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For a Virtuous Heart

Give me, O Lord, a steadfast heart, which no unworthy thought can drag down; an unconquered heart, which no tribulation can wear out; an upright heart, which no unworthy purpose can tempt aside. Bestow upon me understanding to know you, diligence to seek you, wisdom to find you, and faithfulness that finally may embrace you. Amen.

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Week Starting June 5-11

Proper 5

Grant, O Lord, that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered by your providence, that your Church may joyfully serve you in quiet confidence and godly peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.  Amen.

BCP 2019, p. 616

Provenance

Leonine, c. 600 / Cranmer 1549

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

One of the oldest prayers in the Anglican rite, this collect for Proper 5 descends from a Latin oration in the Verona Sacramentary, a seventh-century manuscript preserving fifth- and sixth-century Roman liturgy. It reaches us through the Sarum Missal and Cranmer's first Prayer Book of 1549.