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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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Week Starting October 2-8

Proper 22

Keep, O Lord, your household the Church in continual godliness, that through your protection it may be free from all adversities, and devoutly serve you in good works, to the glory of your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Familiam tuam, quaesumus, Domine, continua pietate custodi: ut a cunctis adversitatibus, te protegente, sit libera; et bonis actibus tuo nomini sit devota.

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Original-language source

BCP 2019, p. 620

Provenance

Gregorian, c.750 / Cranmer 1549

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A Latin oration from the early medieval Gregorian liturgical tradition, this collect has been prayed in English since Cranmer's first prayer book of 1549. Its compact petition asks protection from adversity and devotion in good works, and it has anchored the Twenty-Second Sunday after Trinity in every traditional Anglican prayer book.