4 Day Church Calendar

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-05-18

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Holy Communion
Acts 19.1-8
Psalm 68.1-6
John 16.29-end

Morning Prayer
Psalms 93, 96, 97 (or) 98, 99, 101
Numbers 22.1-35
Luke 7.36-end

Evening Prayer
Psalm 18 (or) 105* (or 103)
Deuteronomy 31.1-13
1 John 2.18-end

An alternative sequence of readings may be used at one of the offices between Ascension Day and Pentecost, in preparation for the Day of Pentecost:
Numbers 27.15-end
1 Corinthians 3

Collect

O God the King of glory,
you have exalted your only Son Jesus Christ
with great triumph to your kingdom in heaven:
we beseech you, leave us not comfortless,
but send your Holy Spirit to strengthen us
and exalt us to the place where our Saviour Christ is gone before,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

Eternal God, giver of love and power,
your Son Jesus Christ has sent us into all the world
to preach the gospel of his kingdom:
confirm us in this mission,
and help us to live the good news we proclaim;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury, Restorer of Monastic Life, 988

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-05-19

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Holy Communion
Acts 20.17-27
Psalm 68.9-10, 18-19
John 17.1-11

Morning Prayer
Psalms 98, 99, 100 (or) 106* (or 103)
Numbers 22.36 – 23.12
Luke 8.1-15

Evening Prayer
Psalm 68 (or) 107*
Deuteronomy 31.14-29
1 John 3.1-10

An alternative sequence of readings may be used at one of the offices between Ascension Day and Pentecost, in preparation for the Day of Pentecost:
1 Samuel 10.1-10
1 Corinthians 12.1-13

Collect

Almighty God,
who raised up Dunstan to be a true shepherd of the flock,
a restorer of monastic life
and a faithful counsellor to those in authority:
give to all pastors the same gifts of your Holy Spirit
that they may be true servants of Christ and of all his people;
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 Dunstan 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.

Alcuin of York, Deacon, Abbot of Tours, 804

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Holy Communion
Acts 20.28-end
Psalm 68.27-28, 32-end
John 17.11-19

Morning Prayer
Psalms 2, 29 (or) 110, 111, 112
Numbers 23.13-end
Luke 8.16-25

Evening Prayer
Psalms 36, 46 (or) 119.129-152
Deuteronomy 31.30 – 32.14
1 John 3.11-end

An alternative sequence of readings may be used at one of the offices between Ascension Day and Pentecost, in preparation for the Day of Pentecost:
1 Kings 19.1-18
Matthew 3.13-end

Collect

God of wisdom, eternal light,
who shone in the heart of your servant Alcuin,
revealing to him your power and pity:
scatter the darkness of our ignorance
that, with all our heart and mind and strength,
we may seek your face
and be brought with all your saints
to your holy presence;
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

Merciful God,
who gave such grace to your servant Alcuin
that he 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.

Helena, Protector of the Holy Places, 330

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-05-21

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Holy Communion
Acts 22.30, 23.6-11
Psalm 16.1, 5-end
John 17.20-end

Morning Prayer
Psalms 24, 72 (or) 113, 115
Numbers 24
Luke 8.26-39

Evening Prayer
Psalm 139 (or) 114, 116, 117
Deuteronomy 32.15-47
1 John 4.1-6

An alternative sequence of readings may be used at one of the offices between Ascension Day and Pentecost, in preparation for the Day of Pentecost:
Ezekiel 11.14-20
Matthew 9.35 – 10.20

Collect

O God the King of glory,
you have exalted your only Son Jesus Christ
with great triumph to your kingdom in heaven:
we beseech you, leave us not comfortless,
but send your Holy Spirit to strengthen us
and exalt us to the place where our Saviour Christ is gone before,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

Eternal God, giver of love and power,
your Son Jesus Christ has sent us into all the world
to preach the gospel of his kingdom:
confirm us in this mission,
and help us to live the good news we proclaim;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.

https://almanac.oremus.org/2026-05-22

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Holy Communion
Acts 25.13-21
Psalm 103.1-2, 11-12, 19-20
John 21.15-19

Morning Prayer
Psalms 28, 30 (or) 139
Numbers 27.12-end
Luke 8.40-end

Evening Prayer
Psalm 147 (or) 130, 131, 137
Deuteronomy 33
1 John 4.7-end

An alternative sequence of readings may be used at one of the offices between Ascension Day and Pentecost, in preparation for the Day of Pentecost:
Ezekiel 36.22-28
Matthew 12.22-32

Collect

O God the King of glory,
you have exalted your only Son Jesus Christ
with great triumph to your kingdom in heaven:
we beseech you, leave us not comfortless,
but send your Holy Spirit to strengthen us
and exalt us to the place where our Saviour Christ is gone before,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

Eternal God, giver of love and power,
your Son Jesus Christ has sent us into all the world
to preach the gospel of his kingdom:
confirm us in this mission,
and help us to live the good news we proclaim;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.