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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, you multiply your Church in every generation: Grant the gifts of faith and understanding to those being instructed in your holy Word; that being washed in the waters of Baptism, they may be born again and numbered among your adopted children; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Omnipotens sempiterne Deus, qui Ecclesiam tuam nova semper prole fecundas: auge fidem et intellectum catechumenis nostris; ut, renati fonte baptismatis, adoptionis tuae filiis aggregentur.

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Original-language source · public domain

Found in the Prayer Book

  • Good FridayLent & Holy Week

Provenance

Gelasian, c.750

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

This prayer for those preparing for baptism is one of five Good Friday "Solemn Collects," ancient bidding prayers for the whole Church, its ministers, catechumens, and the world. Cranmer dropped them in 1549; this close translation of the old Latin first appears in an Anglican book in the ACNA's 2019 BCP.