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.

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The Great Vigil of Easter — God's Presence in a Renewed Israel

O God, you led your ancient people by a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night: Grant that we, who serve you now on earth, may come to the joy of that heavenly Jerusalem, where all tears are wiped away and where your saints for ever sing your praise; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Found in the Prayer Book

  • Great Vigil Of EasterLent & Holy Week

Provenance

ECUSA 1979

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

This collect follows the reading "God's Presence in a Renewed Israel" (Isaiah 4:2-6) at the Great Vigil of Easter. It first appears in the 1979 Book of Common Prayer, part of the 20th-century restoration of the ancient all-night Vigil, and is carried unchanged into the ACNA's BCP 2019.