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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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Prayers

Week Starting September 25-October 1

Proper 21

O merciful Lord, grant to your faithful people pardon and peace, that we may be cleansed from all our sins and serve you with a quiet mind; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Largire, quaesumus, Domine, fidelibus tuis indulgentiam placatus, et pacem: ut pariter ab omnibus mundentur offensis, et secura tibi mente deserviant.

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BCP 2019, p. 620

Provenance

Gelasian, c. 700

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

One of the oldest prayers in regular Anglican use, this collect for Proper 21 traces to the early medieval Roman rite and was carried into English by Cranmer in 1549. ACNA BCP 2019 also appoints it as the lay absolution in the Daily Office.