Ancient Collects and Other Prayers; Selected for Devotional Use from Various Rituals with an Appendix on the Collects in the Prayer-Book (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1887 Excerpt: ...earthly life, do Thou clear away by Thy most loving and merciful forgiveness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, the Guardian of souls, Who in Thy love dost correct, by scourging, those whom Thou receivest; we call upon Thee, O Lord, that it may please Thee to bestow Thy healing on the soul of Thy servant N., who suffers in body from weakness, and the force of From Gallican and York Litanies for the Sick. See Martene, i. 873, 886; S. Greg. Magn. Op. iii. 546. Gregorian. pains, and the pangs of disease. Grant him, O Lord, Thy grace, that his soul, in the hour of its departure from the body, may attain to be presented by the hands of holy Angels, clear from all stains of deadly sin, unto Thee "Who gavest it; through our Lord P. A LMIGHTY and everlasting God, Who hast---been pleased to breathe into man a soul according to Thy likeness, do Thou, while at Thy bidding dust returns to dust, command Thine image to be associated with Thy Saints and elect in an everlasting home; and gently and tenderly receive it as it returns from the land of Egypt unto Thee, and send Thy holy Angels to meet it, and show it the way of righteousness, and open the gates of Thy glory q. OOVEEEIGX Lord, our God, Almighty, Who willest that all men should be saved, and come to a knowledge of the truth; Who desirest not the death of a sinner, but rather that he should be converted and live; we pray and beseech Thee, loose. P Gallican, of the ninth century. Martene, ii. 1060. ) York Manual. In this office and in a Salzburg Pontifical quoted by Martene, ii. 1048, the prayer seems to be prescribed for use at the moment of death. In the Sarum rite it was part of the second Commendation, which was said after the passing of the soul. With regard to the clause respe...