Commontide

For a Virtuous Heart

Give me, O Lord, a steadfast heart, which no unworthy thought can drag down; an unconquered heart, which no tribulation can wear out; an upright heart, which no unworthy purpose can tempt aside. Bestow upon me understanding to know you, diligence to seek you, wisdom to find you, and faithfulness that finally may embrace you. Amen.

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Visit This Place, O Lord

Compline

Visit this place, O Lord, and drive far from it all snares of the enemy; let your holy angels dwell with us to preserve us in peace; and let your blessing be upon us always; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Visita, quaesumus, Domine, habitationem istam et omnes insidias inimici ab ea longe repelle; angeli tui sancti habitent in ea, qui nos in pace custodiant, et benedictio tua sit super nos semper. Per Christum.

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Provenance

Benedictine monastic, c.980

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A prayer for divine protection through the night, "Visit This Place" has been the closing collect of Compline in the Roman Breviary since at least the medieval period. Its roots are in 9th-10th-century Benedictine monastic usage, and it entered Anglican worship when Compline was added to the proposed 1928 and Scottish 1929 prayer books of the 20th century.