Proper Prayers for the Third Sunday of Lent (RCL Lent 3C)
Isaiah 55.1-9; Psalm 63.1-8; 1 Corinthians 10.1-13; Luke 13.1-9
Collect of the Day
Father of mercy, alone we have no power in ourselves to help ourselves. When we are discouraged by our weakness, strengthen us to follow Christ, our pattern and our hope; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. [1]
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Eternal God, your kingdom has broken into our troubled world through the life, death and resurrection of your Son. Help us to hear your word and obey it, and bring your saving love to fruition in our lives, through Jesus Christ, our Saviour and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. [2]
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Eternal God, give us insight to discern your will for us, to give up what harms us, and to seek the perfection we are promised; through Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen. [3]
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God of infinite goodness, throughout the ages you have persevered in claiming and reclaiming your people. Renew for us your call to repentance, surround us with witnesses to aid us in our journey, and grant us the time to fashion our lives anew; through Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen. [3]
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God of salvation, we stand before you on holy ground, for your name is glorified and your mercy revealed wherever your mighty deeds are remembered. Since you are holy and forbearing, turn us from every rash and shallow judgement to seek the ways of repentance. We ask this through Christ, our deliverance and hope, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, holy and might God for ever and ever. Amen. [4]
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Living Mystery, whose way is not ours, whose name cannot be bought or sold: lead us from justice without compassion and sacrifice without mercy to a love that nurtures and a grace without price; through Jesus Christ, the true Bread. Amen. [5]
Prayer over the Gifts
Gracious God, we know your power to triumph over weakness. May we who ask forgiveness be ready to forgive one another, in the name of Jesus the Lord. Amen. [1]
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God our provider, you have not fed with bread alone, but with words of grace and life. Bless us and these your gifts, which we receive from your bounty, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. [2]
Proper Preface of Lent
Blessed are you gracious God, creator of heaven and earth, because you bid your faithful people to cleanse their hearts and to prepare with joy for the paschal feast; that reborn through the waters of baptism and renewed in the eucharistic mystery, we may be more fervent in prayer and more generous in the works of love. Therefore we raise our voices to you in praise to proclaim the glory of your name. [1]
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Blessed are you, gracious God, creator of heaven and earth; we give you thanks and praise through Jesus Christ our Lord, who was tempted in every way, yet did not sin. By his grace we are able to triumph over every evil, and to live no longer for ourselves alone, but for him who died for us and rose again. Therefore with angels and archangels and all who have served you in every age, we raise our voices to proclaim the glory of your name. [1]
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It is indeed right, our duty and our joy, that we should at all times and in all places give thanks and praise to you, almighty and merciful God, through our SaviourJesus Christ. You call your people to cleanse their hearts and prepare with joy for the paschal feast, that renewed in the gift of baptism, we may come to the fullness of your grace. And so, with all the choirs of angels, with the church on earth and the hosts of heaven, we praise your name and joy their unending hymn:
Prayer after Communion
God of mercy and forgiveness, may we who share this sacrament live together in unity and peace, in the name of Jesus Christ the Lord. Amen. [1]
or
Compassionate God, you have fed us with the bread of heaven. Sustain us in our Lenten pilgrimage: may our fasting be hunger for justice; our alms, a making of peace; and our prayer, the song of grateful hearts, through Jesus Christ, our Saviour and Lord. Amen. [2]
Prayer over the People
In place of the blessing an ancient Lenten tradition is the Prayer over the People.
Look mercifully on this your family, almighty God, that by your great goodness they may be governed and preserved evermore; through Christ our Lord. Amen. [7]
Sources
[1] The Book of Alternative Services 1985
[2] Evangelical Lutheran Worship 2006
[3] Trial Use Collects for Years A, B & C and Seasonal Prayers over the Gifts and after Communion 2016
[4] Opening Prayers: Collects in Contemporary Language 1997, 1999, 2001
[5] Prayers for an Inclusive Church 2009
[6] Revised Common Lectionary Prayers 2002
[7] The Book of Occasional Services2003
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