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
Collect
Trinitytide

Week Starting July 10-16

Proper 10

Let your merciful ears, O Lord, be open to the prayers of your humble servants; and, that we may receive what we ask, teach us by your Holy Spirit to ask only those things that are pleasing to you; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with you and the same Spirit lives and reigns for ever and ever.  Amen.

Pateant aures misericordiae, Domine, precibus supplicantium; et ut petentibus desiderata concedas, fac tibi eos, quaesumus, placita postulare. Per.

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BCP 2019, p. 617

Provenance

Gelasian, c. 600–750

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One of the oldest surviving collects in Anglican use, this prayer asks God to open his ears to our petitions, and then, in a characteristic Gelasian turn, asks him to ensure we only ask for the right things. It has been prayed at Trinity X since Cranmer's first prayer book in 1549.