ty [_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 ou