The Anglican Office of Compline during the period from the 12th to the 14th C. before the separation of the Church of England from the jurisdiction of the Bishop of Rome and the first English Book of Common Prayer (1549), differed in form from the other daily offices cited earlier in this series of Blog Posts. It began with an verse and response Invocation, featured more Versicles and Reponses based on the Psalms, and did not have a Confession of reading of the Lord’s Prayer. The version used in the AIC Bookstore Publication, Hear Us, O Lord: Daily Prayers for the Laity, included this Closing Prayer before the final Versicles/Reponses and the Blessing. The closing prayer is very much in the Guardian Angel tradition and reflects St. Peter’s warning concerning the devil (the enemy) walking about as roaring as a lion “seeking whom he may devour” (1 Peter 5:8, 9), which is read after the Invocation . In my family we say all the Hourly Offices on Sundays when we are not able to attend a Holy Communion service.
VISIT, we beseech Thee, O Lord, our habitations, and drive far from them all the snares of the enemy.
Let Thy holy angels abide in them to preserve us in peace,
And let Thy blessing be ever upon us, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
I hope you have found this series of Hours prayers helpful in coping with the stresses of daily level in our anti-Christian world.
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