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| The Weekdays after the Day of Pentecost |
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| O Lord, from whom all good
things come: grant to us your humble servants, that by your holy inspiration we may think those things that are good, and by your merciful guiding may perform the same; through our Lord Jesus Christ. |
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| Trinity Sunday |
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Principal Feast |
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| At Morning Prayer, canticle 45 or 79 may be said. | ||||
| At Evening Prayer, canticle 69 or 79 may be said. | ||||
| Eve: Magnificat | ||||
| Glory and honour be to God in the unity of the Trinity. |
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| Benedictus | ||||
| Holy, holy, holy, is the God of
hosts; who was, and who is, and who is to come. |
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| Magnificat | ||||
| Blessed be the creator of all things; the holy and undivided Trinity. |
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| Collect | ||||
| Almighty and everlasting God, you have given us your servants grace, by the confession of a true faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity and in the power of the divine majesty to worship the Unity: keep us steadfast in this faith, that we may evermore be defended from all adversities; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| The Thursday after Trinity Sunday may be observed as | ||||
| The Day of Thanksgiving for the |
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| Institution of Holy Communion | ||||
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(Corpus Christi) |
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| At Morning Prayer, canticle 33 may be said. | ||||
| At Evening Prayer, canticle 72 may be said. | ||||
| Eve: Magnificat (if required) | ||||
| Your people eat the food of angels; you give them bread from heaven. |
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| Benedictus | ||||
| I am the living bread which came down from
heaven; whoever eats of this bread will live for ever. |
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| Magnificat | ||||
| O sacred feast, in which Christ is
received and the memory of his passion is renewed: our minds are filled with grace and a pledge of future glory is given us. |
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| Collect | ||||
| Lord Jesus Christ, we thank you that in this wonderful sacrament you have given us the memorial of your passion: grant us so to reverence the sacred mysteries of your body and blood that we may know within ourselves and show forth in our lives the fruits of your redemption; for you are alive and reign with the Father in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. |
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| The First Sunday after Trinity |
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| O God, the strength of all those who put their trust in you, mercifully accept our prayers and, because through the weakness of our mortal nature we can do no good thing without you, grant us the help of your grace, that in the keeping of your commandments we may please you both in will and deed; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| The Second Sunday after Trinity |
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| Lord, you have taught us that all our doings without love are nothing worth: send your Holy Spirit and pour into our hearts that most excellent gift of love, the true bond of peace and of all virtues, without which whoever lives is counted dead before you. Grant this for your only Son Jesus Christ's sake. |
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| The Third Sunday after Trinity |
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| Almighty God, you have broken the tyranny of sin and have sent the Spirit of your Son into our hearts whereby we call you Father: give us grace to dedicate our freedom to your service, that we and all creation may be brought to the glorious liberty of the children of God; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| The Fourth Sunday after Trinity |
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| O God, the protector of all who
trust in you, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy: increase and multiply upon us your mercy; that with you as our ruler and guide we may so pass through things temporal that we lose not our hold on things eternal; grant this, heavenly Father, for our Lord Jesus Christ's sake. |
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| The Fifth Sunday after Trinity |
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| Almighty and everlasting
God, by whose Spirit the whole body of the Church is governed and sanctified: hear our prayer which we offer for all your faithful people, that in their vocation and ministry they may serve you in holiness and truth to the glory of your name; through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. |
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| The Sixth Sunday after Trinity |
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| Merciful God, you have prepared for those who love you such good things as pass our understanding: pour into our hearts such love toward you that we, loving you in all things and above all things, may obtain your promises, which exceed all that we can desire; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| The Seventh Sunday after Trinity |
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| Lord of all power and
might, the author and giver of all good things: graft in our hearts the love of your name, increase in us true religion, nourish us with all goodness, and of your great mercy keep us in the same; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| The Eighth Sunday after Trinity |
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| Almighty Lord and everlasting
God, we beseech you to direct, sanctify and govern both our hearts and bodies in the ways of your laws and the works of your commandments; that through your most mighty protection, both here and ever, we may be preserved in body and soul; through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. |
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| The Ninth Sunday after Trinity |
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| Almighty God, who sent your Holy Spirit to be the life and light of your Church: open our hearts to the riches of your grace, that we may bring forth the fruit of the Spirit in love and joy and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| The Tenth Sunday after Trinity |
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| Let your merciful ears, O
Lord, be open to the prayers of your humble servants; and that they may obtain their petitions make them to ask such things as shall please you; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| The Eleventh Sunday after Trinity |
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| O God, you declare your almighty
power most chiefly in showing mercy and pity: mercifully grant to us such a measure of your grace, that we, running the way of your commandments, may receive your gracious promises, and be made partakers of your heavenly treasure; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| The Twelfth Sunday after Trinity |
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| Almighty and everlasting
God, you are always more ready to hear than we to pray and to give more than either we desire or deserve: pour down upon us the abundance of your mercy, forgiving us those things of which our conscience is afraid and giving us those good things which we are not worthy to ask but through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ your Son our Lord. |
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| The Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity |
