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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Concluding Collect of the Great Litany

The Great Litany — the Officiant says the following

Almighty God, you have promised to hear the petitions of those who ask in the Name of your Son: Mercifully incline your ear to us who have made our prayers and supplications to you; and grant that what we have asked faithfully, according to your will, we may obtain effectually, for the relief of our necessities and the setting forth of your glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Found in the Prayer Book

  • Great LitanyThe Great Litany

Provenance

Cranmer 1544

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

Every great litany must end somewhere, and for five centuries Anglican Christians have closed the Great Litany with this collect – a brief, sober summary of what they have just done. The prayer takes God at his word: he has promised to hear petitions offered in Christ's name, and this collect holds him to it.