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, now and for ever. Amen.
Blessed Lord, who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning: grant us so to hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that by patience and the comfort of your holy Word, we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, which you have given us in our Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.
Lord, we ask you to hear our prayers, and lighten the darkness of our hearts by your gracious visitation; for you live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, ever one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Stir up your power, O Lord, we pray, and come; come to our aid with great might, that by the help of your grace, whatever is hindered by our sins may be speedily accomplished, through your mercy and redemption; for you live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, ever one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Mercifully hear, O Lord, the prayers of your people; that as they rejoice in the coming of your only-begotten Son according to the flesh, so when he comes a second time in his majesty, they may receive the reward of eternal life; through the same Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord. Amen.
O Lord, we pray you mercifully to hear the prayers of your people, that we, who are justly afflicted for our sins, may be consoled by your visitation; for you live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, ever one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
O God, who has made this most holy night to shine with the brightness of the true Light: grant, we pray, that as we have known on earth the mysteries of that Light, we may also come to the fullness of his joys in heaven; where he lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, ever one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
O God, who has made this most holy night to shine with the brightness of the true Light: grant, we pray, that as we have known on earth the mysteries of that Light, we may also come to the fullness of his joys in heaven; where he lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, ever one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Almighty and everlasting God, direct our actions according to your good pleasure, that in the Name of your beloved Son, we may be made to abound in good works; through the same Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, ever one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Almighty God, who has poured upon us the new light of your incarnate Word: grant that the same light enkindled in our hearts may shine forth in our lives; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
O God, who by the leading of a star manifested your only-begotten Son to the Gentiles: mercifully grant that we, who know you now by faith, may after this life enjoy the fullness of your glorious Godhead; through the same Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, ever one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Lord, we pray you mercifully to receive 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 fulfill them; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
O God, the Fountain of all truth and grace, who has called us out of darkness into marvelous light by the glorious gospel of your Son: grant us power, we pray, to walk worthy of this calling, with all humility and gentleness, making every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace; that we may bear fruit to holiness, and in the end everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Almighty and everlasting God, mercifully look upon our weaknesses, and in all our dangers and necessities stretch forth your right hand to help and defend us; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Almighty God, who knows us to be set in the midst of so many and great dangers, that by reason of the frailty of our nature we cannot always stand upright: grant us such strength and protection as may support us in all dangers, and carry us through all temptations; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
O Lord, we ask you to keep your Church and household continually in your true religion; that they who lean only upon the hope of your heavenly grace may evermore be defended by your mighty power; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
O God, who in the glorious Transfiguration of your only-begotten Son confirmed the mysteries of the faith by the testimony of the fathers, and who, in the voice that came from the bright cloud, did wonderfully foreshadow our adoption as children: mercifully grant to make us co-heirs with the King of his glory, and bring us to the enjoyment of the same; through the same Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, ever one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
O Lord, we ask you favorably to hear the prayers of your people; that we, who are justly punished for our offenses, may be mercifully delivered by your goodness, for the glory of your Name; through Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, ever one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Almighty and everlasting God, who hates nothing that you have made, and forgives the sins of all those who are penitent: create and make in us new and contrite hearts, that we, worthily lamenting our sins and acknowledging our wretchedness, may obtain from you, the God of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
O Lord, we ask you, by the mystery of our Savior's fasting and temptation, to arm us with the same mind that was in him toward all evil and sin; and give us grace to keep our bodies in such holy discipline, that our minds may be always ready to resist Satan, and obey the direction of your Holy Spirit; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Almighty God, who sees the helpless misery of our fallen life: grant us, we humbly pray, both the outward and inward defense of your guardian care; that we may be shielded from the evils which assault the body, and be kept pure from all thoughts that harm and pollute the soul; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Almighty God, who has been the hope and confidence of your people in all ages: mercifully regard, we pray, the prayer with which we cry to you out of the depths, and stretch forth the right hand of your majesty for our salvation and defense; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
O Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering and abundant in goodness and truth: enter not into judgment with your servants, we pray, but be pleased in your great kindness to grant that we, who are now righteously afflicted and bowed down by the sense of our sins, may be refreshed and lifted up with the joy of your salvation; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
O Lord, who has taught us that all our doings without love are worth nothing: send your Holy Spirit and pour into our hearts that most excellent gift of love, the very 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. Amen.
Almighty God, who sees the helpless misery of our fallen life: grant us, we humbly pray, both the outward and inward defense of your guardian care; that we may be shielded from the evils which assault the body, and be kept pure from all thoughts that harm and pollute the soul; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Almighty God, who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning: grant us so to hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that by patience and the comfort of your holy Word, we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, which you have given us in our Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.
Grant, we pray, Almighty God, that we, who amid so many adversities fail through our own weaknesses, may be restored through the passion and intercession of your only-begotten Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, ever one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Almighty and everlasting God, grant us grace so to contemplate the passion of our Lord, that we may find therein forgiveness for our sins; through the same Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, ever one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Assist us mercifully with your help, O Lord God of our salvation; that we may enter with joy upon the meditation of those mighty acts, whereby you have given us life and immortality; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Lord God, who has left to us in a wonderful Sacrament a memorial of your passion: grant, we pray, that we may so use this Sacrament of your Body and Blood, that the fruits of your redemption may continually be manifest in us; for you live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, ever one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Almighty God, we ask you graciously to behold this your family, for which our Lord Jesus Christ was willing to be betrayed, and given up into the hands of wicked men, and to suffer death upon the cross; who now lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, ever one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Merciful and everlasting God, who did not spare your only Son, but delivered him up for us all, that he might bear our sins upon the cross: grant that our hearts may be so fixed with steadfast faith in him that we may not fear the power of any adversaries; through the same Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord. Amen.
Almighty and everlasting God, who willed that your Son should bear for us the pains of the cross, that you might remove from us the power of the adversary: help us to remember and give thanks for our Lord's passion, whereby we obtain remission of sin and redemption from everlasting death; through the same Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord. Amen.
Almighty God, who through the resurrection of your only-begotten Son Jesus Christ has overcome death and opened to us the gate of everlasting life: assist and support in us, we pray, the aspirations of your heavenly grace, that dying to sin always, and living to righteousness, we may at last triumph over death and the grave, in the full image of our risen Lord; to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory, for ever and ever. Amen.
O God, whose Son manifested himself to his disciples in the breaking of bread: open, we pray, the eyes of our faith, that we may behold you in all your works; through the same your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Almighty God, who has brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the glorious Prince of salvation, with everlasting victory over hell and the grave: grant us power, we pray, to rise with him to newness of life, that we may overcome the world with the victory of faith, and have part at last in the resurrection of the just; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
Almighty God, who has given your only Son to be to us both a sacrifice for sin and also an example of godly life: give us grace that we may always most thankfully receive his inestimable benefit, and also daily endeavor to follow the blessed steps of his most holy life; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Almighty God, who shows to those who are in error the light of your truth, so that they may return to the way of righteousness: grant to all those who are admitted into the fellowship of Christ's religion that they may avoid those things that are contrary to their profession, and follow all such things as are agreeable to the same; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Grant, O Lord, we pray, that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered by your governance, that your Church may joyfully serve you in all godly quietness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
O God, who has prepared for those who love you such good things as surpass human understanding: pour into our hearts such love toward you, that we, loving you above all things, may obtain your promises, which exceed all that we can desire; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Grant, we pray, Almighty God, that just as we believe your only-begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, to have ascended into the heavens, so may we also in heart and mind there ascend, and with him continually dwell; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, ever one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Almighty God, who knows us to be set in the midst of so many and great dangers, that by reason of the frailty of our nature we cannot always stand upright: grant us such strength and protection as may support us in all dangers, and carry us through all temptations; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
O God, who taught the hearts of your faithful people by sending to them the light of your Holy Spirit: grant us by the same Spirit to have a right judgment in all things, and evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort; through Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, ever one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Almighty and everlasting God, who has given to 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 pray that you would keep us steadfast in this faith, and evermore defend us from all adversities; for you live and reign, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Almighty God, who has been the hope and confidence of your people in all ages: mercifully regard, we pray, the prayer with which we cry to you out of the depths, and stretch forth the right hand of your majesty for our salvation and defense; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Almighty God, who has given your only Son to be to us both a sacrifice for sin and also an example of godly life: give us grace that we may always most thankfully receive his inestimable benefit, and also daily endeavor to follow the blessed steps of his most holy life; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Grant to us, Lord, we pray, the spirit to think and do always such things as are right; that we, who cannot do anything that is good without you, may by you be enabled to live according to your will; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Grant, O Lord, we pray, that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered by your governance, that your Church may joyfully serve you in all godly quietness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
O God, who has prepared for those who love you such good things as surpass human understanding: pour into our hearts such love toward you, that we, loving you above all things, may obtain your promises, which exceed all that we can desire; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Lord of all power and might, who is 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. Amen.
