Collects of the church year
The collect gathers up a day’s prayer in a single sentence. Each Sunday, season, and Holy Day in the 1979 Book of Common Prayer has its own, prayed as the Collect of the Day at Morning and Evening Prayer; a Sunday’s collect carries on through the weekdays after it. For collects on particular needs, see the Prayers and Thanksgivings.
The seasons of the church year
- First Sunday of Advent
- Second Sunday of Advent
- Fourth Sunday of Advent
- The Nativity of Our Lord: Christmas DayDecember 25
- Third Sunday of Advent
- First Sunday after Christmas Day
- The Holy NameJanuary 1
- First Sunday after the Epiphany: The Baptism of our Lord
- Second Sunday after Christmas Day
- The EpiphanyJanuary 6
- Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany
- Second Sunday after the Epiphany
- Third Sunday after the Epiphany
- Eighth Sunday after the Epiphany
- Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany
- Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany
- Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany
- Ash Wednesday
- Last Sunday after the Epiphany
- First Sunday in Lent
- Second Sunday in Lent
- Third Sunday in Lent
- Fifth Sunday in Lent
- Fourth Sunday in Lent
- Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday
- Monday in Holy Week
- Tuesday in Holy Week
- Wednesday in Holy Week
- Good Friday
- Holy Saturday
- Maundy Thursday
- Easter Day
- Monday in Easter Week
- Thursday in Easter Week
- Tuesday in Easter Week
- Wednesday in Easter Week
- Friday in Easter Week
- Saturday in Easter Week
- Second Sunday of Easter
- Third Sunday of Easter
- Fifth Sunday of Easter
- Fourth Sunday of Easter
- Sixth Sunday of Easter
- Ascension Day
- Seventh Sunday of Easter: The Sunday after Ascension Day
- The Day of Pentecost: Whitsunday
- First Sunday after Pentecost: Trinity Sunday
- Proper 1Week of the Sunday closest to May 11
- Proper 2
- Proper 3The Sunday closest to May 25
- Proper 4The Sunday closest to June 1
- Proper 5The Sunday closest to June 8
- Proper 6The Sunday closest to June 15
- Proper 7
- Proper 8The Sunday closest to June 29
- Proper 9
- Proper 10
- Proper 11The Sunday closest to July 20
- Proper 12
- Proper 13The Sunday closest to August 3
- Proper 14The Sunday closest to August 10
- Proper 15The Sunday closest to August 17
- Proper 16The Sunday closest to August 24
- Proper 17The Sunday closest to August 31
- Proper 18The Sunday closest to September 7
- Proper 19The Sunday closest to September 14
- Proper 20The Sunday closest to September 21
- Proper 21The Sunday closest to September 28
- Proper 22The Sunday closest to October 5
- Proper 23The Sunday closest to October 12
- Proper 24The Sunday closest to October 19
- Proper 25The Sunday closest to October 26
- Proper 26The Sunday closest to November 2
- Proper 27The Sunday closest to November 9
- Proper 28The Sunday closest to November 16
- Proper 29The Sunday closest to November 23
Holy Days
- Saint AndrewNovember 30
- Saint StephenDecember 26
- Saint ThomasDecember 21
- Confession of Saint PeterJanuary 18
- Conversion of Saint PaulJanuary 25
- Saint JohnDecember 27
- The Holy InnocentsDecember 28
- Saint JosephMarch 19
- Saint MatthiasFebruary 24
- The PresentationFebruary 2
- Saint MarkApril 25
- Saint Philip and Saint JamesMay 1
- The AnnunciationMarch 25
- The VisitationMay 31
- Saint BarnabasJune 11
- Saint Peter and Saint PaulJune 29
- The Nativity of Saint John the BaptistJune 24
- Independence DayJuly 4
- Saint JamesJuly 25
- Saint Mary MagdaleneJuly 22
- Saint BartholomewAugust 24
- Saint Mary the VirginAugust 15
- The TransfigurationAugust 6
- Holy Cross DaySeptember 14
- Saint LukeOctober 18
- Saint MatthewSeptember 21
- Saint Michael and All AngelsSeptember 29
- All Saints' DayNovember 1
- Saint James of JerusalemOctober 23
- Saint Simon and Saint JudeOctober 28
- Thanksgiving Day