Commontide
Almighty and everlasting God, by your Holy Spirit you presided in the council of the blessed Apostles, and you promised, through your Son Jesus Christ, to be with your Church to the end of the world: Be with the council of your Church assembled in your Name and presence. Save us from all error, ignorance, prejudice, and pride; and of your great mercy direct, sanctify, and govern us in our work, by the mighty power of the Holy Spirit; that the order and discipline of your Church may be maintained, and that the Gospel of Christ may be truly preached, truly received, and truly followed in all places, breaking down the kingdom of sin, Satan, and death; till all your scattered sheep, being gathered into one fold, become partakers of everlasting life; through the merits and death of Jesus Christ our Savior. Amen.
BCP 2019, p. 647
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A prayer for the Holy Spirit's guidance upon those gathered in synod or convention, rooted in the image of the apostolic council at Jerusalem. A fixture of American Anglican convention worship since at least 1892, it asks that the Church be preserved from error and pride, that the Gospel be faithfully proclaimed, and that all scattered sheep be gathered into one fold.