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| Almighty God, who called your Church to bear witness that you were in Christ reconciling the world to yourself: help us to proclaim the good news of your love, that all who hear it may be drawn to you; through him who was lifted up on the cross, and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. |
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| The Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity |
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| Almighty God, whose only Son has opened for us a new and living way into your presence: give us pure hearts and steadfast wills to worship you in spirit and in truth; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| The Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity |
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| God, who in generous mercy sent
the Holy Spirit upon your Church in the burning fire of your love: grant that your people may be fervent in the fellowship of the gospel that, always abiding in you, they may be found steadfast in faith and active in service; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| The Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity |
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| O Lord, we beseech you
mercifully to hear the prayers of your people who call upon you; and grant that they may both perceive and know what things they ought to do, and also may have grace and power faithfully to fulfil them; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| The Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity |
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| Almighty God, you have made us for yourself, and our hearts are restless till they find their rest in you: pour your love into our hearts and draw us to yourself, and so bring us at last to your heavenly city where we shall see you face to face; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| The Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity |
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| Almighty and everlasting
God, increase in us your gift of faith that, forsaking what lies behind and reaching out to that which is before, we may run the way of your commandments and win the crown of everlasting joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| The Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity |
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| O God, forasmuch as without
you we are not able to please you; mercifully grant that your Holy Spirit may in all things direct and rule our hearts; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| The Twentieth Sunday after Trinity |
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| God, the giver of life, whose Holy Spirit wells up within your Church: by the Spirit's gifts equip us to live the gospel of Christ and make us eager to do your will, that we may share with the whole creation the joys of eternal life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| The Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity |
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| Grant, we beseech you, merciful
Lord, to your faithful people pardon and peace, that they may be cleansed from all their sins and serve you with a quiet mind; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| If there are twenty-three Sundays after Trinity, the provision for the Third Sunday before Lent is used on the Twenty-second Sunday after Trinity. | ||||
| The Last Sunday after Trinity |
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| Blessed Lord, who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning: help us so to hear them, to read, mark, learn and inwardly digest them that, through patience, and the comfort of your holy word, we may embrace and for ever hold fast the hope of everlasting life, which you have given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ. |
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| 1 November | All Saints' Day |
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Principal Feast |
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| At Morning Prayer, canticle 36 may be said or sung. | ||||
| At Evening Prayer, canticle 53 may be said or sung. | ||||
| Eve: Magnificat | ||||
| The saints cried out with a loud
voice: Salvation to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb. |
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| Benedictus | ||||
| The righteous will shine like the sun in the highest heavens. |
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| Magnificat | ||||
| With one heart and voice, all the saints
proclaim: We praise you, blessed Trinity, one God. |
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| Collect | ||||
| Almighty God, you have knit together your elect in one communion and fellowship in the mystical body of your Son Christ our Lord: grant us grace so to follow your blessed saints in all virtuous and godly living that we may come to those inexpressible joys that you have prepared for those who truly love you; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| The Fourth Sunday before Advent |
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| Almighty and eternal God, you have kindled the flame of love in the hearts of the saints: grant to us the same faith and power of love, that, as we rejoice in their triumphs, we may be sustained by their example and fellowship; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| The Third Sunday before Advent |
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| Almighty Father, whose will is to restore all things in your beloved Son, the King of all: govern the hearts and minds of those in authority, and bring the families of the nations, divided and torn apart by the ravages of sin, to be subject to his just and gentle rule; who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. |
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| In years when Remembrance Sunday is observed on the Second Sunday before Advent, the Collect for the Third Sunday before Advent may be used on Remembrance Sunday and the Collect for the Second Sunday before Advent may be used on the Third Sunday before Advent. | ||||
| The Second Sunday before Advent |
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| Heavenly Father, whose blessed Son was revealed to destroy the works of the devil and to make us the children of God and heirs of eternal life: grant that we, having this hope, may purify ourselves even as he is pure; that when he shall appear in power and great glory we may be made like him in his eternal and glorious kingdom; where he is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. |
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| Christ the King |
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The Sunday next before Advent |
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| At Morning Prayer, canticle 22 may be said. | ||||
| At Evening Prayer, canticle 69 may be said. | ||||
| Eve: Magnificat | ||||
| Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord. |
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| Benedictus | ||||
| God raised Christ from the
dead, and enthroned him at his right hand in heaven. |
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| Magnificat | ||||
| God has given him dominion,
glory and all sovereignty; that all peoples and nations shall serve him. |
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| Collect | ||||
| Eternal Father, whose Son Jesus Christ ascended to the throne of heaven that he might rule over all things as Lord and King: keep the Church in the unity of the Spirit and in the bond of peace, and bring the whole created order to worship at his feet; who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. |
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| This prayer may be used as the Collect at Morning and Evening Prayer during this week | ||||
| Stir up, O Lord, the wills of your faithful people; that they, plenteously bringing forth the fruit of good works, may by you be plenteously rewarded; through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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