Commontide

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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The Great Vigil of Easter — God's Presence in a Renewed Israel

O God, you led your ancient people by a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night: Grant that we, who serve you now on earth, may come to the joy of that heavenly Jerusalem, where all tears are wiped away and where your saints for ever sing your praise; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Found in the Prayer Book

  • Great Vigil Of EasterLent & Holy Week

Provenance

ECUSA 1979

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

This collect follows the reading "God's Presence in a Renewed Israel" (Isaiah 4:2-6) at the Great Vigil of Easter. It first appears in the 1979 Book of Common Prayer, part of the 20th-century restoration of the ancient all-night Vigil, and is carried unchanged into the ACNA's BCP 2019.