Morning Prayers
Morning Prayers
The daily Morning Prayers service is conducted each weekday morning from 8:30 to 8:45 a.m. in Appleton Chapel during the academic term. A daily service of Morning Prayers has been kept at Harvard since its founding in 1636. Sign up for weekly newsletter on the Memorial Church subscription page. And be sure to explore our archive of Morning Prayers audio and video below.
Latest Morning Prayers News
Senior Talks: Voices of the Class of 2026
Morning Prayers is one of Harvard’s most cherished and enduring traditions. Each year, the Memorial Church invites a senior from each House to share insights, wisdom, and reflections on how the Harvard experience has shaped their lives. Below is a...
Morning Prayers: Black History Week 2026
Each February, the Church hosts a special week of Morning Prayers to lift and honor the stories, struggles, voices, and theologies of African Americans across campus. The Rev. Aric Fleming MDiv '19 Assistant Director, Office of Doctoral Programs at...
Morning Prayers: Queer Divine Week
The Memorial Church's week of Morning Prayers services explores LGBTQ+-affirming theologies, queer concepts of the divine, and stories of queer people of faith from across campus. Meagan von Rohr (she/they) Director of the Harvard Foundation, Harvard...
Morning Prayers: The Rev. Matthew Ichihashi Potts
By the Rev. Matthew Ichihashi Potts, Ph.D ’13 Plummer Professor of Christian Morals in the Faculty of Divinity Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church (The following is a transcript of the service audio, Oct. 22 2025) This is a reading from the 13th chapter...
