Scroll Top
Diocese of Cashel, Ferns and Ossory

Cycle of Prayer

DIOCESAN CYCLE OF PRAYER

Compiled by Valerie Power, Diocesan Reader

 3rd March                               3rd Sunday in Lent – Year B – Violet

ANGLICAN CYCLE OF PRAYER;             The Church of Uganda: is made up of 37 Dioceses

Archbishop The Most Rev Dr Stephen Samuel Kaziimba Mugalu

DIOCESAN: Stradbally Union          The Reverend Alec Purser, Priest-in-charge

PORVOO PRAYER DIARY: Church of England: Diocese of Canterbury, Archbishop Justin Welby,

Bishop Rose Hudson-Wilkin

Diocese of Down and Dromore, Bishop David McClay

READINGS: Exodus 20 (1-17), Psalm 19, 1 Corinthians 1 (18-25), John 2 (13-22)

 

10th March                             4th Sunday in Lent – Mothering SundayViolet

ANGLICAN CYCLE OF PRAYER; The Episcopal Church: Presiding Bishop and Primate Most Revd Michael Curry

DIOCESAN: Tullow Group   The Reverend Canon Brian O’Rourke – Rector

PORVOO PRAYER DIARY: Church of England: Diocese of Chelmsford, Bishop Guli Francis-Dehqani, Bishop Roger Morris, Bishop Peter Hill

Church of Sweden: Diocese of Karlstad, Bishop Sören Dalevi

READINGS: Numbers 21 (4-9), Psalm 107 (1-3) (17-22), Ephesians 2 (1-10), John 3 (14-21)

 

17th March                             5th Sunday in Lent – St. Patrick’s Day – Violet

ANGLICAN CYCLE OF PRAYER; The Church in Wales: Diocese of St. David’s, Bishop Dorrien Davies

DIOCESAN: Lismore Union  The Very Reverend Paul Draper – Dean/Rector

PORVOO PRAYER DIARY: Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia: Archbishop Jᾱnis Vanags, Bishop Einᾱrs Alpe, Bishop Hanss Martins Jensons, Bishop Rinalds Grants, Bishop Uldis Gailitis

Church of England: Diocese of Lichfield, Bishop Michael Ipgrave, Bishop Sarah Bullock, Bishop Matthew Parker, Bishop Paul Thornton

READINGS: Jeremiah 31 (31-34), Psalm 51 (1-13) OR Psalm 119 (9-16), Hebrews 5 (5-10), John 12 (20-33)

 

24th March                             6th Sunday in Lent – Palm Sunday – Red or Violet

ANGLICAN CYCLE OF PRAYER; The Church of the Province of West Africa: Primate and Bishop of Asante-Mampong The Most Revd Dr Cyril Kobina Ben-Smith

DIOCESAN: Clonmel Union Vacant The Very Reverend James Mulhall, Priest-in-charge

PORVOO PRAYER DIARY: Church of Sweden: Diocese of Lund, Bishop Johan Tyrberg

Church of England: Diocese of Ely, Bishop Dagmar Winter

Diocese of Cashel Ferns Ossory  Bishop Adrian Wilkinson

READINGS:   Liturgy of the Palms: Psalm 118 (1-2) (19-29), Mark 11 (1-11) OR John 12 (12-16)

Liturgy of the Passion: Isaiah 50 (4-9a), Psalm 31 (9-16), Philippians 2 (5-11),

Mark 14 (1-15) v 47 OR Mark 15 (1-39) (40-47)

 

31st March                             Easter Day – 1st Sunday of Easter – White or Gold

 

ANGLICAN CYCLE OF PRAYER; The Church of the Province of the West Indies: Primate and Bishop of Jamaica and Cayman Islands The Most Revd Howard Gregory

DIOCESAN: Fiddown Union The Reverend Dr Christine O’Dowd-Smyth, Priest-in-charge

PORVOO PRAYER DIARY: Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark: Diocese of Funen, Bishop Mads Davidsen,

Diocese of Armagh: Archbishop John McDowell

READINGS: Acts 10 (34-43) OR Isaiah 25 (6-9), Psalm 118 (1-2) (14-24), 1 Corinthians 15 (1-11),

John 20 (1-18) OR Mark 16 (1-8)