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Urban Monastic@urbanmonastic· 2d

Let us pray. This is the Urban Monastic Collect for our Twenty-First Week of Ordinary Time.

Let us pray.
God, only You can unify the hearts of Your faithful upon one solitary desire. † Grant that Your people love what You command and long for Your promise. * So that, while the world around us turns, our hearts may be evermore deeply rooted to the true joys that are only found through our Lord Jesus Christ. Your Son, who lives and reigns in unity with You and the Holy Spirit. God, now and forever.
Amen

Urban Monastic@urbanmonastic· 9d

Let us pray. This is the Urban Monastic Collect for our Twentieth Week of Ordinary Time.

Let us pray.
God, You have prepared good things just beyond sight for those who love You. Pour into our hearts a fervor to live within Your love. † May we love You in all, and above all things. * Surpassing every known desire, may we obtain Your promises through our Lord Jesus Christ. Your Son, who lives and reigns in unity with You and the Holy Spirit. God, now and forever.
Amen

Urban Monastic@urbanmonastic· 16d

Let us pray. This is the Urban Monastic Collect for our Nineteenth Week of Ordinary Time.

Let us pray.
Almighty and eternal God, Your Spirit helps us to call upon You as our Father. † For You have adopted us. Continue to grow in our hearts the reality of life as Your children. * That one day, we may enter into the inheritance You promised to us through our Lord Jesus Christ. Your Son, who lives and reigns in unity with You and the Holy Spirit. God, now and forever.
Amen

Urban Monastic@urbanmonastic· 23d

Let us pray. This is the Urban Monastic Collect for our eighteenth week of Ordinary Time.

Let us pray.
Be tender with Your children, Lord, and show Your infinite goodness to all who ask. † That they will boast in You, our Creator and author of providence. * With them in mind, restore what has been created, and preserve what has been renewed through our Lord Jesus Christ. Your Son, who lives and reigns in unity with You and the Holy Spirit. God, now and forever.
Amen

Urban Monastic@urbanmonastic· Jul 25

Let us pray. This is the Urban Monastic Collect for our seventeenth week of Ordinary Time.

Let us pray.
You protect all those, God, who rely on You. Without You, there is no strength, and nothing is holy. Multiply Your mercies upon us. † Under Your guidance, may we make use of good things that will fade away * to help us cling to what will remain forever through our Lord Jesus Christ. Your Son, who lives and reigns in unity with You and the Holy Spirit. God, now and forever.
Amen

Urban Monastic@urbanmonastic· Jul 18

Let us pray. This is the Urban Monastic Collect for our sixteenth week of Ordinary Time.

Let us pray.
Be merciful, Lord, to Your faithful, and continue to multiply the gifts of Your grace within us. † Sustain within us a fervent hope, faith, and love. * May we be forever attentive to Your gentle calling to keep Your commandments through our Lord Jesus Christ. Your Son, who lives and reigns in unity with You and the Holy Spirit. God, now and forever.
Amen

Urban Monastic@urbanmonastic· Jul 11

Let us pray. This is the Urban Monastic Collect for our fifteenth week of Ordinary Time.

Let us pray.
God, invite all who wander back to Yourself with Your shining light of truth. † Give to all professing Christians the wisdom to reject what is unworthy of that name or is against the way of Jesus. * Grant us the courage to pursue what brings You honor and praise through our Lord Jesus Christ. Your Son, who lives and reigns in unity with You and the Holy Spirit. God, now and forever.
Amen

Urban Monastic@urbanmonastic· Jul 4

Let us pray. This is the Urban Monastic Collect for our fourteenth week of Ordinary Time.

Let us pray.
God, through the humility of Your Son, You have elevated all of creation. † Lavish holy joy upon Your faithful, * for You freed all of us from the slavery of sin. Continue to invite us into undying joy through our Lord Jesus Christ. Your Son, who lives and reigns in unity with You and the Holy Spirit. God, now and forever.
Amen

Urban Monastic@urbanmonastic· Jun 27

Let us pray. This is the Urban Monastic Collect for our thirteenth week of Ordinary Time.

Let us pray.
God, through Your gracious adoption, You invited us to become children of light. † We cry out to You, so our failings will not envelop us in darkness. * Instead, let the brilliant light of Your truth shine upon and within us through our Lord Jesus Christ. Your Son, who lives and reigns in unity with You and the Holy Spirit. God, now and forever.
Amen

Urban Monastic@urbanmonastic· Jun 20

Let us pray. This is the Urban Monastic Collect for our twelfth week of Ordinary Time.

