http://boyinthebands.com/church-year Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 30 Nov 2007 02:32:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en December 9, 2007 The Collect. A Book of Prayer for the Church and the Home (1866), pp. 46-47. THE PREPARATION OF MOSES. O Gracious Lord God, who by means of thy servant Moses didst prepare the way for one far greater than Moses, even thy own best-beloved Son; grant, we beseech thee, that ... http://boyinthebands.com/church-year/2007/11/29/second-sunday-in-advent/ December 2, 2007 The Collect. The Collect. A Book of Prayer for the Church and the Home (1866), pp. 46 THE PREPARATION OF THE PATRIARCHS. O God, the God of our fathers, who in thy wonderful providence hast made all ages a preparation for the kingdom of thy Son; we thank thee ... http://boyinthebands.com/church-year/2007/11/29/first-sunday-in-advent/ November 25, 2007 The Collect. A Book of Prayer for the Church and the Home (1866), pp. 74. Almighty and ever-living God, grant us, we beseech thee, a constant renewal of thy Holy Spirit and of thy manifold gifts, till we grow to the full measure of our perfection in Jesus Christ. ... http://boyinthebands.com/church-year/2007/11/06/twenty-sixth-sunday-after-pentecost/ November 18, 2007 The Collect. A Book of Prayer for the Church and the Home (1866), pp. 73-74. O Holy and Ever-blessed God, teach us to love one another with pure hearts fervently; to to exercise forbearance and forgiveness towards our enemies; to recompense no man evil for evil, but to be ... http://boyinthebands.com/church-year/2007/11/06/twenty-fifth-sunday-after-pentecost/ February 17, 2008 The Collect. (”Thirteenth Sunday after Christmas”) A Book of Prayer for the Church and the Home (1866), pp. 54-55. Almighty God, in whom our strength is perfected in weakness; keep us both outwardly in our bodies, and inwardly in our souls; that we may pass our days in ... http://boyinthebands.com/church-year/2007/10/31/second-sunday-in-lent/ April 27, 2008 The Collect. A Book of Prayer for the Church and the Home (1866), pp. 61-2. Almighty God, who alone canst order the unruly wills and affections of sinful men; grant unto thy people that they may love the thing which thou commandest, and desire that which thou dost promise; ... http://boyinthebands.com/church-year/2007/10/31/fourth-sunday-after-easter/ July 27, 2008 The Collect. A Book of Prayer for the Church and the Home (1866), p. 68. Merciful God, we beseech thee to cast thy bright beams of light upon the Church; that, being enlightened by thy most holy word, we may so walk in the light of thy truth, that ... http://boyinthebands.com/church-year/2007/10/31/eleventh-sunday-after-pentecost/ November 11, 2007 The Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost The Collect. A Book of Prayer for the Church and the Home (1866), p. 73 Give us grace, O Lord, to endeavor to do thy will with the same diligence and industry, the same zeal and cheerfulness, as thy blessed angels do it in heaven; that, ... http://boyinthebands.com/church-year/2007/10/31/twenty-fourth-sunday-after-pentecost/ February 10, 2008 The Collect. ("Twelfth Sunday after Christmas") A Book of Prayer for the Church and the Home (1866), p. 54 O God, our heavenly Father, who in thy Son Jesus Christ hast given us a perfect pattern of holy living; grant, we beseech thee, that as he was tempted and ... http://boyinthebands.com/church-year/2007/10/30/first-sunday-in-lent/ April 20, 2008 The Collect. A Book of Prayer for the Church and the Home (1866), p. 61 Almighty God, who showest to them that be in error the light of thy truth, to the intent that they may return into the way of righteousness; grant unto all them that are admitted ... http://boyinthebands.com/church-year/2007/10/30/third-sunday-after-easter/