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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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Litany
Litanies

The Suffrages (Set A)

Morning & Evening Prayer

Officiant O Lord, show your mercy upon us; People And grant us your salvation. Officiant O Lord, guide those who govern us; People And lead us in the way of justice and truth. Officiant Clothe your ministers with righteousness; People And let your people sing with joy. Officiant O Lord, save your people; People And bless your inheritance. Officiant Give peace in our time, O Lord; People And defend us by your mighty power. Officiant Let not the needy, O Lord, be forgotten; People Nor the hope of the poor be taken away. Officiant Create in us clean hearts, O God; People And take not your Holy Spirit from us.

V. Ostende nobis, Domine, misericordiam tuam. R. Et salutare tuum da nobis. / V. Domine, salvum fac regem. R. Et exaudi nos in die qua invocaverimus te. / V. Sacerdotes tui induantur iustitiam. R. Et sancti tui exsultent. / V. Salvum fac populum tuum, Domine. R. Et benedic hæreditati tuæ. / V. Da pacem, Domine, in diebus nostris. R. Quia non est alius qui pugnet pro nobis, nisi tu, Deus noster. / V. Cor mundum crea in me, Deus. R. Et spiritum sanctum tuum ne auferas a nobis.

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Provenance

Sarum/Cranmer 1549

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

Seven versicle-and-response pairs drawn from the Psalms and a 6th-century Latin antiphon, these prayers form one of the oldest continuous threads in Anglican daily worship, entering the English prayer book in 1549 and shaped in their current form across five centuries of revision.