Almighty and everlasting God, who dost govern all things in heaven and earth: Mercifully hear the supplications of thy people, and grant us thy peace all the days of our life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Let our prayer be set forth in thy sight as the incense, and the lifting up of our … Continue reading Prayer for 21 January 2020
Category: Prayers
The Octave Day of Christmas and the Circumcision of Christ, being New Year’s Day
THE COLLECT. ALMIGHTY God, who hast given us thy only begotten Son to take our nature upon him, and as at this time to be born of a pure Virgin: Grant that we being regenerate, and made thy children by adoption and grace, may daily be renewed by thy Holy Spirit; through the same our … Continue reading The Octave Day of Christmas and the Circumcision of Christ, being New Year’s Day
Prayer for American Thanksgiving, 28 Nov 19
🇺🇸🦃🍗🌽🌾 The Collect for Thanksgiving Day from the 1979 Book of Common Prayer of the US Episcopal Church: Almighty and gracious Father, we give thee thanks for the fruits of the earth in their season and for the labors of those who harvest them. Make us, we beseech thee, faithful stewards of thy great bounty, … Continue reading Prayer for American Thanksgiving, 28 Nov 19
Prayer for Remembrance Day, 11 November 2019
O Come hither, and behold the works of the Lord, / what wonders he hath wrought upon the earth. He maketh wars to cease in all the world; / he breaketh the bow, and snappeth the spear in sunder, and burneth the chariots in the fire. -Psalm 46:9-10 And he shall judge among the nations, … Continue reading Prayer for Remembrance Day, 11 November 2019
Prayer for Halloween (The Eve of All Hallows), 31 October 2019
Almighty God, maker of heaven and earth, judge of all men, on this eve of All Saints, or All Hallows, we praise and magnify thy holy Name for all thy Saints and servants who have finished their course in thy faith and fear; and we beseech thee that encouraged by their examples of faith and … Continue reading Prayer for Halloween (The Eve of All Hallows), 31 October 2019
Prayer for Trafalgar Day and the Canadian Federal Elections, 21 Oct 19
214 years ago, the Royal Navy fleet under the command of Vice-Admiral Viscount Horatio Nelson, Duke of Brontë, KB, engaged and defeated the combined French and Spanish fleet off Cape Trafalgar. England was facing invasion by Napoleon, and Nelson knew he had to neutralize the threat, no matter what the cost may be. Outnumbered and … Continue reading Prayer for Trafalgar Day and the Canadian Federal Elections, 21 Oct 19
Prayer for the Feast of Saint Luke the Evangelist, 18 Oct 19
Almighty God, who called St Luke the Physician, whose praise is in the Gospel, to be an Evangelist, and Physician of the soul: May it please thee that, by the wholesome medicines of the doctrine delivered by him, all the diseases of our souls may be healed; through the merits of thy Son Jesus Christ … Continue reading Prayer for the Feast of Saint Luke the Evangelist, 18 Oct 19
Prayer for (Canadian) Harvest Thanksgiving, 13 October 2019
Happy Thanksgiving to all Canadians at home and abroad! 🦃🍗🎃🌾🍁 O merciful Father, we thank you for the harvest of sustenance from the land and from the sea. We give thanks for all those who worked to allow us to enjoy the food made available to us and we pray that they may continue to … Continue reading Prayer for (Canadian) Harvest Thanksgiving, 13 October 2019
Prayer for the Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi, 4 Oct 19
Today is the Feast of St Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals and ecology (and cc’ing you on emails). O God of the spirits of all flesh, we praise and magnify thy holy Name for all thy servants who have finished their course in thy faith and fear especially thy servant Francis; and … Continue reading Prayer for the Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi, 4 Oct 19
Prayer for the impending arrival of Hurricane Dorian and for ships at sea
Psalm 107:23-31. THEY that go down to the sea in ships, / and occupy their business on the great waters; These men see the works of the LORD, / and his wonders in the deep. For at his word the stormy wind ariseth, / which lifteth up the waves thereof. They are carried up to … Continue reading Prayer for the impending arrival of Hurricane Dorian and for ships at sea
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