We are followers of Jesus Christ living in joyful, loving fellowship within his Catholic Church through the Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter.
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During Whitsun Week (the Octave of Pentecost), we pray for the Holy Spirit to send us forth as Christ's disciples, inviting men and women into fellowship with the Lord.
During Whitsun Week, we are also invited to join in the Ember Days (Wed., Fri. and Sunday) to offer with fast and prayer for the Lord Jesus to send new vocations to ministry in His holy Church, and for Christians to take up bravely their vocations, living what the Psalmist calls "the beauty of holiness" in the world.
Here are the collects for the Days of Whitsun Week and Ember Days, from Whitsunday (Pentecost) to Trinity Sunday:
THE DAY OF PENTECOST COMMONLY CALLED WHITSUNDAY
O GOD, who as at this time didst teach the hearts of thy faithful people, by sending to them the light of thy Holy Spirit: grant us by the same Spirit to have a right judgement in all things, and evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort; through the merits of Christ Jesus thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the same Holy Spirit, ever one God, world without end. Amen. MONDAY IN WHITSUN WEEK SEND, we beseech thee, Almighty God, thy Holy Spirit into our hearts: that he may direct and rule us according to thy will, comfort us in our afflictions, defend us from all error, and lead us into the truth; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the same Holy Spirit, ever one God, world without end. Amen. TUESDAY IN WHITSUN WEEK GRANT, we beseech thee, merciful God: that thy Church, being gathered together in unity by thy Holy Spirit, may manifest thy power among all peoples to the glory of thy Name; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the same Holy Spirit, ever one God, world without end. Amen.EMBER WEDNESDAY IN WHITSUN WEEK
WE beseech thee, O Lord, that the Comforter who proceedeth from
thee may enlighten our minds: and lead us, as thy Son hath
promised, into all truth; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord,
who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the same Holy
Spirit, ever one God, world without end. Amen.THURSDAY IN WHITSUN WEEK
ALMIGHTY God, who as at this time didst open the way of eternal
life to every race and nation by the promised gift of thy Holy
Spirit: shed abroad this gift throughout the world by the
preaching of the Gospel, that it may reach to the ends of the
earth; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and
reigneth with thee, in the unity of the same Holy Spirit, ever one
God, world without end. Amen.EMBER FRIDAY IN WHITSUN WEEK
MOST merciful God, we beseech thee: that thy Church, being
gathered together in the Holy Spirit, may nevermore be disquieted
by the assaults of her enemies; through Jesus Christ thy Son our
Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the same
Holy Spirit, ever one God, world without end. Amen.EMBER SATURDAY IN WHITSUN WEEK
WE beseech thee, O Lord, graciously pour the Holy Spirit into our
hearts: by whose wisdom we were created, and by whose providence
we are governed; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth
and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the same Holy Spirit, ever
one God, world without end. Amen.Or, for those to be ordained:
ALMIGHTY God, the giver of all good gifts, who of thy divine
providence hast appointed divers Orders in thy Church: give thy
grace, we humbly beseech thee, to all those who are (now) called
to any office and ministry for thy people; and so fill them with
the truth of thy doctrine and clothe them with holiness of life,
that they may faithfully serve before thee, to the glory of thy
great Name and for the benefit of thy holy Church; through Jesus
Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the
unity of the Holy Spirit, ever one God, world without end. Amen.Or, for the choice of fit persons for the ordained ministry:
O GOD, who didst lead thy holy Apostles to ordain ministers in
every place: grant that thy Church, under the guidance of the Holy
Spirit, may choose suitable men for the ministry of Word and
Sacrament, and may uphold them in their work for the extension of
thy kingdom; through him who is the Shepherd and Bishop of our
souls, Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with
thee, in the unity of the same Holy Spirit, ever one God, world
without end. Amen.Or, for all Christians in their vocation:
ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, by whose Spirit the whole body of
thy faithful people is governed and sanctified: receive our
supplications and prayers, which we offer before thee for all
members of thy holy Church, that in their vocation and ministry
they may truly and godly serve thee; through Jesus Christ thy Son
our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the
same Holy Spirit, ever one God, world without end. Amen.TRINITY SUNDAY
ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who hast given unto us thy 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: we beseech thee; that this holy faith may
evermore be our defence against all adversities; who livest and
reignest, ever one God, world without end. Amen.
