Collects of Lent
Ash Wednesday
Grant, O Lord, that we may begin with holy fasting
This campaign of Christian service,
So that, as we take up battle against spiritual evils,
We may be armed with weapons of self-restraint.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit
God, for ever and ever.
Thursday after Ash Wednesday
Prompt our actions with your inspiration, we pray, O Lord,
And further them with your constant help,
That all we do may always begin from you
And by you be brought to completion.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit
God, for ever and ever.
Friday after Ash Wednesday
Show gracious favor, O Lord, we pray,
To the works of penance we have begun,
That we may have strength to accomplish with sincerity
The bodily observances we undertake.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit
God, for ever and ever.
Saturday after Ash Wednesday
Almighty, ever living God
Look with compassion on our weakness
And ensure us your protection
By stretching forth the right hand of your majesty.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit
God, for ever and ever.
First Sunday of Lent
Grant, almighty God,
Through the yearly observances of holy Lent,
That we may grow in understanding
Of the riches hidden in Christ
And by worthy conduct pursue their effects.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit
God, for ever and ever.
Monday of First Week of Lent
Convert us, O God our Savior
And instruct our minds by heavenly teaching,
That we may benefit from the works of Lent.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit
God, for ever and ever.
Tuesday of First Week of Lent
Look upon your family, Lord,
That, through the chastening effects of bodily discipline,
Our minds may be radiant in your presence
With the strength of our yearning for you.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit
God, for ever and ever.
Wednesday of First Week of Lent
Look kindly Lord we pray
On the devotion of your people,
That those who by self-denial are restrained in body
May by the fruit of good works be renewed in mind.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit
God, for ever and ever.
Thursday of First Week of Lent
Bestow on us, we pray, O Lord
A spirit of always pondering on what is right
And of hastening to carry it out,
And, since without you we cannot exist,
May we be enabled to live according to your will.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit
God, for ever and ever.
Friday of First Week of Lent
Grant that your faithful, O Lord we pray,
May be so conformed to the paschal observances,
That the bodily discipline now solemnly begun
May bear fruit in the souls of all.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit
God, for ever and ever.
Saturday of First Week of Lent
Turn our hearts to you, eternal Father,
And grant that, seeking always the one thing necessary
And carrying our works of charity,
We may be dedicated to your worship.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit
God, for ever and ever.
Second Sunday of Lent
O God, who have commanded us
To listen to your beloved Son
Be pleased, we pray,
To nourish us inwardly by your word,
That with spiritual sight made pure,
We may rejoice to behold your glory.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit
God, for ever and ever.
Monday of Second Week of Lent
O God who have taught us
To chasten our bodies
For the healing of our souls,
Enable us, we pray,
To abstain from all sins,
And strengthen our hearts
To carry out your loving commands.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit
God, for ever and ever.
Tuesday of Second Week of Lent
Guard your Church, we pray, O Lord,
In your unceasing mercy,
And, since without you mortal humanity is sure to fail,
May we be kept by your constant helps from all harm
And directed to all that brings salvation.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit
God, for ever and ever.
Wednesday of Second Week of Lent
Keep your family, O Lord,
And so comfort them with your protection here
As to lead them graciously to gifts on high.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit
God, for ever and ever.
Thursday of Second Week of Lent
O God, who delight in innocence of and restore it,
Direct the hearts of your servants to yourself,
That, caught up in the fire of your Spirit,
We may be found steadfast in faith
And effective in works.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit
God, for ever and ever.
Friday of Second Week of Lent
Grant, we pray, almighty God,
That, purifying us by the sacred practice of penance,
You may lead us in sincerity of heart
To attain the holy things to come.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit
God, for ever and ever.
Saturday of Second Week of Lent
O God, who grant us by glorious healing remedies while still on earth
To be partakers of the things of heaven,
Guide us, we pray, through this present life
And bring us to that light in which you dwell.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit
God, for ever and ever.
Third Sunday of Lent
O God, author of every mercy and of all goodness,
Who in fasting, prayer and almsgiving
Have shown us a remedy for sin,
Look graciously on this confession of our lowliness,
That we, who are bowed down by our conscience,
May always be lifted up by your mercy.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit
God, for ever and ever.
Monday of the Third Week of Lent
May your unfailing compassion, O Lord,
Cleanse and protect your church,
And since without you she cannot stand secure,
May she be always governed by your grace.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit
God, for ever and ever.
Tuesday of the Third Week of Lent
May your grace not forsake us, O Lord, we pray,
But make us dedicated to your holy service
And at all times obtain for us your help.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit
God, for ever and ever.
Wednesday of the Third Week of Lent
Grant, we pray, O Lord,
That schooled through Lenten observance
And nourished by your word,
Through holy restraint
We may be devoted to you with all our heart
And be ever united in prayer.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit
God, for ever and ever.
Thursday of the Third Week of Lent
We implore your majesty most humbly, O Lord,
That as the feast of your salvation draws ever closer,
So we may press forward all the more eagerly
Towards the worthey celebration of the Paschal Mystery.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit
God, for ever and ever.
Friday of the Third Week of Lent
Pour your grace into our hearts, we pray, O Lord,
That we may be constantly drawn away from unruly desires
And obey by your own gift the heavenly teaching you give us.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit
God, for ever and ever.
