O God,
you are the well of life,
and in your light we shall see light.
When we thirst, give us living water
and enlighten our darkened minds with heavenly light;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Amen. [64]
Source: Mozarabic Rite, from The New Mozarabic Collects, [64] (Trinity 12)
O merciful God,
you justified the tax collector
who stood at a distance,
and while beating his breast,
confessed his sins to you.
As we acknowledge our unworthiness,
and ask for your mercy,
forgive all our sins;
through your mercy,
and for the sake of Jesus Christ,
your Son, our Savior.
Amen.
Source: Mozarabic Rite, from The New Mozarabic Collects, [63] (Trinity 11)
On August 24 the Christian Church remembers St. Bartholomew. The Mozarabic prayer refers to Jesus’ great commission to all his disciples at the end of the Gospel of Mark (Mark 16:16-18).
Christ,
the Power of God,
and the Wisdom of God,
you gave your holy apostle
Saint Bartholomew
power to tread on serpents and scorpions.
Strengthen us by your grace,
that in your might
we may vanquish and overcome
all our spiritual enemies,
and with pure hearts serve you,
with the Father and the Holy Spirit,
we worship and glorify you,
one God, now and forever.
Amen.
Source: Mozarabic Collects.
Jesus our Master,
walk with us on the road
as we yearn to reach the heavenly country,
so that following your light,
we may stay on the way of righteousness
and never wander in the horrible darkness of this world’s night
while you, the way, the truth, and the life,
are shining within us.
Source: Mozarabic Rite, from The New Ancient Collects, #289, also in Prayers of the Middle Ages, edited by J. Manning Potts, 1953.
O God,
your only Son hung on the cross for us,
and there he paid the price of our redemption with his blood,
that we, through his death, might receive adoption as your children.
Give us grace to call you Father
in true faith;
through your Son,
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Source: Mozarabic Rite, from The New Mozarabic Collects, [60] (Trinity 8)
“your only Son hung on the cross for us” may be a reference to John 3:14, John 8:28, John 12:32
“paid with his blood the price of our Redemption” is a reference to Ephesians 1:7
“might receive adoption as your children” is a reference to Romans 8:15 and Galatians 4:5
“with true faith to call you Father” is a reference to Matthew 6:9 and Romans 8:15
Lord Jesus Christ,
true God and truly human,
you do not change,
and you are holy in all your works.
Remove all our unbelief and doubt,
and fill our hearts with the gifts of your grace
that we may believe and know you as true God,
and by your miracles and mighty works
know you as Savior of all.
Source: Mozarabic, freely modified from Ancient Collects, ed. William Bright, p. 75.4. Also in Mozarabic Collects, ed. Rev. Chas. R. Hale, New York, 1881, p. 27 #3 (Easter 4)
“true God and fully human” is a reference to 1 Timothy 2:5
“you do not change” is a reference to Malachi 3:6, Hebrews 13:8
“Remove all our unbelief and doubt” is a reference to Mark 9:24
O Lord Jesus Christ,
the rest of the angels and of all the saints,
deliver your people from all sin,
and give us rest from every burden.
As we join with saints and angels to bless you,
we will in all things be blessed by you;
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. 32 #1 (Trinity 7)
“rest of the angels and of all the saints” is a reference to Hebrews 4:9
“rest from every burden” is a reference to Matthew 11:28
On July 25 the Christian Church remembers St. James the Elder. He was the first of the twelve apostles to die for preaching about Christ (See Acts 12:1-2).
Grant, O Lord,
that as your holy apostle Saint James,
as soon as he was called,
left the ship and his father,
and followed your Son Jesus Christ with all his heart,
so we may always willingly and gladly
obey your commandments;
through Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Amen.
Source: Mozarabic Collects.
O Christ, the power of God and the wisdom of God,
direct us by your grace that we may never stand in the way of sinners,
but by your power always run with a free heart
in the way of your commandments;
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. 32 #1 (Trinity 6)
“the power of God and the wisdom of God” is a reference to 1 Corinthians 1:24
“stand in the way of sinners” is a reference to Psalm 1:1
“run with a free heart in the way of your commandments” is a reference to Psalm 119:32
Jesus our Master,
walk with us on the road
as we yearn to reach the heavenly country,
so that following your light,
we may stay on the way of righteousness,
and never wander
into the horrible darkness of this world’s night,
while you, the way, the truth, and the life,
are shining within us.
Source: Mozarabic, freely modified from Ancient Collects, ed. William Bright p. 87#3
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