Commontide
The Ordination and Consecration of a Bishop
Almighty God, who by your Son Jesus Christ gave many excellent gifts to your holy Apostles, and charged them to feed your flock: Give your grace to all Bishops, the pastors of your Church, that they may diligently preach your Word, duly administer your Sacraments, and wisely provide godly discipline; and grant to your people that they may obediently follow them, so that all may receive the crown of everlasting glory; through the merits of our Savior Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, world without end. Amen.
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The collect prayed at the ordination of a bishop, asking that Christ's gifts to the apostles, faithful preaching, right sacraments, wise discipline, might live again in their successors.