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In Christian Liturgy , a collect is a short, general Prayer . In this sense, it is pronounced with the Stress on the first Syllable .

In the Roman Catholic rite, it is one of the prayers offered by the priest after the Gloria In Excelsis Deo . It is part of the Accentus Proper , and spoken or chanted on a Psalm Tone instead of sung. Typically two of three collects are used in a mass.

In the Anglican rite, collects for each Sunday of the year are a particular feature of the '' Book Of Common Prayer '' and subsequent alternative liturgies.

Lutheran s also employ collects as liturgical practice.

The format of a collect is:
  • Address (the form of the Trinity who is being addressed)

  • Petition (the matter being asked about or requested)

  • Signature (an invocation naming a form of the Trinity)


Each component is composed as a 'sentence', that may be Punctuated by Full Stops , Colon s, or Semicolon s.


Example

:"A Collect for the Renewal of Life"

O God, the King eternal, whose light divides the day from the night and turns the shadow of death into the morning: Drive far from us all wrong desires, incline our hearts to keep your law, and guide our feet into the way of peace; that, having done your will with cheerfulness during the day, we may, when night comes, rejoice to give you thanks; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen .