Commontide

Preparation for Personal Prayer

Holy Spirit, breath of God and fire of love, I cannot pray without your aid: Kindle in me the fire of your love, and illumine me with your light; that with a steadfast will and holy thoughts I may approach the Father in spirit and in truth; through Jesus Christ my Lord, who reigns with you and the Father in eternal union. Amen.

Touch screen to pause

Skip to main content
Commontide
Prayer
Prayers

Before an Operation

Additional Prayers for the Sick

Almighty God, our heavenly Father, graciously comfort your servant N. in his suffering, and bless the means used for his cure. Though at times he may be afraid, fill his heart with confidence that he may yet put his trust in you; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Found in the Prayer Book

  • Additional Prayers For The SickMinistry to the Sick & Dying

Provenance

ECUSA 1979, ACNA 2019

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

A twentieth-century pastoral collect for someone about to undergo surgery, first printed in the 1979 Book of Common Prayer and carried into the ACNA 2019 Prayer Book in lightly revised words.