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Daily Prayer for the Companions of St. Alfred

The first prayer: Of the human condition. Almighty and most merciful Father, we have erred and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep.  We have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts.  We have offended against thy holy laws.  We have left undone those things which we ought to have done; we have done those things which we ought not to have done; and there is no health in us.  But have mercy upon us, O Lord, for we are miserable offenders.  Spare thou those, O God, who confess their faults; restore thou those who are penitent; according to thy promises declared unto mankind in Christ Jesus our Lord.  And grant, O most merciful Father, for his sake, that we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober life, to the glory of thy holy Name.  Amen. The second prayer: Of Christians. Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.  Thy kingdom come.  Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.  Give us this d...

Anglicanized Anaphora of St. Basil the Great

The Lord with with you. And with thy spirit. Lift up your hearts. We lift them up unto the Lord. Let us give thanks unto the Lord our God. It is meet and right so to do. Almighty Father, Lord God and Master of all, it is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, at all times and in every place, with humble and contrite hearts to praise thee, bless thee, worship thee, and give thanks to thee, for thou hast given us to know thy Truth, O thou who art the only true God.  Who is worthy to praise thy deeds of might?  Or meet to make known all thy praises?  Or to tell of thine every work of mystery and awe, from before the foundations of the earth? Creator and Master divine of heaven and earth, and of all creatures visible and invisible, thou art seated upon a throne of glory, and beholdest the heights and the depths.  Thou art without beginning, unchanging, invisible, beyond all words or mortal comprehension. O God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, thy livin...