Seasonal prayers

Prayers for the Christian year: Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter, Pentecost, and for the American Thanksgiving Day. Includes the BCP Collects for the principal feasts and the Eastern Orthodox Easter proclamation.

Catholic

The Stations of the Cross: Opening Prayer 17th century AD (formalized); Lasance 1913

Orthodox

The Prayer of Ephrem the Syrian 4th century AD; Hapgood 1906

Anglican

The Collect for Advent Sunday Ancient (Latin origin); 1549 (Cranmer translation); 1662 (current form)

Ecumenical

A Christmas Prayer 1662 A Prayer for the Forty Days of Lent 1662 A Prayer for the Holy Spirit at Pentecost 1662 A Thanksgiving Day Prayer Traditional American An Advent Prayer Traditional; BCP 1662 language An Easter Prayer 1662 (BCP form); ancient (Orthodox form) Veni Creator Spiritus 9th century AD