Collects of November
1 All Saints Day
Almighty ever-living God
By whose gift we venerate in one celebration
The merits of all the saints,
Bestow on us, we pray,
Through the prayers of so many intercessors,
An abundance of the reconciliation with you
For which we earnestly long.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
2 All Souls Day
Listen kindly to our prayers, o Lord,
And as our faith in your Son’
Raised from the dead is deepened,
So may our hope of resurrection for your departed servants
Also find new strength.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
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O God, who led Saint Martin de Porres by the path of humility to heavenly glory, grant that we may so follow his radiant example in this life as to merit to be exalted with him in heaven. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
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Saint Charles Borromeo
Preserve in the midst of your people,
We ask, O Lord, the spirit with which you filled
The Bishop Saint Charles Borromeo,
That your church may be constantly renewed
And, by conforming herself to the likeness of Christ,
May show his face to the world.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
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Dedication of the Lateran Basilica
O God, who from living and chosen stones
Prepare an eternal dwelling for your majesty,
Increase in your church the spirit of grace
You have bestowed
So that by new growth your faithful people
May build up the heavenly Jerusalem.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
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Saint Leo the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church
O God, who never allow the gates of hell
To prevail against your Church,
Firmly founded on the apostolic rock,
Grant her, we pray,
That through the intercession of Pope Saint Leo,
She may stand firm in your truth
And know the protection of lasting peace.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
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Saint Martin of Tours
O God, who are glorified in the Bishop Saint Martin
Both by his life and death,
Make new, we pray,
The wonders of your grace in our hearts,
That neither death nor life
May separate us from your love.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
12
Saint Josaphat
Stir up in your Church, we pray, O Lord,
The Spirit that filled Saint Josaphat
As he laid down his life for the sheep,
So that through his intercession
We too may be strengthened by the same Spirit
And not be afraid to lay down our life for others.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
13
Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini
God our Father
Who called Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini from Italy
To serve the immigrants of America
By her example,
Teach us to have concern for the stranger,
The sick, and all those in need,
And by her prayers help us to see Christ.
In all the men and women we meet.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
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Saint Albert the Great
O God who made the Bishop Saint Albert great
By his joining of human wisdom to divine faith,
Grant we pray, that we may so adhere
To the truths he taught,
That through progress in learning
We may come to a deeper knowledge and love of you.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
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Saint Margaret of Scotland
O God, who made Saint Margaret of Scotland wonderful
In her outstanding charity towards the poor,
Grant that through her intercession and example
We may reflect among all humanity
The image of your goodness.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Saint Gertrude
O God, who prepared a delightful dwelling for yourself
In the heart of the Virgin Saint Gertrude,
Graciously bring light, through her intercession,
To the darkness of our hearts,
That we may joyfully experience you present
And at work within us.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
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Saint Elizabeth of Hungary
O God, by whose gift Saint Elizabeth of Hungary
Recognized and revered Christ in the poor,
Grant, through her intercession,
That we may serve with unfailing charity
The needy and those afflicted.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
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Dedication of the Basilicas of Saint Peter and Paul, Apostles
Defend your church, o Lord,
By the protection of the Holy Apostles,
That as she received from them
The beginnings of her knowledge of things divine,
So through them she may receive,
Even to the end of the world,
And increase in heavenly grace.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
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Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne, virgin
Almighty God who filled the heart
Of Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne
With charity and missionary zeal,
And gave her the desire
To make you known among all peoples,
Grant us to follow her way
And fill us with that same love and zeal
To extend your Kingdom to the ends of the earth.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
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Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
As we venerate the glorious memory
Of the most holy Virgin Mary,
Grant we pray O Lord, through her intercession,
That we too may merit to receive
From the fullness of your grace.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
22
Saint Cecilia, Virgin and Martyr
O God who gladden us each year
With the feast day of your handmaid Saint Cecilia
Grant we pray
That what has been devoutly handed down concerning her
May offer us examples to imitate
And proclaim the wonders worked in his servants by Christ your son.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
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Saint Clement, pope and martyr
Almighty ever-living God,
Who are wonderful in the virtue of all your Saints,
Grant us joy in the yearly commemoration of Saint Clement,
Who as a Martyr and High Priest of your Son,
Bore out by his witness what he celebrated in mystery
And confirmed by example what he preached with his lips.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Saint Columban
O God, who in Saint Columban
Wonderfully joined the work of evangelization
To zeal for the monastic life,
Grant we pray,
That through his intercession and example
We may strive to seek you above all things
And to bring increase to your faithful people.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Blessed Miguel Agustin Pro, Priest and Martyr
O God and Father
Who conferred upon your servant Blessed Miguel Agustin Pro
The grace of ardently seeking your greater glory
And the salvation of others,
Grant through his intercession and example,
That by faithfully and joyfully performing our daily duties
And effectively assisting those around us,
We may serve you with zeal and ever seek your glory.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
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Saint Andrew Dung-Lac and companions
O God, source and origin of all fatherhood,
Who kept the martyrs Saint Andrew Dung-Lac and his companions
Faithful to the cross of your Son
Even to the shedding of blood,
Grant, through their intercession,
That, spreading your love among our brothers and sisters,
We may be your children both in name and in truth.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
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Saint Catherine of Alexandria
Almighty and ever-living God,
Who gave Saint Catherine of Alexandria to your people
As a Virgin and an invincible Martyr,
Grant that through her intercession
We may be strengthened in faith and in constancy
And spend ourselves without reserve
For the unity of the Church.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
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Feast of Saint Andrew
We humbly implore you majesty, O Lord,
That, just as the blessed Apostle Andrew
Was for your church a preacher and pastor,
So he may be for us a constant intercessor before you.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Thanksgiving Day
Father all-powerful
Your gifts of love are countless
And your goodness infinite;
As we come before you on Thanksgiving Day
With gratitude for your kindness,
Open our hearts to have concern
For every man, woman and child,
So that we may share your gifts in loving service.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
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