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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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Good Friday — The Solemn Collects

Almighty and everlasting God, by whose Spirit the whole body of your faithful people is governed and sanctified: Receive our supplications and prayers which we offer before you for all members of your holy Church, that in their vocation and ministry they may truly and devoutly serve you; through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.

Omnipotens sempiterne Deus, cuius spiritu totum corpus Ecclesiae sanctificatur et regitur: exaudi nos pro universis ordinibus supplicantes; ut gratiae tuae munere, ab omnibus tibi gradibus fideliter serviatur.

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Found in the Prayer Book

  • Good FridayLent & Holy Week

Provenance

Gelasian, c.750

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

This is one of the ancient prayers for \"all orders\" of the Church prayed every Good Friday, asking that the Holy Spirit, who holds the whole Church together, would help bishops, clergy, and every ordinary believer alike serve God faithfully in whatever role they hold. Thomas Cranmer put it into English for the very first Book of Common Prayer in 1549, translating a much older Latin prayer the Western Church had already been praying on Good Friday for centuries.