November collects

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,

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,

God, for ever and ever..


3 Saint Martin de Porres

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, God, for ever and ever..



4

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,

God, for ever and ever..


8 Blessed John Dun Scotus, Franciscan priest and scholar
Lord God, source of all wisdom, in Blessed John Duns Scotus, priest and champion of the Immaculate Virgin, you have given us a master of life and thought. Grant that, enlightened by his example and nourished by his doctrine, we may remain faithful followers of Christ, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.


9

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,

God, for ever and ever..


10

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,

God, for ever and ever..


11

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,

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,

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,

God, for ever and ever..


15

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,

God, for ever and ever..


16

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,

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,

God, for ever and ever..


17

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,

God, for ever and ever..


18

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,

God, for ever and ever..


18

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,

God, for ever and ever..


21

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,

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,

God, for ever and ever..


23

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,

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,

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,

God, for ever and ever..


24

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,

God, for ever and ever..


25

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,

God, for ever and ever..


30

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,

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,

God, for ever and ever..



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