O God, whose never-failing providence orders all things both in heaven and earth: we humbly ask you to put away from us all hurtful things, and to give us those things which are profitable for us; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Grant to us, Lord, we pray, the spirit to think and do always such things as are right; that we, who cannot do anything that is good without you, may by you be enabled to live according to your will; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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. Amen.
O God, who declares your almighty power 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 obtain your gracious promises, and be made partakers of your heavenly treasure; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Grant, we pray, Almighty God, that in the church of your Christ, the light of your holy scripture, through the aid of the Holy Spirit, may be so brightly displayed and set forth, that the minds of your children, being confirmed, may evermore hold fast the way of salvation; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
Make haste, O God, to deliver me; make haste to help me, O Lord.
Grant, we pray, Almighty God, that, following your example, we may show to all people that you delivered Israel, the way of life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Almighty God, give to us the increase of faith, hope, and charity; and that we may obtain that which you promise, make us to love that which you command; through Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord. Amen.
Keep, we pray, O Lord, your Church with your perpetual mercy; and, because human frailty without you cannot but fall, keep us ever by your help from all things hurtful, and lead us to all things profitable to our salvation; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
O Lord, we ask you, let your continual pity cleanse and defend your Church; and because it cannot continue in safety without your help, preserve it evermore by your aid and goodness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Grant to us, Lord, we pray, the spirit to think and do always such things as are right; that we, who cannot do anything that is good without you, may by you be enabled to live according to your will; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Lord, we pray, grant your people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil; and with pure hearts and minds to follow you, the only God; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Lord, we pray, grant your people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil; and with pure hearts and minds to follow you, the only God; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Almighty God, give us grace, that we, being made one with you by a firm faith, may love and hold fast those gifts that are laid up for us in your Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, ever one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Grant, we pray, 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. Amen.
Lord, we ask you to keep your household, the Church, in continual godliness; that through your protection it may be free from all adversities, and devoutly given to serve you in good works, to the glory of your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Grant to us, we pray, that by your grace we may evermore serve you in holy godliness and righteousness, and being delivered from the devil and his temptations, may continue to live to you in Christ Jesus, our Lord. Amen.
Absolve, we pray, O Lord, your people from their offenses; that from the bonds of our sins which, by reason of our frailty, we have brought upon ourselves, we may be delivered by your bountiful goodness; through Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, ever one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Stir up, we pray, 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, your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, ever one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Almighty God, we pray you, show your mercy to your humble servants, that we who put no trust in our own merits may not be dealt with according to the severity of your judgment, but according to your mercy; through Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, ever one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Absolve, we pray, O Lord, your people from their offenses; that from the bonds of our sins which, by reason of our frailty, we have brought upon ourselves, we may be delivered by your bountiful goodness; through Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, ever one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
O Lord God, Heavenly Father, pour out, we pray, the Holy Spirit upon your faithful people, keep them steadfast in your grace and truth, protect and comfort them in all temptation, defend them against all enemies of your Word, and bestow upon Christ's Church militant your saving peace; through the same Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, ever one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Almighty God, who, through the preaching of your servants, the blessed reformers, caused the light of the Gospel to shine forth: grant, we pray, that, knowing its saving power, we may faithfully guard and defend it against all enemies, and joyfully proclaim it, to the salvation of souls and the glory of your holy Name; through Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord. Amen.
Almighty and most merciful God, of your bountiful goodness keep us, we pray, from all things that may hurt us; that we, being ready in both body and soul, may cheerfully accomplish those things that you would have us do; through Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord. Amen.
Most merciful Father, who has blessed the labors of the farmer in the return of the fruits of the earth: we give you humble and hearty thanks for this your bounty; asking you to continue your loving-kindness to us, that our land may still yield its increase, to your glory and our comfort; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.