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Prayer books and worship resources

This page gathers the Anglican Church of Canada’s authorized liturgical texts, including the Book of Alternative Services, the Book of Common Prayer, supplemental rites, translations and related worship resources. Materials are available in multiple formats, including downloadable files, print editions and e-book versions as they become available. Downloadable texts include the required licence notice.

Suggested uses

  • Planning parish or diocesan worship with authorized texts
  • Preparing for sacramental, pastoral and seasonal liturgies
  • Selecting Scripture readings and prayers across the church year
  • Supporting theological and liturgical study or training

Key themes

  • Authorized worship texts in the Anglican Church of Canada
  • Liturgical consistency and integrity across contexts
  • Seasonal, sacramental and pastoral resources
  • Access to translations and evolving liturgical materials

Best suited for: clergy, lay leaders, worship planners, liturgy committees, theological students and others seeking reliable access to authorized Anglican worship texts.

Print copies of five liturgical and worship publications

Acknowledging the land and God’s creation

This acknowledgement is crafted in light of the Principles of Reconciliation by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, as we seek to live faithfully in Christ and in right relationship with all. 

We give thanks to the Creator for this land, its waters, forests and all living beings, and for the abiding presence of Christ among us. From coast to coast to coast, these have been cared for and nurtured by First Nations, Inuit and Métis through countless generations. 

We honour the enduring relationship Indigenous Peoples have cultivated with these lands and waters, and the treaties and agreements that reflect these sacred bonds. We acknowledge the harms caused by colonial expansion, through frameworks like the Doctrine of Discovery and structures like the residential school system. We recognize our past failures as a Church, including disruption of connections to the land and suppression of Indigenous spiritualities. 

Guided by the gospel of Jesus Christ, we confess our need for healing. We commit ourselves to seeking truth, pursuing reconciliation and nurturing harmony with all creation. We place our trust in Christ, through whom all things are reconciled to God. 

May God strengthen us to live faithfully as stewards of the Earth. Let us walk in love, justice and reconciliation, joining in God’s work to restore all creation.