Post Communion
Gracious God, lover of all,
in this sacrament
we are one family in Christ your Son,
one in the sharing of his body and blood
and one in the communion of his Spirit:
help us to grow in love for one another
and come to the full maturity of the Body of Christ.
We make our prayer through your Son our Saviour. 16
TRINITY SUNDAY
Collect*
Almighty and everlasting God,
you have given us your servants grace,
by the confession of a true faith,
to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity
and in the power of the divine majesty to worship the Unity:
keep us steadfast in this faith,
that we may evermore be defended from all adversities;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. 1#
Post Communion
Almighty and eternal God,
you have revealed yourself
as Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
and live and reign in the perfect unity of love:
hold us firm in this faith,
that we may know you in all your ways
and evermore rejoice in your eternal glory,
who are three Persons in one God,
now and for ever. 2
PENTECOST 2
Collect*
THE FIRST SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
God, the strength of all those who put their trust in you
mercifully accept our prayers
and, because through the weakness of our mortal nature
we can do no good thing without you,
grant us the help of your grace,
that in the keeping of your commandments
we may please you both in will and deed;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. 1#
Post Communion
Eternal Father
we thank you for nourishing us
with these heavenly gifts:
may our communion strengthen us in faith,
build us up in hope,
and make us grow in love;
for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord. 8
PENTECOST 3
Collect*
THE SECOND SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
Lord. you have taught us
that all our doings without love are nothing worth:
send your Holy Spirit
and pour into our hearts that most excellent gift of love,
the true bond of peace and of all virtues,
without which whoever lives is counted dead before you.
Grant this for your only Son Jesus Christ's sake. 1 Quinquagesima #
Post Communion
Loving Father,
we thank you for feeding us at the supper of your Son:
sustain us with your Spirit,
that we may serve you here on earth
until our joy is complete in heaven,
and we share in the eternal banquet
with Jesus Christ our Lord. 8
PENTECOST 4
Collect
THE THIRD SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
Almighty God,
you have broken the tyranny of sin
and have sent the Spirit of your Son into our hearts
whereby we call you Father:
give us grace to dedicate our freedom to your service,
that we and all creation may be brought
to the glorious liberty of the children of God;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. 7 Pentecost 4 #
Post Communion
O God, whose beauty is beyond our imagining
and whose power we cannot comprehend:
show us your glory as far as we can grasp it,
and shield us from knowing more than we can bear
until we may look upon you without fear;
through Jesus Christ. 24
PENTECOST 5
Collect*
THE FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
O God, the protector of all who trust in you,
without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy:
increase and multiply upon us your mercy;
that with you as our ruler and guide,
we may so pass through things temporal
that we finally lose not our hold on things eternal;
grant this heavenly Father,
for Jesus Christ's sake, our Lord. 1#96
Post Communion
Eternal God,
comfort of the afflicted and healer of the broken,
you have fed us at the table of life and hope:
teach us the ways of gentleness and peace,
that all the world may acknowledge
the kingdom of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. 16
PENTECOST 6
Collect*
THE FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
Almighty and everlasting God,
by whose Spirit the whole body of the Church
is governed and sanctified:
hear our prayer which we offer for all your faithful people,
that in their vocation and ministry
they may serve you in holiness and truth
to the glory of your name;
through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. 1 Good Friday
Post Communion*
Grant, O Lord, we beseech you,
that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered by your
governance,
that your Church may joyfully serve you in all godly quietness;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. 1#
PENTECOST 7
Collect*
THE SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
Merciful God,
you have prepared for those who love you
such good things as pass our understanding:
pour into our hearts such love toward you
that we, loving you in all things and above all things,
may obtain your promises,
which exceed all that we can desire;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. 1#96
Post Communion
God of our pilgrimage.
