Prayers and Creeds

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From the circle of Hendrick Bloemaert (1601/1602–1672), via the Centraal Museum, Holland, and Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.

Almighty God, Unto Whom All Hearts Be Open The Book of Common Prayer

A short prayer from the opening of the communion service in the old Sarum missal.

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A Collect for Christmas Eve The Sarum Missal

A short prayer from the Sarum Missal, for the night before Christmas.

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The Prayer of St Ephraim St Ephraim the Syrian

A prayer recited frequently during Great Lent in the Greek and Russian churches.

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Anonymous, 1497. Via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.

A Collect for the Assumption The Sarum Missal

A short prayer from the Sarum Missal, for the anniversary of the death of the Blessed Virgin Mary

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From the Catacomb of Domitilla, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.

A General Confession The Book of Common Prayer

A short prayer from the Book of Common Prayer, for use at morning and evening.

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From the Evangelistary of Godescalc (fl. 781-783), via Wikimedia Commons. ? Public domain.

The Apostles’ Creed The Book of Common Prayer

A short declaration of faith, from the early years of the Western churches.

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By Laurits Tuxen (1853-1927), via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.

A Prayer for the King’s Majesty The Book of Common Prayer

A prayer for the King, from the sixteenth-century Book of Common Prayer.

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