Week of the Sunday from June 5 to June 11: A Collect Reflection
Week of the Sunday from June 5 to June 11
Grant, O Lord, that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered in your providence, that your Church may joyfully serve you in all godly quietness and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. […]
Week of the Sunday from May 29 to June 4: A Collect Reflection
Week of the Sunday from May 29 to June 4
O God, the protector of all those who trust in you, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy: Increase and multiply upon us your mercy, that, with you as our ruler and guide, we may so pass through things temporal that we lose not the things […]
Trinity Sunday: A Collect Reflection
The Collect for Trinity Sunday
Almighty and everlasting God, you have given to us your servants grace, by the confession of a true faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity, and in the power of your divine Majesty to worship the Unity: Keep us steadfast in this faith and worship, and bring us at last to see you in […]
Pentecost: A Collect Reflection
Pentecost
Almighty God, on this day you opened the way of eternal life to every race and nation by the promised gift of your Holy Spirit: Shed abroad this gift throughout the world by the preaching of the Gospel, that it may reach to the ends of the earth; through Jesus Christ our Lord; who lives and reigns with you, in the […]
Yanny vs. Laurel and Tongues of Fire
Lots of amazing things happened on the Day of Pentecost, recorded in Acts 2. Earth was overcome with Wind and Fire. Chaos ensued. Rushing. Falling. Power. Roaring. Speaking. Hearing. Wind. Fire. Pow! What a day. The promised Gift of the Holy Spirit did not come gently to soothe. He is NOT that […]
The Sunday after the Ascension: A Collect Reflection
The Sunday after the Ascension
O God, the King of glory, you have exalted your only Son Jesus Christ with great triumph to your kingdom in heaven: Do not leave us comfortless, but send us your Holy Spirit to strengthen us, and exalt us to that place where our Savior Christ has gone before; who lives and […]
The Sixth Sunday of Easter (Rogation): A Collect Reflection
The Sixth Sunday of Easter (Rogation Sunday)
O God, you have prepared for those who love you such good things as surpass our understanding: Pour into our hearts such love towards you, that we, loving you in all things and above all things, may obtain your promises, which exceed all that we can desire; through Jesus Christ our Lord; who […]
The Fifth Sunday of Easter: A Collect Reflection
The Fifth Sunday of Easter
Almighty God, whom truly to know is everlasting life: Grant us so perfectly to know your Son Jesus Christ to be the way, the truth, and the life, that we may steadfastly follow his steps in the way that leads to eternal life; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord; who lives and reigns with […]
The Fourth Sunday of Easter (Good Shepherd): A Collect Reflection
The Fourth Sunday of Easter (Good Shepherd)
O God, whose Son Jesus Christ is the good shepherd of your people: Grant that when we hear his voice, we may know him who calls us each by name, and follow where he leads; who, with you and the Holy Spirit, lives and reigns, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Collect Reflection
As […]
Sacrifice AND Example: A Collect Reflection for the Third Sunday of Easter
The Third Sunday of Easter
Almighty God, you gave your only Son to be for us both a sacrifice for sin and an example of godly living: Give us the grace thankfully to receive this his inestimable benefit, and daily to follow the blessed steps of his most holy life; through Jesus Christ our Lord; who lives and reigns with you […]
Second Sunday of Easter: A Collect Reflection
The Second Sunday of Easter
Almighty and everlasting God, who in the Paschal mystery established the new covenant of reconciliation: Grant that all who have been reborn into the fellowship of Christ’s Body may show forth in their lives what they profess by their faith; through Jesus Christ our Lord; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, […]
Fixed in a Swiftly Changing World: A Collect Reflection for The Fifth Sunday in Lent, Passion Sunday
This post, in addition to being a part of Rookie Anglican, is part of a series on the Collects of the Christian Year (ACNA), called “Collect Reflections.” If you’re just jumping in, make sure to check out the introductory post, “Announcing Collect Reflections.” All Collect Reflection posts can be found here.
The Fifth Sunday in Lent [Passion […]
The Bread that Really Satisfies: A Collect Reflection for the Fourth Sunday in Lent
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The Fourth Sunday in Lent
Collect Reflections: The Third Sunday in Lent
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The Third Sunday in Lent
Heavenly […]
Collect Reflections: The Second Sunday in Lent
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The Second Sunday in Lent
Almighty God, you […]
Collect Reflections: The First Sunday in Lent
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The First Sunday in Lent
Ash Wednesday, A Collect Reflection
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Ash Wednesday
Almighty and everlasting God, you hate nothing you have made and […]
Collect Reflections: The Last Sunday of Epiphany (Transfiguration)
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The Last Sunday of Epiphany […]
Collect Reflections: The Second to last Sunday of Epiphany – World Mission Sunday
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The Second to last Sunday of Epiphany: […]
Collect Reflections: The Fourth Sunday of Epiphany
Collect for the Fourth Sunday of Epiphany
O God, you know that we are set in the midst of so many and grave dangers that in the frailty of our nature we cannot always stand upright: Grant us your strength and protection to support us in all dangers and carry us through every temptation; through Jesus Christ our Lord; who lives […]
Collect Reflections: The Third Sunday of Epiphany
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The season of Epiphany is directed outward; […]
Collect Reflections: The Second Sunday of Epiphany
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The Second Sunday of Epiphany
Almighty God, whose […]
Collect Reflections: The First Sunday after the Epiphany; The Baptism of Our Lord
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Epiphany-what?
Sadly, the time for saying “Merry Christmas” […]