I arise today
embraced in the arms
of God the Father,
empowered by the strength
of God the Spirit,
immersed in the love
of God the Son.
I arise today
in the company
of the Trinity,
Father, Spirit and Son.
I arise today.
Source: Unknown, attributed as “A Celtic Prayer”
Source of this version: http://stoswaldsoswestry.org.uk/prayer-room/morning-and-evening-prayers/
See: St. Patrick’s Breastplate.
I arise in the name of my Lord Jesus Christ, the crucified,
who has redeemed me with his precious blood.
May he guard me from evil,
preserve me in body and soul,
and give me what will further and strengthen me
in all good to everlasting life.
Source: Freely adapted from Seed Grains of Prayer, A Manual for Evangelical Christians, Wartburg Press, Chicago, 1914 #106.
Also found here: A Lutheran Prayer Book, ed. Doberstein, © 1960 Muehlenberg Press, Philadelphia
O God,
you always govern your creatures
with tender affection.
Hear our prayers
and graciously help your servant
who is suffering from bodily sickness.
Visit him with your salvation
and give him the medicine of heavenly grace;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Source: Gelasian Rite
Source of this version: Freely modified from Benediction of a Parish House or Mission Room, Book of Offices, 1914
O Father of mercies and God of all comfort,
our only help in time of need,
see, visit, and relieve your sick servant N.,
for whom our we pray.
Look on him with mercy,
comfort him with your goodness,
preserve him from the temptations of the enemy,
and give him patience under his affliction.
In your good time restore him to health
and enable him to lead the rest of his life
in your fear and to your glory,
and grant that he may dwell with you
in life everlasting;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Source: Freely modified from The Order for Visitation of the Sick, U. S. Book of Common Prayer, 1928
This prayer combines two prayers from the Book of Common Prayer:
O LORD, look down from heaven, behold, visit, and relieve this thy servant. Look upon him with the eyes of thy mercy, give him comfort and sure confidence in thee, defend him in all danger, and keep him in perpetual peace and safety; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
O FATHER of mercies, and God of all comfort, our only help in time of need; We fly unto thee for succour in behalf of this thy servant, here lying in great weakness of body. Look graciously upon him, O Lord; and the more the outward man decayeth, strengthen him, we beseech thee, so much the more continually with thy grace and Holy Spirit in the inner man. Give him unfeigned repentance for all the errors of his life past, and stedfast faith in thy Son Jesus; that his sins may be done away by thy mercy, and his pardon sealed in heaven; through the same thy Son, our Lord and Saviour. Amen
Almighty and immortal God,
giver of life and health,
hear our prayer for your servant N.
Bless him and those who serve him with your healing gifts,
and as it pleases you,
restore to him health of body and of mind,
that he may give thanks to you in your holy Church;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Source: freely modified from The Order for the Visitation of the Sick, Book of Common Prayer, Church of Scotland, 1912
O Lord Almighty, only Son of the Father,
free us from the bonds of our sins
and fill us with all spiritual gifts.
Let your grace go before us and follow us,
that we may faithfully serve you here,
and be numbered with your saints in glory everlasting;
through your mercy, O our God,
you are blessed,
and live and govern all things,
now and forever.
Amen.
Source: Freely modified from Mozarabic Collects, ed. Rev. Chas. R. Hale, New York, 1881, p. 34 #2 (Trinity 13)
“free form the bonds of our sins” may be a reference to Romans 8:21
“all spiritual gifts” may be a reference to 1 Corinthians 12:1 and 1 Corinthians 14:1
“Let your grace go before us and follow us” may be a reference to 2 Corinthians 9:8
“be numbered with your saints in glory everlasting” is a reference to the Te Deum Laudamus
The Altenburger Bibelwerk was a devotional edition of the Bible based on the notes and commentaries by Luther, his associates and students. It was different from the study Bibles we have today. Chapters or parts of chapters had a written introduction followed by the Bible text, a summary or commentary, and a short reflective prayer or blessing (called a Votum). These prayers or blessings were written by Franciscus Vierling and were first published in the 1676 edition. What follows are translations of all the Vota from the Gospel of Matthew. These can be used devotionally as you read the given portion of the Scripture, or they can be used on their own as prayers and blessings.
Franziskus Vierling, prayers from the Gospel of Matthew
This is also available through Academia.edu: https://www.academia.edu/27908970/Translations_of_the_Vota_from_the_Gospel_of_Matthew_in_the_Altenburger_Bibelwerk_by_Franciscus_Vierling
As watchmen wait for the morning,
so do our souls long for you, O Christ.
Come with the dawning of the day,
and make yourself known to us in the breaking of bread;
for you are our God for ever and ever.
Amen.
Source: Mozarabic Rite
Source of this version: http://1stholistic.com/Spl_prayers/prayer_mozarabic-morning-prayer.htm
Also found here: https://attentiontothemoment.wordpress.com/2010/04/26/the-mozarabic-sacramentary/
“As watchmen wait for the morning” is a reference to Psalm 130:6
“known in the breaking of bread” is a reference to Luke 24:35
Graphic: Mozarabic manuscript from the Cathedral of Leon, from Wikimedia Commons.
Veit Dietrich was a younger associate of Martin Luther, sometimes serving as Luther’s secretary in the Table Talk and in some of the notes connected with Luther’s translation of the Bible. Dietrich was one of many theologians in the early Reformation who wrote volumes to educate both laity and clergy. He wrote a book Summaria Christlicher Lehr (1548) which was a devotional commentary on the Sunday lessons in the Historic Lectionary. After the summaries of the lessons for a certain day, he had a prayer based on the Gospel for the day. These prayers or collects were similar to the classic collects (now often called the ‘prayer of the day’ which is read before the lessons) only they were longer, more meditative, somewhat didactic (‘teachy’), and more closely connected to the thematic content of the Gospel.
Veit Dietrich’s collects appeared in English translation in The Lutheran Hymnary (1913) and in slightly updated English in Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary (1996). There were a few prayers in Summaria… that did not appear in either book. They have been newly translated for this work.
The Collects of Veit Dietrich in Contemporary English, prepared for A Collection of Prayers is available here: Veit Dietrich Collects CE. The pdf now has a cross-reference thematic use with the Christian Worship Lectionary (1993).
And also at Academia.edu here: https://www.academia.edu/27888007/The_Collects_of_Veit_Dietrich
O God, you are the author of peace.
Spread abroad your peace in our hearts and minds,
guard and protect us in all danger,
and lead us to always trust in your defense,
that we may serve you without fear
all the days of our life;
through Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Amen.
Source: from Mozarabic Morning Prayer from Mozarabic Collects, ed. Rev. Chas. R. Hale, New York, 1881, p. 58-59
Graphic: Mozarabic manuscript from the Cathedral of Leon, from Wikimedia Commons.
A Collection of Prayers 
