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The collect ( ) is a short general prayer of a particular structure used in Christian liturgy.

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Contents
  • Etymology
  • Structure
  • Variations
  • Roman Catholicism
  • Lutheranism
  • Anglicanism
  • Continental Reformed
  • Scottish Presbyterianism
  • See also
  • References

The collect ( ) is a short general prayer of a particular structure used in Christian liturgy.

Collects come up in the liturgies of Catholic, Lutheran, or Anglican churches, among others.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “collect” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.