This week in prayer

Prayers and readings for Sunday 26 July 2026 and the following week: 

We pray for Anna, our bishop, and Allen, our rector. In our parish cycle of prayer, we pray for those who care for our gardens and grounds.

This week our diocese prays for the people of  St Philip by the Sea, Lantzville, and their visiting clergy and lay leaders.

In our ecclesiastical province's cycle of prayer, we pray for the Diocese of New Westminster and Archbishop John Stephens.

We continue to hold the community of Tumbler Ridge in our prayers.  

This week the Anglican Church of Canada prays for The Rt. Rev. Stephen London, Bishop, and the clergy and people of the Diocese of Edmonton.

In the Anglican Communion cycle of prayer, we pray for The Anglican Church of Tanzania

Collect:  Scandalous God, you sow weeds among the crop, raise bread with impure yeast, offer treasure without price and cast a net that catches good and bad: throw down our idols of purity and possession, so that you might reveal in us your wide-branching love; through Jesus Christ, the stumbling block.  Amen. Prayers for an Inclusive Church (2009) alt.

Anglican Communion Cycle of Prayer for the week:

• Mon 27 July The Diocese of Armagh – The Church of Ireland
• Tues 28 July The Diocese of Armidale – The Anglican Church of Australia
• Wed 29 July The Diocese of Arochukwu / Ohafia – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)
• Thurs 30 July The Diocese of Aru – Province de L’Eglise Anglicane Du Congo
• Fri 31 July The Diocese of Asaba – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion)
• Sat 1 Aug The Diocese of Asante-Mampong – The Church of the Province of West Africa

BIBLE READINGS FOR THE WEEK 

Lectionary for Sunday 26 July

• Genesis 29:15-28 and Psalm 105:1-11, 45b or Psalm 128
• 1 Kings 3:5-12 and Psalm 119:129-136
• Romans 8:26-39
• Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52

Daily readings below are from the Complementary thread, related to the weekly Sunday Gospel lection and sermon. 

• Mon 27 July Psalm 119:121-128; 1 Kings 3:16-28; James 3:13-18
• Tues 28 July Psalm 119:121-128; 1 Kings 4:29-34; Ephesians 6:10-18
• Wed 29 July Psalm 119:121-128; Proverbs 1:1-7, 20-33; Mark 4:30-34
• Thurs 30 July Psalm 145:8-9, 14-21; Proverbs 10:1-5; Philippians 4:10-15
• Fri 31 July Psalm 145:8-9, 14-21; Isaiah 51:17-23; Romans 9:6-13
• Sat 1 Aug Psalm 145:8-9, 14-21; Isaiah 44:1-5; Matthew 7:7-11

Sources:

• Diocese of BC:  website | cycle of prayer
• Ecclesiastical Province of BC & Yukon: website 
• Anglican Church of Canada: website | cycle of prayer
• Anglican Council of Indigenous Peoples (ACIP): website 
• Worldwide Anglican Communion:  website | cycle of prayer
• For daily/weekly Bible readings and liturgical notes:
  • Revised Common Lectionary
  • Daily readings from the RCL
  • Online Lectionary (Anglican Church of Canada)
  • NRSV and many other searchable Bible versions at bible.oremus.org

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