Proper 21
O merciful Lord, grant to your faithful people pardon and peace, that we may be cleansed from all our sins and serve you with a quiet mind; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Largire, quaesumus, Domine, fidelibus tuis indulgentiam placatus, et pacem: ut pariter ab omnibus mundentur offensis, et secura tibi mente deserviant.
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One of the oldest prayers in regular Anglican use, this collect for Proper 21 traces to the early medieval Roman rite and was carried into English by Cranmer in 1549. ACNA BCP 2019 also appoints it as the lay absolution in the Daily Office.