Prayer and liturgy
These resources offer liturgical and worship materials, including prayer books and supplemental publications, prayers, litanies and related items, to support those planning and leading worship, prayer and liturgical celebrations.
The resource Alternative Collects for Years A, B & C of the Revised Common Lectionary and Seasonal Prayers over the Gifts and after Communion gathers additional liturgical texts that complement the Book of Alternative Services. These prayers offer expanded options for Sundays and seasons throughout the church year.
This list identifies the translations approved by the House of Bishops for use in public worship, ensuring that scripture readings are both faithful to the original texts and clear for congregations.
The Book of Alternative Services (BAS) is the Anglican Church of Canada’s primary contemporary prayer book, offering structured prayers, liturgies and guidance for worship in a Canadian Anglican context.
The Book of Common Prayer (BCP) is the Anglican Church of Canada’s traditional prayer book, a cornerstone of Anglican worship and spirituality.
Celebration and Blessing of a Marriage Between a Christian and a Person of Another Faith Tradition offers a form of marriage liturgy that honours Christian tradition while making space for readings, prayers and participation from another faith tradition when appropriate. This rite provides pastoral flexibility for clergy and couples, supporting interfaith families as they prepare for Christian marriage and navigate relationships across different religious backgrounds.
A Collect for use when praying for the Council of the North.
The Deconsecration of a Sacred Space is an authorized liturgy of the Anglican Church of Canada that supports communities marking the closure of a church building. Rooted in prayer, thanksgiving and pastoral care, the rite honours the history of a worshipping community, acknowledges grief and transition, and affirms that God’s presence accompanies the congregation beyond the walls of any single place.
These readings offer an alternative Old Testament pattern for Eastertide that complements the Revised Common Lectionary.
Ecumenically Agreed Liturgical Texts from the English Language Liturgical Consultation include widely used creeds and canticles such as the Gloria, Apostles’ Creed, Nicene Creed, Te Deum, Magnificat and Benedictus. Developed through broad ecumenical collaboration, the texts provide clear, contemporary English renderings grounded in deep theological scholarship. They support common worship across denominations while honouring long-standing liturgical tradition.
Family Prayers provides Anglican prayers for individuals, households and group worship in communities familiar with Moosonee Cree syllabics.