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For Guidance

O God, by whom the meek are guided in judgment, and light rises up in darkness for the godly: Grant us, in all our doubts and uncertainties, the grace to ask what you would have us do, that the Spirit of wisdom may save us from all false choices; that in your light we may see light, and in your straight path we may not stumble; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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Sickness & Healing

For Recovery from Sickness (alternative)

Additional Prayers for the Sick

O God of heavenly powers, by the might of your command you drive away from our bodies all sickness and infirmity: Be present in your goodness with your servant N., that his weakness may be banished and his strength restored; and that, his health being renewed, he may bless your holy Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Virtutum coelestium Deus, qui ab humanis corporibus omnem languorem et omnem infirmitatem praecepti tui potestate depellis: adesto propitius huic famulo tuo, ut fugatis infirmitatibus et viribus receptis, nomen sanctum tuum, instaurata protinus sanitate, benedicat. Per Christum Dominum nostrum.

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Original-language source · public domain

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  • Additional Prayers For The SickMinistry to the Sick & Dying

Provenance

Rituale Romanum, Visitatio Infirmorum

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

A prayer over the sick received from the Latin rite of visitation, "Virtutum coelestium Deus," rendered into English and taken into the American Prayer Book in 1928.