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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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Holy Week

The Great Vigil of Easter — The Fall

O God, you sent your blessed Son, the seed of the woman, that he might crush the serpent's head and make all creation new: Grant that, having this hope, we may purify ourselves as he is pure; that, when he comes again with power and great glory, we may be made like him in his eternal and glorious kingdom; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Found in the Prayer Book

  • Great Vigil Of EasterLent & Holy Week

Provenance

ACNA 2019

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

This prayer, said after the Genesis 3 reading at the Easter Vigil, is a modern composition written for the ACNA's 2019 Book of Common Prayer. It weaves together Genesis 3:15 (the promise that the woman's offspring would crush the serpent) and 1 John 3:2-3 (that we shall be like Christ, and purify ourselves as he is pure) into a single collect looking toward Christ's second coming.