Let us pray.
Lord, let us live every moment with love and reverence for Your Holy Name. † You never withhold Your guidance from those * You have firmly established in Your love through our Lord Jesus Christ. Your Son, who lives and reigns in unity with You and the Holy Spirit. God, now and forever.
Amen

Urban Monastic@urbanmonastic· Jun 13

Let us pray. This is the Urban Monastic Collect for our eleventh week of Ordinary Time.

Let us pray.
Almighty God, You are the strength of all whose hope is in You. Hear our prayers, † for we are fragile and can do nothing without You. Let Your grace find us and be our help in all things. * Only then might our love fulfill Your two greatest commandments, as genuine responses to Your love for us through our Lord Jesus Christ. Your Son, who lives and reigns in unity with You and the Holy Spirit. God, now and forever.
Amen

Urban Monastic@urbanmonastic· Jun 6

Let us pray. This is the Urban Monastic Collect for our tenth week of Ordinary Time.

Let us pray.
God, from whom all good things flow, hear our prayers with gladness. † Inspire us to meditate upon what is right in Your sight. * Then give us the courage to see it accomplished in our world through our Lord Jesus Christ. Your Son, who lives and reigns in unity with You and the Holy Spirit. God, now and forever.
Amen

Urban Monastic@urbanmonastic· May 30

Let us pray. This is the Urban Monastic Collect for our ninth week of Ordinary Time.

Let us pray.
Lord, we call upon You and Your unfailing providence, † that always fulfills its purpose. * Deliver us from all the ways of harm and evil. From Your abundance, give to us all that may bless us and bring us life through our Lord Jesus Christ. Your Son, who lives and reigns in unity with You and the Holy Spirit. God, now and forever.
Amen

Urban Monastic@urbanmonastic· May 23

Let us pray. This is the Urban Monastic Collect for Pentecost.

Let us pray.
Lord, through the mystery of Pentecost, You sanctify Your Church among all people, places, and times. Pour the gifts of the Holy Spirit throughout the breadth of Your creation. † Spirit of God, continue Your refining work of divine love in the hearts and lives of believers * that You began when the Gospel was first proclaimed, through our Lord Jesus Christ. Your Son, who lives and reigns in unity with You and the Holy Spirit. God, now and forever.
Amen

Urban Monastic@urbanmonastic· May 16

Let us pray. This is the Urban Monastic Collect for our seventh week of Eastertide.

Let us pray.
May our prayers, Lord, be heard in Your presence. † Let them rise as incense before Your throne where the Savior of Creation sits with You in majesty and glory. * Help us to believe and see that He is still present with us until the end of time, as was promised by Jesus who lives and reigns in unity with You and the Holy Spirit. God, now and forever.
Amen

Urban Monastic@urbanmonastic· May 9

Let us pray. This is the Urban Monastic Collect for our sixth week of Eastertide.

Let us pray.
Almighty God, help us celebrate with enthusiasm and joy the risen Christ during these days of Eastertide. † May we forever cherish the mysteries of Easter. * Continue to use them to transform our lives and draw us deeper into Your presence through our Lord Jesus Christ. Your Son, who lives and reigns in unity with You and the Holy Spirit. God, now and forever.
Amen

Urban Monastic@urbanmonastic· May 2

Let us pray. This is the Urban Monastic Collect for our fifth week of Eastertide.

God, You sent Your Son to save us and have adopted us as Your children. † Look upon each of Your children with the loving kindness of a good parent. * Help us all to believe in Christ as we live into the true freedom and the everlasting life You promised through our Lord Jesus Christ. Your Son, who lives and reigns in unity with You and the Holy Spirit. God, now and forever.
Amen

Urban Monastic@urbanmonastic· Apr 25

Let us pray. This is the Urban Monastic Collect for our fourth week of Eastertide.

Let us pray.
Almighty and everlasting God, guide us to the joys of heaven. † May your flock, in our weakness and meekness, * follow their Shepherd. Help us make it to the place of His victory to dwell with Him who lives and reigns in unity with the Father and the Holy Spirit. God, now and forever.
Amen

Urban Monastic@urbanmonastic· Apr 18

Let us pray. This is the Urban Monastic Collect for our third week of Eastertide.

Let us pray.
May Your people always rejoice in You, Lord, who refreshes our souls. † For You have restored our dignity, by claiming us as Your own, as children of God. * Affix our eyes on the day of resurrection and the hope of being with You forever through our Lord Jesus Christ. Your Son, who lives and reigns in unity with You and the Holy Spirit. God, now and forever.
Amen

Urban Monastic@urbanmonastic· Apr 11

Let us pray. This is the Urban Monastic Collect for our second week of Eastertide.

