The Last Sunday After the EpiphanyTransfiguration Sunday THE COLLECTO God, who before the passion of your only-begotten Son revealed his glory uponthe holy mountain: Grant to us that we, beholding by faith the light of hiscountenance, may be strengthened to bear our cross, and be changed into hislikeness from glory to glory; through Jesus Christ…
The Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany THE COLLECTO Lord, you have taught us that without love whatever we do is worth nothing:Send your Holy Spirit and pour into our hearts your greatest gift, which is love, thetrue bond of peace and of all virtue, without which whoever lives is accounted deadbefore you. Grant this for…
The Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany THE COLLECTO God, the strength of all who put their trust in you: Mercifully accept our prayers;and because in our weakness we can do nothing good without you, give us the helpof your grace, that in keeping your commandments we may please you both in willand deed; through Jesus…
The Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany THE COLLECTSet us free, O God, from the bondage of our sins, and give us the liberty of thatabundant life which you have made known to us in your Son our Savior JesusChrist; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, nowand…
The Presentation of our Lord THE COLLECTAlmighty and everliving God, we humbly beseech thee that, as thy only-begottenSon was this day presented in the temple, so we may be presented unto thee withpure and clean hearts by the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord; who liveth andreigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one…
The Third Sunday after Epiphany THE COLLECTGive us grace, O Lord, to answer readily the call of our Savior Jesus Christ andproclaim to all people the Good News of his salvation, that we and the whole worldmay perceive the glory of his marvelous works; who lives and reigns with you andthe Holy Spirit, one God,…
The Second Sunday after Epiphany THE COLLECTAlmighty God, whose Son our Savior Jesus Christ is the light of the world: Grantthat your people, illumined by your Word and Sacraments, may shine with theradiance of Christ’s glory, that he may be known, worshiped, and obeyed to theends of the earth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who…
The Second Sunday after Christmas THE COLLECTFather in heaven, who at the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan proclaimed himyour beloved Son and anointed him with the Holy Spirit: Grant that all who arebaptized into his Name may keep the covenant they have made, and boldly confesshim as Lord and Savior; who with you…
The Second Sunday after Christmas THE COLLECTO God, who wonderfully created, and yet more wonderfully restored, thedignity of human nature: Grant that we may share the divine life of himwho humbled himself to share our humanity, your Son Jesus Christ; wholives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for…
