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Collect for the Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity

By Church of EnglandSource: Church of England - Book of Common Prayer (1662) - Public Domain34 words

O God, forasmuch as without thee we are not able to please thee: Mercifully grant that thy Holy Spirit may in all things direct and rule our hearts; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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