Almighty and eternal God,
you are always more ready to hear than we are to pray,
and to give more than we ask or deserve.
Pour down on us the abundance of your mercy,
forgiving us those things of which our conscience is afraid,
and giving us those good things which we are not worthy to ask;
through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever. Amen.
Source: Gelasian Sacramentary, 8th Century, Historic Collect for the Eleventh Sunday after Trinity
Source of this version: Translation © 2016 Paul C. Stratman
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