Table of Contents





(The Certificate 1979)
(The Certificate 2007)
The Ratification of the Book of Common Prayer     8
The Preface     9
Concerning the Service of the Church     13
The Calendar of the Church Year     15

The Daily Office
Daily Morning Prayer: Rite One     37
Daily Evening Prayer: Rite One     61
Daily Morning Prayer: Rite Two     75
Noonday Prayer     103
Order of Worship for the Evening     108
Daily Evening Prayer: Rite Two     115
Compline     127
Daily Devotions for Individuals and Families     137
Table of Suggested Canticles     144

The Great Litany     148

The Collects: Traditional
Seasons of the Year     159
Holy Days     185
Common of Saints     195
Various Occasions     199






The Collects: Contemporary
Seasons of the Year     211
Holy Days     237
Common of Saints     246
Various Occasions     251

Proper Liturgies for Special Days
Ash Wednesday     264
Palm Sunday     270
Maundy Thursday     274
Good Friday     276
Holy Saturday     283
The Great Vigil of Easter     285

Holy Baptism     299

The Holy Eucharist
An Exhortation     316
A Penitential Order: Rite One     319
The Holy Eucharist: Rite One     323
A Penitential Order: Rite Two     351
The Holy Eucharist: Rite Two     355
Prayers of the People     383
Communion under Special Circumstances     396
An Order for Celebrating the Holy Eucharist     400

Pastoral Offices
Confirmation     413
A Form of Commitment to Christian Service     420
Celebration and Blessing of a Marriage     423
The Blessing of a Civil Marriage     433
An Order for Marriage     435
Thanksgiving for the Birth or Adoption of a Child     439
Reconciliation of a Penitent     447
Ministration to the Sick     453
Ministration at the Time of Death     462






Burial of the Dead: Rite One     469
Burial of the Dead: Rite Two     491
An Order for Burial     506

Episcopal Services
Ordination of a Bishop     511
Ordination of a Priest     525
Ordination of a Deacon     537
Litany for Ordinations     548
Celebration of a New Ministry     557
Consecration of a Church or Chapel     567

The Psalter, or Psalms of David     585

Prayers and Thanksgivings     810

An Outline of the Faith, or Catechism     845

Historical Documents of the Church     864
(including the Articles of Religion)

Tables for Finding the Date of Easter and other Holy Days     880

The Lectionary     888
Year A     889
Year B     900
Year C     911
Holy Days     921
Common of Saints     925
Various Occasions     927

The Revised Common Lectionary     888
Year A     889
Year B     901
Year C     911
Holy Days     921
Common of Saints     925
Various Occasions     927

Daily Office Lectionary     934
Seasons of the Year     936
     (Advent     936)
     (Christmas     940)
     (Epiphany     942)
     (Lent     952)
     (Easter     958)
     (The Season after Pentecost     966)
Holy Days     996
Special Occasions     1000