Commontide
Almighty God, give us grace to cast away the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light, now in the time of this mortal life in which your Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility; that in the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty to judge both the living and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal; through him who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
BCP 2019, p. 598
Preface of Advent
Because you sent your beloved Son to redeem us from sin and death, and to make us heirs in him of everlasting life; that when he shall come again in power and great glory to judge the world, we may without shame or fear rejoice to behold his appearing.
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One of Thomas Cranmer's most celebrated compositions, written for the very first English prayer book in 1549. Cranmer wove together the language of Romans 13 and the ancient idea of Christ's two comings to create a collect so fitting for the season that the 1662 prayer book directed it to be prayed every day of Advent.