you have led us to the living water:
refresh and sustain us
as we go forward on our journey,
in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. 16
PENTECOST 8
Collect*
THE SEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
Lord of all power and might,
the author and giver of all good things:
graft in our hearts the love of your name,
increase in us true religion,
nourish us with all goodness,
and of your great mercy keep us in the same;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. 1#
Post Communion
Lord God, whose Son is the true vine and the source of life,
ever giving himself that the world may live:
may we so receive within ourselves
the power of his death and passion
that, in his saving cup,
we may share his glory and be made perfect in his love;
for he is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
now and for ever. 8
PENTECOST 9
Collect*
THE EIGHTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
Almighty Lord and everlasting God,
direct, sanctify and govern both our hearts
and bodies, we pray, in the ways of your laws
and the works of your commandments;
that through your most mighty protection,
both here and ever,
we may be preserved in body and soul;
through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. 1 #
Post Communion
Strengthen for service, Lord,
the hands that have taken holy things;
may the ears which have heard your word
be deaf to clamour and dispute;
may the tongues which have sung your praise
be free from deceit;
may the eyes which have seen the tokens of your love shine with the light
of hope;
and may the bodies which have been fed with your body
be refreshed with the fulness of your life; glory to you for ever. 18
PENTECOST 10
Collect
THE NINTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
Almighty God,
who sent your Holy Spirit
to be the life and light of your Church:
open our hearts to the riches of his grace,
that we may bring forth the fruit of the Spirit
in love and joy and peace;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. 2 Pentecost 8
Post Communion
Holy Father,
who gathered us here around the table of your Son
to share this meal with the whole household
of God:
in that new world where you reveal the fulness of your peace,
gather people of every race and language
to share in the eternal banquet of Jesus Christ our Lord. 19 much
modified
PENTECOST 11
Collect*
THE TENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
Let your merciful ears, O Lord,
be open to the prayers of your humble servants;
and that they may obtain their petitions
make them to ask such things as shall please you;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. 1#
Post Communion
God of our pilgrimage,
you have willed that the gate of mercy
should stand open for those who trust in you:
look upon us with your favour
that we who follow the path of your will
may never wander from the way of life;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. 8#
PENTECOST 12
Collect*
THE ELEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
O God, you declare your almighty power
most chiefly in showing mercy and pity:
mercifully grant to us such a measure of your grace,
that we, running the way of your commandments,
may receive your gracious promises,
and be made partakers of your heavenly treasure;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. 1#
Post Communion
Lord of all mercy.
we your faithful people have celebrated the memorial of that single
sacrifice
which takes away our sins and brings pardon and peace:
by our communion
keep us firm on the foundation of the gospel
and preserve us from all sin;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. 10 # { Irish adaptation of that in
GS1161}
PENTECOST 13
Collect*
THE TWELFTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
Almighty and everlasting God,
you are always more ready to hear than we to pray
and to give more than either we desire or deserve:
pour down upon us the abundance of your mercy,
forgiving us those things
of which our conscience is afraid
and giving us those good things
which we are not worthy to ask
save through the merits and mediation
of Jesus Christ your Son our Lord. 1#
Post Communion
God of compassion,
in this eucharist you have set aside our sins
and given us your healing:
grant that we who are made whole in Christ
may bring that healing to this broken world,
in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. 16 much modified
PENTECOST 14
Collect
THE THIRTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
Almighty God,
who called your Church to bear witness
that you were in Christ reconciling the world to yourself:
help us to proclaim the good news of your love,
that all who hear it may be drawn to you;
through him who was lifted up on the cross,
and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. 7 Pentecost 1 much modified
Post Communion
God our creator,
you feed your children with the true manna,
the living bread from heaven:
let this holy food sustain us through our earthly pilgrimage
until we come to that place
where hunger and thirst are no more;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. 12 #
PENTECOST 15
Collect
THE FOURTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
Almighty God,
whose only Son has opened for us
a new and living way into your presence:
give us pure hearts and steadfast wills
to worship you in spirit and in truth,
through Jesus Christ our Lord 7 Pentecost 20 #
Post Communion
Lord God, the source of truth and love,
keep us faithful to the apostles' teaching and fellowship,
united in prayer and the breaking of bread,
and one in joy and simplicity of heart,
in Jesus Christ our Lord. 16
PENTECOST 16
Collect
THE FIFTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
God,
who in generous mercy sent the Holy Spirit
upon your Church in the burning fire of your love:
grant that your people may be fervent
in the fellowship of the gospel
that, always abiding in you,
they may be found steadfast in faith and active in service;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. 12 #
Post Communion*
Keep, O Lord, your Church,
with your perpetual mercy;
and, because without you our human frailty cannot but fall,
keep us ever by your help from all things hurtful,
and lead us to all things profitable to our salvation,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. 1#
PENTECOST 17
Collect*
THE SIXTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
O Lord, hear the prayers of your people
who call upon you;
and grant that they may both perceive and know
what things they ought to do,
and also may have grace and power
faithfully to fulfil them;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. 1 Epiphany 1 #
Post Communion
Almighty God,
you have taught us through your Son
that love is the fulfilling of the law:
grant that we may love you with our whole heart
and our neighbours as ourselves;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. 2 Pentecost 16
PENTECOST 18
Collect
THE SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
Almighty God,
you have made us for yourself,
and our hearts are restless
till they find their rest in you:
