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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

The Fifth Sunday of Epiphany

O Lord, our heavenly Father, keep your household the Church continually in your true religion, that we who trust in the hope of your heavenly grace may always be defended by your mighty power; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, now and for ever.  Amen.

Familiam tuam, quaesumus, Domine, continua pietate custodi, ut, quae in sola spe gratiae caelestis innititur, tua semper protectione muniatur.

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BCP 2019, p. 603

Proper Preface

Preface of the Lord’s Day, or of the Epiphany

Through Jesus Christ our Lord, who on the first day of the week overcame death and the grave, and by his glorious resurrection opened to us the way of everlasting life.

Provenance

Gregorian/Gelasian, c. 750

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

An early medieval Latin oration attested in eighth-century Frankish service books, this collect asks God to keep his household sheltered by continual care while it rests on the hope of heavenly grace alone. Cranmer gave it its enduring English form in 1549, and it has anchored the Fifth Sunday of Epiphany across more than four centuries of Anglican worship.