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For the Acceptance of Prayer

O Lord our God, accept the fervent prayers of your people; in the multitude of your mercies, look with compassion upon us and all who turn to you for help; for you are gracious, O lover of souls, and to you we give glory, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, now and for ever. Amen.

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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.