teach us to offer ourselves to your service,
that here we may have your peace,
and in the world to come may see you face to face;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. 2
Post Communion*
Lord, we pray that your grace
may always precede and follow us,
and make us continually to be given
to all good works;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. 1#
PENTECOST 19
Collect
THE EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
Almighty and everlasting God,
increase in us your gift of faith
that, forsaking what lies behind
we may run the way of your commandments
and win the crown of everlasting joy;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. 7
Post Communion
All praise and thanks, O Christ,
for this sacred feast,
in which we receive you,
the memory of your passion is renewed,
our minds are filled with grace,
and a pledge of future glory given,
to feast at that table where you reign
with all your saints for ever. 21#
PENTECOST 20
Collect*
THE NINETEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
O God, without you we are not able to please you;
mercifully grant that your Holy Spirit
may in all things direct and rule our hearts;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. 1#
Post Communion
Holy and blessed God,
you have fed us with the body and blood
of your Son
and filled us with your Holy Spirit:
may we honour you,
not only with our lips
but in lives dedicated to the service;
of Jesus Christ our Lord. 19 much modified
PENTECOST 21
Collect
THE TWENTIETH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
God, the giver of life,
whose Holy Spirit wells up within your Church:
by the Spirit's gifts equip us to live the gospel of Christ
and make us eager to do your will,
that we may share with the whole creation
the joys of eternal life;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. 7 Confirmation very much modified
Post Communion
God our Father,
whose Son, the light unfailing,
has come from heaven to deliver the world
from the darkness of ignorance:
let these holy mysteries open the eyes of our understanding
that we may know the way of life,
and walk in it without stumbling;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. 12
PENTECOST 22
Collect*
THE TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
Merciful Lord,
grant to your faithful people pardon and peace,
that we may be cleansed from all our sins
and serve you with a quiet mind;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. 1#
Post Communion
Father of light,
in whom is no change or shadow of turning,
you give us every good and perfect gift
and have brought us to birth by your word of truth:
may we be a living sign of that kingdom,
where your whole creation will be made perfect
in Jesus Christ our Lord. based on James 1:17-18
NINTH SUNDAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS
Collect*
Blessed Lord,
who caused all holy scriptures
to be written for our learning:
help us to hear them,
to read, mark, learn and inwardly digest them
that, through patience, and the comfort of your holy word,
we may embrace and for ever hold fast
the hope of everlasting life,
which you have given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ. 1 Advent 2 #
Post Communion
God of all grace,
your Son Jesus Christ fed the hungry
with the bread of his life
and the word of his kingdom:
renew your people with your heavenly grace,
and in all our weakness
sustain us by your true and living bread,
who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. 16#
ALL SAINTS' DAY
may be observed on Sunday nearest 1 November
Collect
Almighty God,
you have knit together your elect
in one communion and fellowship
in the mystical body of your Son Christ our Lord:
grant us grace so to follow your blessed saints
in all virtuous and godly living
that we may come to those inexpressible joys
that you have prepared for those who truly love you;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. 1#
Post Communion
God, the source of all holiness
and giver of all good things:
may we who have shared at this table
as strangers and pilgrims here on earth
be welcomed with all your saints
to the heavenly feast on the day of your kingdom;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. 8
EIGHTH SUNDAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS
Collect
Almighty and eternal God,
you have kindled the flame of love
in the hearts of the saints:
grant to us the same faith and power of love,
that, as we rejoice in their triumphs,
we may be sustained by their example and fellowship;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. 8
Post Communion
Lord of heaven,
in this eucharist you have brought us near
to an innumerable company of angels
and to the spirits of the saints made perfect:
as in this food of our earthly pilgrimage
we have shared their fellowship,
so may we come to share their joy in heaven;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. 12
SEVENTH SUNDAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS
Collect
Almighty Father,
whose will is to restore all things
in your beloved Son, the king of all:
govern the hearts and minds of those in authority,
and bring the families of the nations,
divided and torn apart by the ravages of sin,
to be subject to his just and gentle rule;
who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. 7 Pentecost 15
Post Communion
God of peace,
whose Son Jesus Christ proclaimed the kingdom
and restored the broken to wholeness of life:
look with compassion on the anguish of the world,
and by your healing power
make whole both people and nations;
through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. 7 8th before Easter much
modified
SIXTH SUNDAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS
Collect
Heavenly Father,
whose blessed Son was revealed
to destroy the works of the devil
and make us the children of God
and heirs of eternal life:
grant that we, having this hope,
may purify ourselves even as he is pure;
that when he shall appear in power and great glory
we may be made like him
in his eternal and glorious kingdom;
where he is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. 1 Epiphany 6 #
Post Communion
Gracious Lord,
in this holy sacrament
you give substance to our hope:
bring us at the last
to that pure life for which we long,
through Jesus Christ our Saviour. 8#
FIFTH SUNDAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS SUNDAY BEFORE ADVENT
Collect
THE KINGSHIP OF CHRIST
Eternal Father,
whose Son Jesus Christ ascended to the throne of heaven
that he might rule over all things as Lord and King:
keep the Church in the unity of the Spirit
and in the bond of peace,
and bring the whole created order to worship at his feet,
who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. 2 Pentecost 21 #
Post Communion*
Stir up, O Lord,
the wills of your faithful people;
that richly bearing the fruit of good works
they may by you be richly rewarded;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. 2
The Post Communion Prayer may be used as the Collect at Morning and Evening Prayer during the week before the First Sunday of Advent.