Saturday of the Third Week of Lent
Rejoicing in this annual celebration
Of our Lenten observance,
We pray, O Lord,
That with our hearts set on the pascal mysteries,
We may be gladdened by their full effects.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit
God, for ever and ever.
Fourth Sunday of Lent
O God, who through your word
Reconcile the human race to yourself in a wonderful way,
Grant we pray,
That with prompt devotion and eager faithful
The Christian people may hasten
Toward the solemn celebrations to come.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit
God, for ever and ever.
Monday of the Fourth Week of Lent
O God, who renew the world
Through mysteries beyond all telling,
Grant, we pray,
That your Church may be guided by your eternal design
And not be deprived of your help in this present age.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit
God, for ever and ever.
Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Lent
May the venerable exercises of holy devotion
Shape the hearts of your faithful, O Lord,
To welcome worthily the Paschal Mystery
And proclaim the praises of your salvation.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit
God, for ever and ever.
Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Lent
O God, who reward the merits of the just
And offer pardon to sinners who do penance,
Have mercy, we pray, on those who call upon you,
That the admission of our guilt
May serve to obtain your pardon for our sins.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit
God, for ever and ever.
Thursday of the Fourth Week of Lent
We invoke your mercy in humble prayer, O Lord,
That you may cause us, your servants,
Corrected by penance and schooled by good works,
To persevere sincerely in your commands
And come safely to the paschal festivities.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit
God, for ever and ever.
Friday of the Fourth Week of Lent
O God, who have prepared
Fitting helps for us in our weakness,
Grant we pray, that we may receive
Their healing effects with joy
And reflect them in a holy way of life.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit
God, for ever and ever.
Saturday of the Fourth Week of Lent
May the working of your mercy, O Lord, we pray,
Direct our hearts aright,
For without your grace
We cannot find favor in your sight.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit
God, for ever and ever.
Fifth Sunday of Lent
By your help, we beseech you, Lord our God,
May we walk eagerly in that same charity
with which, out of love for the world,
Your Son handed himself over to death.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit
God, for ever and ever.
Monday of the Fifth Week of Lent
O God, by whose wondrous grace
We are enriched with every blessing,
Grant us so to pass from former ways to newness of life,
That we may be made ready for the glory
Of the heavenly kingdom.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit
God, for ever and ever.
Tuesday of the Fifth Week of Lent
Grant us, we pray, O Lord,
Perseverance in obeying your will,
That in our days the people dedicated to your service
May grow in both merit and number.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit
God, for ever and ever.
Wednesday of the Fifth Week of Lent
Enlighten, O God of compassion,
The hearts of your children, sanctified by penance,
And in your kindness
Grant those you stir to a sense of devotion
A gracious hearing when they cry out to you.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit
God, for ever and ever.
Thursday of the Fifth Week of Lent
Be near, O Lord to those who plead before you,
And look kindly on those who place their hope in your mercy,
That, cleansed from the stain of their sins,
They may persevere in holy living
And be made full heirs of your promise.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit
God, for ever and ever.
Friday of the Fifth Week of Lent
Pardon the offenses of your peoples, we pray, O Lord,
And in your goodness set us free
From the bonds of the sins
We have committed in our weakness.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit
God, for ever and ever.
Or
O God, who in this season
Give your church the grace
To imitate devoutly the Blessed Virgin Mary
In contemplating the Passion of Christ,
Grant we pray, through her intercession
That we may cling more firmly each day
To your Only Begotten Son
And come at last to the fullness of grace.
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit
God, for ever and ever.
Saturday of the Fifth Week of Lent
O God, who have made all those reborn in Christ
A chosen race and a royal priesthood,
Grant us, we pray, the grace to will and to do what you command,
That the people called to eternal life
May be one in the faith of their hearts
And homage of their deeds.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit
God, for ever and ever.
Holy Week
Palm Sunday
Almighty ever-living God,
Who as an example of humility
For the human race to follow
Caused our Savior to take flesh and submit to the Cross,
Graciously grant that we may heed his lesson
Of patient suffering
And so merit a share in his Resurrection.
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit
God, for ever and ever.
Monday of Holy Week
Grant we pray Almighty God
That, though in our weakness we fail,
We may be revived through
The Passion of your Only Begotten Son.
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit
God, for ever and ever.
Tuesday of Holy Week
Almighty, ever-living God,
Grant us so to celebrate
The mysteries of the Lord's Passion
That we may merit to receive your pardon.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit
God, for ever and ever.
Wednesday of Holy Week
O God, who willed your Son to submit for our sake
To the yoke of the Cross,
So that we might drive from us the power of the enemy,
Grant us your servants,
To attain the grace of the Resurrection.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit
God, for ever and ever.
Chrism Mass
O God, who anointed your Only Begotten Son with the Holy Spirit
And made him Christ and Lord,
Graciously grant
That, being made sharers in his consecration,
We may bear witness to your redemption in the world.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit
God, for ever and ever.
Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord's Supper
O God, who have called us to participate
In this most sacred Supper,
In which your Only Begotten Son,
When about to hand himself over to death,
Entrusted to the Church a sacrifice new for all eternity,
The banquet of his love,
Grant, we pray,
That we may draw from so great a mystery,
The fullness of charity and of life.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you
In the unity of the Holy Spirit
God, for ever and ever.
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