the way, the truth, and the life, grant that we may find strengthto be true in thought, word, and deed, that so we may reach thee, the eternal truth, to whom be honor and glory for evermore. Amen.

Epistle: Ephesians 4:7 | Gospel: John 14:1

Nineteenth Sunday After Trinity (Tact & Tolerance)

O God, who meetest every man upon that path by which he draweth nigh unto thee, grant us such a measure of thy wisdom that by our love and gentleness the wandering sheep be guided to thy fold; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Epistle: 1 Corinthians 9:19 | Gospel: John 10:7

Twentieth Sunday After Trinity (Serenity)

Unchanging and immortal God, who reignest for ever serene above the waterfloods, grant us to gain and hold that holy peace which naught on earth can vex; through Christ the Prince of Peace, who liveth with thee and the Holy ghost, for evermore. Amen.

Epistle: 2 Peter 1:5 | Gospel: Matthew 11:28

Twenty-first Sunday After Trinity (Perseverance)

Lord of all power and might, who art the author and giver of all good things, may our hearts be so filled with gratitude to thee that we may continually increase in true religion, and from thine omnipotence may we draw strength to persevere; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Epistle: Ephesians 6:10 | Gospel: Matthew 10:1

Twenty-second Sunday After Trinity (Right Energy)

Stir up, O lord, we pray thee, the wills of thy faithful people, that they, plenteously bringing forth the fruit of good deeds, may beome tireless workers in thy holy service; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Epistle: Titus 2:1 | Gospel: Luke 6:27

Twenty-third Sunday After Trinity (Precept and Practice)

Almighty God, the fountain of all wisdom, we pray thee that the words which we hear this day with our outward ears may through thy grace be so grafted inwardly in our hearts that they may bring forth in us the fruit of good living, to the honor and praise of thy name; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Epistle: James 1:19 | Gospel: John 6:28

Twenty-fourth Sunday After Trinity (Openness of Mind)

O Lord of Light unquenchable, grant unto thy people that with pure heart and open mind they may reverently receive thy holy word, truly serving thee in holiness and righteousness all the days of their life; though Christ our Lord. Amen.

Epistle: Ephesians 3:14 | Gospel: John 7:16

Sunday Before Advent (Dispelling Ignorance)

O Holy Spirit, breath of life and fire of love, touch our cold hearts, we pray thee, with the glow of that celestial flame, that by thine indwelling power we may shine forth as the sun to enlighten and encourage those our bretheren who are lost in the darkness of ignorance, and guide them to thee, who, with the father and Son, art worshipped and glorified for ever. Amen.

Epistle: Daniel 7:9 | Gospel: Luke 8:4

If there be more than 25 Sundays after Trinity, the services of some of those Sundays that were omitted after the Epiphany shall be used to supply as many as are wanting; and if there be fewer than 25 Sundays, those that remain over should be omitted, provided that this last collect, epistle, and gospel shall always be used upon the Sunday next before Advent.