Sola Publishing – Prayers of the Church
Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 16) – August 25, 2024
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Prayer of the Day
Historical Collect
Care for your Church, O Lord, with perpetual mercy. Since we totter and are sure to fall without your grace, remove what will harm us and arrange what will make us whole. Grant this, we pray, through Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. (Gelasian Sacramentary, 7th Century)
Thematic Collect
Merciful God, you bestow the riches of your grace upon your sons and daughters. Grant that we may faithfully serve you in this life and rejoice in your eternal glory; through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God now and forever. Amen.

Prayers of the Church
For Spirit-Given Faith
Holy Spirit, by our own reason and strength we cannot believe in Jesus Christ, our Lord, or come to him. But you have called us by the Gospel and enlightened us with your gifts. Sanctify and keep us in true faith, so that we may daily listen for your promise, and at the last day we may be raised up and given eternal life with all who believe in Christ. Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.
For Summer’s End
Heavenly Father, as the summer begins to wind down, we will move again into the cycle of harvest and the return to school. Remind us of your presence in all our transitions and help us to treasure each and every moment. Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.
For God’s Nourishment of Creation
Lord of Creation, look with kindness on your creation. Restore wholeness to rivers and seas, deserts and forests, farmland and wilderness. Help us to see your good work so the hearts of all living things may sing their thanks and praise for generations to come. Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.
For Those Recovering
Healing Lord, you are the ever-present help in time of trouble. We give you thanks for your servants who have recently returned home from the hospital or are now in rehab units and are recovering. [We pray especially for …] Let your good gifts of health and strength, now present in them, continue and increase, so they may be fully restored by your saving grace. Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.