ALMIGHTY and eternal God, who 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; we humbly pray that you will keep us firm in the confession of this Faith and always [...]
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Prayer for Trinity Sunday
Posted in Church Year, Prayers on 3 June 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Prayer for Pentecost
Posted in Church Year, Prayers on 27 May 2007 | Leave a Comment »
ALMIGHTY God, who as at this time taught the hearts of your faithful people by sending to them the light of your Holy Spirit; grant that by the same Spirit we may judge everything rightly and always rejoice in His holy strengthening and protection; through the merits of Christ Jesus our Savior, who lives and [...]
Ascension Day Prayer
Posted in Church Year, Prayers on 17 May 2007 | Leave a Comment »
ALMIGHTY Father and ever-living God, we truly believe that your only-begotten Son our Lord Jesus Christ has ascended into heaven; grant, we pray, that we may also in heart and mind ascend there, and continually dwell with him; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Prayer for Easter Tuesday
Posted in Church Year, Prayers on 10 April 2007 | Leave a Comment »
ALMIGHTY God, grant, we pray, that we who celebrate with reverence the Easter Festival, may be found worthy to attain to eternal joys; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Easter Reflections
Posted in Church Year, Holidays, Jesus Christ, Mystery on 9 April 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Some thoughts about Easter after a day to reflect on the message of Jesus’ resurrection in the gospels:
Matthew 28 is almost, but not quite the shortest chapter in the whole gospel of Matthew. I realize that the chapter divisions were not part of the original writings of Matthew and were added over a thousand years [...]
Prayer for Easter Monday
Posted in Church Year, Prayers on 9 April 2007 | Leave a Comment »
O God, whose blessed Son did manifest Himself to His disciples in the breaking of bread; Open, we pray Thee, the eyes of our faith, that we may behold thee in all Thy works; through the same Thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
He Is Risen!
Posted in Church Year, Holidays, Jesus Christ, Mystery on 8 April 2007 | Leave a Comment »
He is Risen indeed!
Easter Day Prayer
Posted in Church Year, Holidays, Prayers on 8 April 2007 | Leave a Comment »
ALMIGHTY God, You Who through Your only-begotten Son Jesus Christ have overcome death, and opened to us the gate of everlasting life; we humbly pray that, through Your grace going before us, good desires will enter into our minds, and, by Your continual help, we shall be enabled to bring them to their fulfillment; through [...]
Prayer for Holy Saturday
Posted in Church Year, Holidays, Prayers on 7 April 2007 | Leave a Comment »
GRANT, O Lord, that we who have been baptized into the death of Your blessed Son, our Savior Jesus Christ, may continually put to death our evil desires and be buried with Him; so that we may pass through the grave, the gate of death, to our joyful resurrection through His merits Who died, was [...]
