Commontide

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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The Church

For the Mission of the Church

O God, you have made of one blood all the peoples of the earth, and sent your blessed Son to preach peace to those who are far off and to those who are near: Grant that people everywhere may seek after you and find you; bring the nations into your fold; pour out your Spirit upon all flesh; and hasten the coming of your kingdom; through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.

BCP 2019, p. 650

Provenance

American BCP 1892

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

A collect woven almost entirely from Scripture, tracing its way through the American Prayer Book from 1892 to the present day and attributed by tradition to a Victorian missionary bishop who prayed for the unity of all humanity in Christ.