Commontide
Almighty God, you gave such grace to your apostle Andrew that he readily obeyed the call of your Son Jesus Christ, and brought his brother with him: Give us, who are called by your holy Word, grace to follow him without delay, and to bring those near to us into his gracious presence; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
BCP 2019, p. 624
Preface of Apostles
Through the great shepherd of your flock, Jesus Christ our Lord, who after his resurrection sent forth his apostles to preach the Gospel and to teach all nations, and promised to be with them always, even to the end of the ages.
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Andrew was the first disciple called by Jesus and the first to bring another to him, leading his brother Peter to the Lord (John 1:40-42). This collect, rooted in Cranmer's 1549 Prayer Book and recast by the 1662 English revision, asks that those who hear God's Word might answer it at once and bring others near to Christ, just as Andrew did.