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For Guidance

O God, by whom the meek are guided in judgment, and light rises up in darkness for the godly: Grant us, in all our doubts and uncertainties, the grace to ask what you would have us do, that the Spirit of wisdom may save us from all false choices; that in your light we may see light, and in your straight path we may not stumble; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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Collect for Proper 23 · Book of Common Prayer · Commontide

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Week Starting October 9-15

Proper 23

O God, our refuge and strength, true source of all godliness: Graciously hear the devout prayers of your Church, and grant that those things which we ask faithfully, we may obtain effectually; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Deus, refúgium nostrum et virtus: adésto piis Ecclésiæ tuæ précibus, auctor ipse pietátis, et præsta; ut, quod fidéliter pétimus, efficáciter consequámur.

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Original-language source · public domain

BCP 2019, p. 621

Provenance

Gregorian, c.790

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A prayer rooted in Psalm 46's image of God as "refuge and strength," this collect has been prayed at Sunday Mass since at least the eighth century. Cranmer translated it into English for the 1549 prayer book, and it has traveled in every major Anglican prayer book since.