Prayers and Thanksgivings
Prayers for the needs of the church and the world, for families and for the sick, and thanksgivings for God’s gifts, from the 1979 Book of Common Prayer. Many may be offered in the Prayers at Morning or Evening Prayer.
By occasion
- Addiction
- After communion
- After worship
- Aging
- Agriculture
- Answered prayer
- Armed forces
- Baptism
- Before communion
- Before worship
- Bereavement
- Birthday
- Children
- Church mission
- Church musicians and artists
- Church unity
- Cities and towns
- Civic authority
- Commerce and industry
- Confirmation
- Conflict and war
- Conscience
- Conservation
- Courts and justice
- Creation
- Diversity
- Doctors and nurses
- Dying
- Education
- Elections
- Family
- Grace at meals
- Guidance
- Harvest
- Human future
- Illness
- Leisure
- Living alone
- Love and relationships
- Ministry and clergy
- Monastic life
- Nation
- Oppression
- Parish life
- Peace
- Prisons
- Protection
- Public opinion
- Rain
- Saints and departed
- Self dedication
- Social justice
- Stewardship of creation
- Thanksgiving
- Travel
- Unemployment
- Worship
- Young people
Prayers
- For Joy in God's Creation
- For All Sorts and Conditions of Men
- For the Human Family
- For Peace
- For Peace Among the Nations
- For our Enemies
- For the Church
- For the Mission of the Church
- Clergy and People
- For the Diocese
- For the Parish
- For a Church Convention or Meeting
- For the Election of a Bishop or other Minister
- For the Unity of the Church
- For those about to be Baptized or to renew their Baptismal Covenant
- For Monastic Orders and Vocations
- For Church Musicians and Artists
- For our Country
- For the President of the United States and all in Civil Authority
- For Congress or a State Legislature
- For Courts of Justice
- For Sound Government
- For Local Government
- For an Election
- For those in the Armed Forces of our Country
- For those who suffer for the sake of Conscience
- For Social Justice
- In Times of Conflict
- For Agriculture
- For the Unemployed
- For Schools and Colleges
- For the Good Use of Leisure
- For Cities
- For Towns and Rural Areas
- For the Poor and the Neglected
- For the Oppressed
- For Prisons and Correctional Institutions
- For the Right Use of God's Gifts
- For those who Influence Public Opinion
- For Knowledge of God's Creation
- For the Conservation of Natural Resources
- For the Harvest of Lands and Waters
- For Rain
- For the Future of the Human Race
- For Families
- For the Care of Children
- For Young Persons
- For Those Who Live Alone
- For the Aged
- For a Birthday
- For the Absent
- For Travelers
- For those we Love
- For a Person in Trouble or Bereavement
- For the Victims of Addiction
- For Guidance
- For Quiet Confidence
- For Protection
- A Prayer of Self-Dedication
- A Prayer attributed to St. Francis
- In the Evening
- Before Worship
- For the Answering of Prayer
- Before Receiving Communion
- After Receiving Communion
- After Worship
- On Sunday
- For a Sick Person
- For Recovery from Sickness
- For a Sick Child
- Before an Operation
- For Strength and Confidence
- For the Sanctification of Illness
- For Health of Body and Soul
- For Doctors and Nurses
- Thanksgiving for a Beginning of Recovery
- For Trust in God
- In Pain
- For Sleep
- In the Morning
- A Prayer for a Person near Death
- A Commendation at the Time of Death
- A Commendatory Prayer
Thanksgivings
Collects for Various Occasions
- Of the Holy Trinity
- Of the Holy Spirit
- Of the Holy Angels
- Of the Incarnation
- Of the Holy Eucharist
- Of the Holy Cross
- For all Baptized Christians
- For the Departed
- Of the Reign of Christ
- At Baptism
- At Confirmation
- On the Anniversary of the Dedication of a Church
- For a Church Convention
- For the Ministry (Ember Days)
- For Rogation Days
- For the Sick
- For Social Service
- For Education
- For Vocation in Daily Work
- For Labor Day
Litanies
Grace at Meals
Addiction
After communion
After worship
Aging
Agriculture
Answered prayer
Armed forces
Baptism
Before communion
Before worship
Bereavement
Birthday
Children
Church mission
Church musicians and artists
Church unity
Cities and towns
Civic authority
Commerce and industry
Confirmation
Conflict and war
Conscience
Conservation
Courts and justice
Creation
Diversity
Doctors and nurses
Dying
Education
Elections
Family
Grace at meals
Guidance
Harvest
Human future
Illness
Leisure
Living alone
Love and relationships
Ministry and clergy
Monastic life
Nation
Oppression
Parish life
Peace
Prisons
Protection
Public opinion
Rain
Saints and departed
Self dedication
Stewardship of creation
Thanksgiving
Travel
Unemployment
Worship
- For All Sorts and Conditions of Men
- For the Church
- For the Election of a Bishop or other Minister
- For the Poor and the Neglected
- In the Evening
- On Sunday
- Of the Holy Trinity
- Of the Holy Spirit
- Of the Holy Angels
- Of the Incarnation
- Of the Holy Eucharist
- Of the Holy Cross
- Of the Reign of Christ
- The Great Litany
- The Supplication
- In Pain
- For Sleep
- In the Morning
Social justice