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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 Father, we pray for your holy catholic Church. Fill it with all truth, in all truth, with all peace. Where it is corrupt, purify it; where it is in error, direct it; where in anything it is amiss, reform it; where it is right, strengthen it; where it is in want, provide for it; where it is divided, reunite it; for the sake of Jesus Christ your Son our Savior. Amen.

Found in the Prayer Book

  • Good FridayLent & Holy Week

Provenance

Laud, c.1640

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

A short, plainspoken prayer asking God to mend the Church wherever it's broken: purify what's corrupt, correct what's in error, strengthen what's right. It began as the private prayer of a 17th-century English archbishop, William Laud, and was later added to the American Prayer Book in 1928. The ACNA's 2019 prayer book moved it into the Good Friday service as the very first of the day's great intercessions for the Church.