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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Commontide
Blessing
Prayers

Grant Us a Peaceful Night

Compline

The Lord Almighty grant us a peaceful night and a perfect end. Amen.

Provenance

Roman Breviary, c. 9th–13th c.

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

A medieval Latin blessing that has stood at the threshold of Compline for centuries, asking God for safe passage through sleep and, ultimately, through death.