Full NRSV Sunday texts

Thursday, June 19^th, 2025

Feria (Green)
Or
The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ or Corpus Christi (White)

Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi is not officially observed in the Anglican Church of Canada’s calendar. However, many parishes do keep this celebration, and this feast has always been included in McCausland’s. To reflect this, the option for Corpus Christi will always be listed second. There is usually only one Eucharist for Corpus Christi and it should be kept, like Maundy Thursday, on Thursday evening. There is a set of readings for the first evening prayer of Corpus Christi.

The Feast of Corpus Christi is often transferred to the Sunday after Trinity Sunday. If celebrated, this day is always kept as Corpus Christi and if it is also observed on Sunday then this is in addition to its observance today.

The tone of Holy Week and the events of the betrayal and the Agony in the Garden on Maundy Thursday makes it difficult for many to wholeheartedly celebrate the institution of the Eucharist on Maundy Thursday. Attempting to do so with white hangings and vestments, bells, and the Gloria makes it difficult not to interrupt the tone of Holy Week by this anticipation of the liturgical announcement of the Resurrection on Saturday night at the Great Vigil. Thus, it has become more common to observe Maundy Thursday in a more restrained way with red hangings and vestments, the exclusion of bells, and the Gloria. Therefore, the first Thursday after the season of Easter allows a fuller celebration of the centrality of the Eucharist in the life of the church. Although Corpus Christi is not in the Canadian Calendar, it is observed in a number of places in the Anglican Communion and The Church of England’s Common Worship provides a full set of propers for the Day of Thanksgiving for the Institution of Holy Communion including prefaces.

Morning Prayer: Ps [83] or 34; 1 Sam 2:27-36; Acts 2:22-36; Coll 362
Or
Corpus Christi: Ps 63:1-8, 96; Ex 12:21-27; Lk 22:7-20; Coll 304

Holy Eucharist: Feria: As Proper 11, except: 2 Cor 11:1-11; Ps 111; Mt 6:7-15; Preface of Weekdays
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Corpus Christi: Coll 304; Gen 14:18-20; Ps 110:1-4; 1 Cor 11:23-26; Lk 9:11b-17; Prayer over Gifts 306; Preface of Weekdays; Prayer after Communion 388

Evening Prayer: Ps 85, 86; (Num 12:1-16); Lk 20:41—21:4; Coll 362
Or
Corpus Christi: Ps 110:1-5, (6-7); Pr 9:1-6; Jn 15:4-17; Coll 304