God of infinite mercy, in the midst of our Easter celebrations, Your presence is reviving the faith of Your people. † Abundantly lavish Your grace upon us. * Let understanding take root in the hearts of all, that You have washed us clean from the stain of sin. We are being reborn by your Spirit, and by His blood we have been redeemed through our Lord Jesus Christ. Your Son, who lives and reigns in unity with You and the Holy Spirit. God, now and forever.
Amen

Urban Monastic@urbanmonastic· Apr 4

Let us pray. This is the Urban Monastic Collect for the Resurrection of the Lord.

Let us pray.
God our Father, on this day, You opened the way of eternal life through Your Son's victory over death. † Hear our praise; Christ is risen! Alleluia! * May every heart hear Your call to share in His resurrection. Conquer the ways of death between us and within us. Make us a new people sharing in His risen life and presence. Renewed by Your Spirit, we will rise with the light of life as we walk in faith through our Lord Jesus Christ. Your Son, who lives and reigns in unity with You and the Holy Spirit. God, now and forever.
Amen

Urban Monastic@urbanmonastic· Mar 28

Let us pray. This is the Urban Monastic Collect for Palm Sunday.

Let us pray.
Almighty and everlasting God, through our Savior, You revealed to us all the humility we must imitate. With a body like mine, Jesus endured death on the cross for us all. † Grant us the tenderness * of His presence as we wait to share in His resurrection with Him who lives and reigns in unity with You and the Holy Spirit. God, now and forever.
Amen

Urban Monastic@urbanmonastic· Mar 21

Let us pray. This is the Urban Monastic Collect for our fifth week of Lent.

Let us pray.
May Your grace, Lord our God, † envelop us within Your love. Help us to imitate the joyful charity of Your Son. * Who gave His life for death because of His love for the world. May we be found in Him who lives and reigns in unity with You and the Holy Spirit. God, now and forever.
Amen

Urban Monastic@urbanmonastic· Mar 19

How does Simplicity Help Us to Resist Oppression? Some insight from @paul.urbanmonastic.org

Urban Monastic@urbanmonastic· Mar 15

With Your Light, Lord, Now I See A Meditation for our Fourth Week of Lent in 2026 There are many things that we need to grow in our Christian faith. I am an Urban Monastic as a part of my desire to grow. It feels like a place and a life where God can help me grow. 1/8

A photograph of poppies flowering leading up to a french museum while dark clouds overhead drop rain on their bright colors. Over the top of the photo is the title of the meditation 'With Your Light, Lord, Now I See."

Urban Monastic@urbanmonastic· Mar 14

Let us pray. This is the Urban Monastic Collect for our fourth week of Lent.

Let us pray.
God, who wonderfully works reconciliation of all people through Your Son. † We plead to You, increase the faith of Christian people everywhere. * May we prepare for the approaching Easter celebrations with ardent faith, sincere devotion, and love together with Him who lives and reigns in unity with You and the Holy Spirit. God, now and forever.
Amen

Urban Monastic@urbanmonastic· Mar 7

Let us pray. This is the Urban Monastic Collect for our third week of Lent.

Let us pray.
God, every mercy and all goodness begins in You. You have told us how to heal the harms of sin through fasting, prayer, and sharing what we have with others. † Look with kindness upon our confession of weakness. * We are aware of so many of our faults. Meet us again with your gentle mercy. Embrace us in Your love through our Lord Jesus Christ. Your Son, who lives and reigns in unity with You and the Holy Spirit. God, now and forever.
Amen

Urban Monastic@urbanmonastic· Feb 28

Let us pray. This is the Urban Monastic Collect for our second week of Lent.

Lord, You told us to listen to your beloved Son. † Let our faith find life giving nourishment with Your word. * Then our spiritually purifying sight will better see and celebrate Your glory through Jesus Christ who lives and reigns in unity with You and the Holy Spirit. God, now and forever.
Amen

Urban Monastic@urbanmonastic· Feb 21

Let us pray. This is the Urban Monastic Collect for our first week of Lent.

Let us pray.
Grant us, Almighty God, † that in our Lenten journey we may grow in our understanding of Christ. * Open ourselves to His mysteries, hope, and love. Fill us with His light as we evermore faithfully follow Him who lives and reigns in unity with You and the Holy Spirit. God, now and forever.
Amen

Urban Monastic@urbanmonastic· Feb 14

Let us pray. This is the Urban Monastic Collect for our sixth week of Ordinary Time.

Let us pray.
God, You declared that You long to dwell within honest and sincere hearts. † Grant, by Your grace, that our hearts would be pleasing to You. * May You find yourself welcomed to make Your home within us through our Lord Jesus Christ. Your Son, who lives and reigns in unity with You and the Holy Spirit. God, now and forever.
Amen