Solemn Collects
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The Solemn Collects are a set of prayers of two types (biddings and
Form
The Solemn Collects are divided into five sections that address the five major areas of life that
Each section begins with a bidding sung or spoken by a deacon, which invites the congregation to pray silently for a particular set of concerns. A period of silence follows. The celebrant then sings or says a collect which concludes those prayers, after which the deacon gives the next bidding.
Traditionally, the congregation stands for each bidding, kneels for silent prayer, and then stands for the collect.[1]
History
The exact date of the writing of the Solemn Collects is uncertain: dates as early as the 2nd century AD and as late as the 5th century AD appear in various sources. Some sources suggest that the biddings were written 100-200 years prior to the collects that accompany them. The Solemn Collects appear in the Gelasian Sacramentary and the Gregorian Sacramentary, which mean that they must have entered their modern form by the 8th century.
References
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