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Offices of the Holy Eastern Church

tr. Littledale, 1863

1. The Great Collect

The Priest himself, or the Deacon (if present) says:

In peace let us beseech the Lord.

The Choir: Lord have mercy.

For peace from above, and for the salvation of our souls, let us beseech the Lord.

For the peace of the whole world, for the prosperity of the holy Churches of God, and for the unity of all, let us beseech the Lord.

For this holy House, and for those who enter it with faith, piety, and the fear of God, let us beseech the Lord.

For our Archbishop (N.), for the honourable Priesthood, for the Diaconate in Christ, for all the Clergy and the Laity, let us beseech the Lord.

For our most religious and God -protected Sovrans, for all the Palace, and their Army, let us beseech the Lord.

To aid them in battle, and to put down every foe and enemy under their feet, let us beseech the Lord.

For this holy Convent (or city), for the whole city and country, and for those who dwell in them in faith, let us beseech the Lord.

For temperate weather, for abundance of the fruits of the earth, and for peaceful seasons, let us beseech the Lord.

For those at sea, for travellers, for the sick, for the suffering, for prisoners, and for their safety, let us beseech the Lord.

That we may be delivered from every tribulation, from wrath, danger, and necessity, let us beseech the Lord.

Help, save, have mercy, and guard us, O God, by Thy grace.

Making mention of our all-holy, pure, preeminently blessed, glorious Lady, the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary, with all the Saints, let us offer ourselves, and one another, and all our life to Christ our God.