Almighty and everlasting God, you are

always more ready to hear than we to pray, and to give more than we either

desire or deserve: Pour upon us the abundance of your mercy, forgiving us those

things of which our conscience is afraid, and giving us those good things for

which we are not worthy to ask, except through the merits and mediation of

Jesus Christ our Savior; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one

God, for ever and ever. Amen.

O God, you declare your almighty power chiefly in showing mercy and pity: Grant us the fullness of your grace, that we, running to obtain your promises, may become partakers of your heavenly treasure; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.