COLLECTS AND POST-COMMUNIONS
   

 

       
The Seventh Sunday after Trinity
Green
 
Collect
 
Lord of all power and might,
the author and giver of all good things:
graft in our hearts the love of your name,
increase in us true religion,
nourish us with all goodness,
and of your great mercy keep us in the same;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
 
(or)
 
Generous God,
you give us gifts and make them grow:
though our faith is small as mustard seed,
make it grow to your glory
and the flourishing of your kingdom;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
 
Post Communion
 
Lord God, whose Son is the true vine and the source of life,
ever giving himself that the world may live:
may we so receive within ourselves
      the power of his death and passion
that, in his saving cup,
      we may share his glory and be made perfect in his love;
for he is alive and reigns, now and for ever.
 

 

 
The Eighth Sunday after Trinity
Green
 
Collect
 
Almighty Lord and everlasting God,
we beseech you to direct, sanctify and govern
      both our hearts and bodies
in the ways of your laws
      and the works of your commandments;
that through your most mighty protection, both here and ever,
we may be preserved in body and soul;
through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
 
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Lord God,
your Son left the riches of heaven
and became poor for our sake:
when we prosper save us from pride,
when we are needy save us from despair,
that we may trust in you alone;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
 
Post Communion
 
Strengthen for service, Lord,
the hands that have taken holy things;
may the ears which have heard your word
      be deaf to clamour and dispute;
may the tongues which have sung your praise be free from deceit;
may the eyes which have seen the tokens of your love
      shine with the light of hope;
and may the bodies which have been fed with your body
      be refreshed with the fullness of your life;
glory to you for ever.

 

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