Let your continual mercy, O Lord, cleanse and defend your Church; and, because it cannot continue in safety without your help, protect and govern it always by your goodness;through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reignswith you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. (BCP 232) Historical introduction The Gelasian […]
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Introduction Advent The Collect for The First Sunday of Advent The Collect for the Second Sunday of Advent The Collect for The Third Sunday of Advent The Collect for the Fourth Sunday of Advent Christmas The Nativity of our Lord: Christmas Day: First Collect Second Collect Third Collect The Collect for The Feast of The
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A meditation on the Collect for Proper 29
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a meditation on the Collect for Proper 28
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a meditation on the Collect for Proper 27
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a meditation on the Collect for All Saints Day
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a meditation on the Collect for Proper 25
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a meditation on the Collect for Proper 22
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a meditation on the Collect for Proper 21
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a meditation on the Collect for Proper 20
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a meditation on the Collect for Proper 19
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A meditation on the Collect for Proper 18
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A meditation on the Collect for Proper 17
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a meditation on the Collect for the Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost
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a meditation on the Collect for the Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost
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a meditation on the Collect for the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost
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A Meditation on The Collect for the Transfiguration
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A meditation on The Collect for Proper 12
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a meditation on The Collect for Proper 11
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a meditation on The Collect for Proper 10
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A meditation on The Collect for Proper 9
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Almighty God,you have built your Church upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets,Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone:Grant us so to be joined together in unity of spirit by their teaching,that we may be made a holy temple acceptable to you;through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the
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A meditation on the Collect for Proper 7
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A meditation on the Collect for Proper 6
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A Meditation on The Collect for the First Sunday after Pentecost: Trinity Sunday
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A meditation on The Collect for the Seventh Sunday of Easter: The Sunday after the Ascension
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A meditation on The Collect for the Sixth Sunday of Easter
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A meditation on The Collect for the Fifth Sunday of Easter
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A meditation on the Collect for the Fourth Sunday of Easter
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A meditation on the Collect for the Third Sunday in Easter
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A meditation on the Collect for the Second Sunday of Easter
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A meditation on the third Collect for Easter Sunday
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Meditations on the Collects used for Palm Sunday
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Meditation on the Collect for the Fifth Sunday in Lent
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Meditation on the Collect for the Fourth Sunday in Lent
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A meditation on the Collect for the Third Sunday in Lent
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A meditation on the Collect for the Second Sunday in Lent
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a meditation on The Collect for the First Sunday in Lent
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a meditation on the Collect for Ash Wednesday
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This Proper is always used on the Sunday before Ash Wednesday O God,who before the passion of your only-begotten Son revealed his glory upon the holy mountain:Grant to us that we, beholding by faith the light of his countenance,may be strengthened to bear our cross,and be changed into his likeness from glory to glory;through Jesus
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a meditation on The Collect for the Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany
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Set us free, O God, from the bondage of our sins,and give us the liberty of that abundant lifewhich you have made known to us in your Son our Savior Jesus Christ;who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit,one God, now and for ever. Amen.(BCP 216) Historical introduction This Collect, composed
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Meditation on the Collect for the Presentation of our Lord in the Temple
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A meditation on the Collect for the Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany
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Meditation on the Collect for the Third Sunday after the Epiphany
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a meditation on the Collect for the Second Sunday after the Epiphany
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Meditation on the Collect for the Feast of the Epiphany
A meditation on the Collect for the Second Sunday after Christmas Day
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a meditation on The Collect for the First Sunday after Christmas Day
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A meditation on the Collect for The Holy Name of Our Lord Jesus Christ
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A meditation on the third Collect for the Nativity of Our Lord: Christmas Day
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A meditation on the second Collect for the Nativity of our Lord
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meditation on the first Collect for Christmas Day
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A meditation on the Collect for the Fourth Sunday of Advent
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a meditation on the Collect for the Third Sunday of Advent
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meditation on the Collect for the Second Sunday of Advent
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a meditation on the Collect for the First Sunday of Advent
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O Lord,you have taught us that without love whatever we do is worth nothing;Send your Holy Spirit and pour into our hearts your greatest gift,which is love, the true bond of peace and of all virtue,without which whoever lives is accounted dead before you.Grant this for the sake of your only Son Jesus Christ,who lives
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a meditation on the Collect for Proper 26
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a meditation on the Collect for Proper 24
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