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Collects of the Day
The following prayers / collects were originally composed or chosen to go with the historic lectionary, a series of lessons that developed in the early church. It was a one-year series, that is, the same lessons would be read on the same Sundays, each year. For the historic lectionary on an interactive calendar, see www.sanctus.org.
Most of the collects designated as “historic” come from the sacramentaries of the Roman church.
The collects designated as “Mozarabic” come from the ancient Spanish church around the year 700. The Mozarabic church was isolated from the rest of Europe while Spain was occupied by Muslims. The Mozarabic tradition of liturgy and prayer developed independently from worship in Europe and Rome.
Veit Dietrich was a friend and associate of Martin Luther, and these prayers were written in the 1540s as part of a commentary on the historic gospels. They appeared in The Lutheran Hymnary (1913), a worship book prepared by Norwegian-American Lutherans.
Trinity 1 [Pentecost 2] Rich Man and Lazarus
(Historic) (Mozarabic) (Veit Dietrich)
Trinity 2 [Pentecost 3] Invitation: The Great Supper
(Historic) (Mozarabic) (Veit Dietrich)
Trinity 3 [Pentecost 4] Evangelism: The Lost Sheep
(Historic) (Mozarabic) (Veit Dietrich)
Trinity 4 [Pentecost 5] Christian Unity and Peace
(Historic) (Mozarabic) (Veit Dietrich)
Trinity 5 [Pentecost 6] Discipleship: Following Christ
(Historic) (Mozarabic) (Veit Dietrich)
Trinity 6 [Pentecost 7] Christian Faith and Love, Sin and Righteousness
(Historic) (Mozarabic) (Veit Dietrich)
Trinity 7 [Pentecost 8] Providence: Jesus Feeds Four Thousand
(Historic) (Mozarabic) (Veit Dietrich)
Trinity 8 [Pentecost 9] Beware of False Prophets
(Historic) (Mozarabic) (Veit Dietrich)
Trinity 9 [Pentecost 10] Stewardship: The Wise Steward
(Historic) (Mozarabic) (Veit Dietrich)
Trinity 10 [Pentecost 11] Renewed Obedience: Jesus Cleanses the Temple
(Historic) (Mozarabic) (Veit Dietrich)
Trinity 11 [Pentecost 12] Humility: The Pharisee and the Tax Collector
(Historic) (Mozarabic) (Veit Dietrich)
Trinity 12 [Pentecost 13] Jesus Heals the Sick
(Historic) (Mozarabic) (Veit Dietrich)
Trinity 13 [Pentecost 14] Charity: The Good Samaritan
(Historic) (Mozarabic) (Veit Dietrich)
Trinity 14 [Pentecost 15] Thanksgiving: The Ten Lepers
(Historic) (Mozarabic) (Veit Dietrich)
Trinity 15 [Pentecost 16] Contentment: The Lilies of the Field
(Historic) (Mozarabic) (Veit Dietrich)
Trinity 16 [Pentecost 17] Death and Burial: The Young Man of Nain
(Historic) (Mozarabic) (Veit Dietrich)
Trinity 17 [Pentecost 18] Christian Freedom: Healing on the Sabbath
(Historic) (Mozarabic) (Veit Dietrich)
Trinity 18 [Pentecost 19] Law and Gospel: The Great Commandment
(Historic) (Mozarabic) (Veit Dietrich)
Trinity 19 [Pentecost 20] Absolution: Jesus Forgives the Paralytic
(Historic) (Mozarabic) (Veit Dietrich)
Trinity 20 [Pentecost 21] Perseverance in Faith
(Historic) (Mozarabic) (Veit Dietrich)
Trinity 21 [Pentecost 22] Spiritual Armor
(Historic) (Mozarabic) (Veit Dietrich)
Trinity 22 [Pentecost 23] Forgive as Forgiven: The Unmerciful Servant
(Historic) (Mozarabic) (Veit Dietrich)
Trinity 23 [Pentecost 24] Citizenship: Render to Caesar and to God
(Historic) (Mozarabic) (Veit Dietrich)
Trinity 24 [Pentecost 25] Death, a Sleep: Jairus’ Daughter
(Historic) (Mozarabic) (Veit Dietrich)
Trinity 25 [Pentecost 26] Signs of the End
(Historic) (Mozarabic) (Veit Dietrich)
Trinity 26 [Pentecost 27] Last Judgment
(Historic) (Mozarabic) (Veit Dietrich)
Trinity 27 or Trinity Last [Pentecost Last] Heaven’s Eternal Joy
(Historic, Same as Trinity 23) (Mozarabic) (The Hymnal, Augustana Book Concern, 1925) (Veit Dietrich)
Summer and Fall Commemorations
June 11, St. Barnabas, Apostle
Prayer attributed to Barnabas
June 24, Nativity of St. John the Baptist
Martin Luther
Mozarabic (Ember Days in Advent)
Pomeranian Agenda
Veit Dietrich (Advent 4)
June 25, Presentation of the Augsburg Confession (Lutheran)
Paul C. Stratman
June 29, St. Peter and St. Paul, Apostles
Pomeranian Agenda
July 2, The Visitation
Pomeranian Agenda
Nation, July 4 (US) / July 1 (Canada)
Common Service Book (Lutheran)
Veit Dietrich
Gregorian
Henry Eyster Jacobs
Leonine
Martin Luther
Mozarabic
Paul Zeller Strodach
Woodrow Wilson (1)
Woodrow Wilson (2)
July 22, St. Mary Magdalene
Girolamo Savonarola
July 25, St. James, Apostle
Mozarabic
July 29, Sts. Mary and Martha of Bethany
Paul C. Stratman (Part of a Home Liturgy for All Saints)
August 15, St. Mary, Mother of our Lord
Pomeranian Agenda (The Visitation)
August 24, St. Bartholomew, Apostle
Mozarabic
August 28, St. Augustine of Hippo, Bishop
From The Confessions of St. Augustine
“Our heart is restless until it rests in you.”
Other prayers tagged with Augustine as author
August 29, Martyrdom of St. John the Baptist
Martin Luther
Mozarabic (Ember Days in Advent)
Pomeranian Agenda
Veit Dietrich (Advent 4)
September 14, Holy Cross Day
Ambrose of Milan
Armenian
Book of Common Prayer
Book of Common Worship (Presbyterian, 1906)
Christaraksha, India
Veit Dietrich
Veit Dietrich, Franziskus Vierling
Matthew Henry
John Hunter (1903)
Pomeranian Agenda
Saxon Agenda
September 21, St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist
Mozarabic
September 29, St. Michael and All Angels
Mozarabic
October 18, St. Luke, Evangelist
October 23, St. James of Jerusalem, Brother of our Lord, Martyr
October 28, St. Simon and St. Jude, Apostles
October 31, Reformation
Veit Dietrich
Hamburg
Saxon Agenda
Paul C. Stratman
November 1, All Saints Day
Veit Dietrich
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