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Collects: First Day of Lent through Easter Even

11 entries

The First day of Lent,

Book of Common Prayer (1662, Church of England) • 1662 • 17th Century

ps 145:9

Almighty and everlasting God, who hates nothing that you have made and does forgive the sins of all them that are penitent; Create and make in us new and contrite hearts, that we, worthily lamenting our sins, and acknowledging our wretchedness, may obtain of you, the God of all m…

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The First Sunday in Lent

Book of Common Prayer (1662, Church of England) • 1662 • 17th Century

matt 4:1-2

O Lord, who for our sake did fast forty days and forty nights; Give us grace to use such abstinence, that, our flesh being subdued to the Spirit, we may ever obey your godly motions in righteousness, and true holiness, to your honour and glory, who live and reign with the Father…

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The Second Sunday in Lent

Book of Common Prayer (1662, Church of England) • 1662 • 17th Century

2 chron 20:12

Almighty God, who sees that we have no power of ourselves to help ourselves; Keep us both outwardly in our bodies, and inwardly in our souls; that we may be defended from all adversities which may happen to the body, and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul;…

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The Third Sunday in Lent

Book of Common Prayer (1662, Church of England) • 1662 • 17th Century

ps 10:17

We beseech you, Almighty God, look upon the hearty desires of your humble servants, and stretch forth the right hand of your Majesty, to be our defence against all our enemies; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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The Fourth Sunday in Lent

Book of Common Prayer (1662, Church of England) • 1662 • 17th Century

ezra 9:13-14

Grant, we beseech you, Almighty God, that we, who for our evil deeds do worthily deserve to be punished, by the comfort of your grace may mercifully be relieved; through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

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The Fifth Sunday in Lent

Book of Common Prayer (1662, Church of England) • 1662 • 17th Century

deut 9:27

We beseech you, Almighty God, mercifully to look upon your people; that by your great goodness they may be governed and preserved evermore, both in body and soul; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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The Sunday next before Easter

Book of Common Prayer (1662, Church of England) • 1662 • 17th Century

john 3:16-17

Almighty and everlasting God, who, of your tender love towards mankind, has sent your Son, our Savior Jesus Christ, to take upon him our flesh, and to suffer death upon the cross, that all mankind should follow the example of his great humility; Mercifully grant, that we may both…

38 references

Good Friday

Book of Common Prayer (1662, Church of England) • 1662 • 17th Century

luke 12:32

Almighty God, we beseech you graciously to behold this your family, for whom our Lord Jesus Christ was contented to be betrayed, and given up into the hands of wicked men, and to suffer death upon the cross, who now lives and reigns with you and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, worl…

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Good Friday

Book of Common Prayer (1662, Church of England) • 1662 • 17th Century

john 14:16-17

Almighty and everlasting God, by whose Spirit the whole body of the Church is governed and sanctified; Receive our supplications and prayers, which we offer before you for all estates of men in your holy Church, that every member of the same, in his vocation and ministry may trul…

22 references

Good Friday

Book of Common Prayer (1662, Church of England) • 1662 • 17th Century

ps 100:3

O merciful God, who has made all men, and hates nothing that you have made, nor desire the death of a sinner, but rather that he should be converted and live; Have mercy upon all Jews, Turks, Infidels, and Heretics, and take from them all ignorance, hardness of heart, and contemp…

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Easter-Even

Book of Common Prayer (1662, Church of England) • 1662 • 17th Century

rom 6:3-12

Grant, O Lord, that as we are baptized into the death of your blessed Son our Saviour Jesus Christ, so by continual mortifying our corrupt affections we may be buried with him; and that through the grave, and gate of death, we may pass to our joyful resurrection; for his merits,…

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