O God,
you make all things work together
for good to those who love you.
Fill us with the invincible power of your love
that the holy desires you have put in our hearts
may not be changed by any temptation;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Source: Gelasian, freely modified from Ancient Collects, ed. William Bright, p. 77.3
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