{"id":374,"date":"2012-04-06T21:31:34","date_gmt":"2012-04-07T04:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/holydwelling.com\/blog\/?p=374"},"modified":"2012-04-06T21:32:49","modified_gmt":"2012-04-07T04:32:49","slug":"good-friday-solemn-collects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/holydwelling.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/06\/liturgy\/good-friday-solemn-collects\/","title":{"rendered":"Good Friday Solemn Collects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Almighty an<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-375\" title=\"Lamentation-Mt. Athos\" src=\"http:\/\/holydwelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Lamentation-Mt.-Athos-300x207.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/holydwelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Lamentation-Mt.-Athos-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/holydwelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Lamentation-Mt.-Athos-150x103.jpg 150w, https:\/\/holydwelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Lamentation-Mt.-Athos.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>d everlasting God, by whose Spirit the whole<br \/>\nbody of your faithful people is governed and sanctified:<br \/>\nReceive our supplications and prayers which we offer before<br \/>\nyou for all members of your holy Church, that in their<br \/>\nvocation and ministry they may truly and devoutly serve you;<br \/>\nthrough our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. <em>Amen.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Almighty God, kindle, we pray, in every heart the true love of<br \/>\npeace, and guide with your wisdom those who take counsel for<br \/>\nthe nations of the earth; that in tranquility your dominion may<br \/>\nincrease, until the earth is filled with the knowledge of your<br \/>\nlove; through Jesus Christ our Lord. <em>Amen.<br \/>\n<\/em><br \/>\nGracious God, the comfort of all who sorrow, the strength of<br \/>\nall who suffer: Let the cry of those in misery and need come<br \/>\nto you, that they may find your mercy present with them in all<br \/>\ntheir afflictions; and give us, we pray, the strength to serve<br \/>\nthem for the sake of him who suffered for us, your Son Jesus<br \/>\nChrist our Lord. <em>Amen.<br \/>\n<\/em><br \/>\nMerciful God, creator of all the peoples of the earth and<br \/>\nlover of souls: Have compassion on all who do not know you<br \/>\nas you are revealed in your Son Jesus Christ; let your Gospel<br \/>\nbe preached with grace and power to those who have not<br \/>\nheard it; turn the hearts of those who resist it; and bring<br \/>\nhome to your fold those who have gone astray; that there<br \/>\nmay be one flock under one shepherd, Jesus Christ our Lord.<br \/>\n<em>Amen.<br \/>\n<\/em><br \/>\nO God of unchangeable power and eternal light: Look<br \/>\nfavorably on your whole Church, that wonderful and sacred<br \/>\nmystery; by the effectual working of your providence, carry<br \/>\nout in tranquility the plan of salvation; let the whole world<br \/>\nsee and know that things which were cast down are being<br \/>\nraised up, and things which had grown old are being made<br \/>\nnew, and that all things are being brought to their perfection<br \/>\nby him through whom all things were made, your Son Jesus<br \/>\nChrist our Lord; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity<br \/>\nof the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. <em>Amen<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, we pray you to set<br \/>\nyour passion, cross, and death between your judgment and<br \/>\nour souls, now and in the hour of our death. Give mercy and<br \/>\ngrace to the living; pardon and rest to the dead; to your holy<br \/>\nChurch peace and concord; and to us sinners everlasting life<br \/>\nand glory; for with the Father and the Holy Spirit you live<br \/>\nand reign, one God, now and for ever. <em>Amen.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Almighty and everlasting God, by whose Spirit the whole body of your faithful people is governed and sanctified: Receive our supplications and prayers which we offer before you for all members of your holy Church, that in their vocation and ministry they may truly and devoutly serve you; through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. 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