| humbly beseech thee, the minds of all those who are called at | this time to make choice of fit persons to serve in the------. | Grant that in the exercise of their choice they may promote thy | glory and the welfare of this city [_or_ town _or_ county _or_ | parish]. And this we beg for the sake of our Lord and Saviour | Jesus Christ. _Amen_. | | _For Hospitals for the Sick_. | | Almighty God, whose blessed Son Jesus Christ went about doing | good, and healing all manner of sickness and disease among the | people: Continue, we beseech thee, his gracious work among us | in the hospitals and infirmaries of our land; console and heal | the sufferers; grant to the physicians and surgeons wisdom and | skill, and to the nurses diligence and patience; prosper their | work, O Lord, and vouchsafe thy blessing to all who give of | their substance for its maintenance; through the same Jesus | Christ our Lord. _Amen_. | | _For the recovery of a sick person_. | | Almighty and immortal God, giver of life and health; We beseech | thee to hear our prayers for thy servant _N_., for whom we | implore thy mercy, that by thy blessing upon _him_ and upon | those who minister to _him_ of thy healing gifts, _he_ may be | restored, if it be thy gracious will, to health of body and | mind, and give thanks to thee in thy holy Church; through | Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_. | | _For Workmen and the Employers of Labour_. | | O God, who in thy providence hast appointed to every man his | work; Assuage, we humbly beseech thee, all strife and contention | between those who are engaged in the labours of industry and | those who employ their labour; deliver both masters and workmen | from all greed and covetousness; and grant that they, seeking | only that which is just and equal, may live and work together in | brotherly union and concord, to their own well-being, and the | prosperity of this realm; through Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_. | | _For brethren and friends in other lands_. | | Almighty Father, who art present in thy power in every place; | Give ear in thy loving-kindness to the supplications which we | offer unto thee on behalf of our brethren and friends in distant | lands; may thy mighty hand shield and protect them from all | evil; may thy Holy Spirit guide them in the right way and bless | their going out and their coming in; and grant that, being united | by our fellowship with thee, we may all at the last be gathered | in the home which is above; through Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_. | | _For those who travel by sea_. | | O Almighty God, whose way is in the sea, and whose paths are in | the great waters; Be present, we beseech thee, with our brethren | in the manifold dangers of the deep; protect them from all its | perils; prosper them in their course; and bring them in safety | to the haven where they would be, with a grateful sense of thy | mercies; through Jesus Christ our Lord. _Amen_. | | _Commemoration of the Faithful Departed_. |