Lord,
give your people strength
to withstand the temptations of the devil,
that with pure hearts and minds
we follow you, the only God;
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 Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity
Source of this version: Translation © 2016 Paul C. Stratman
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