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Preparation for Personal Prayer

Holy Spirit, breath of God and fire of love, I cannot pray without your aid: Kindle in me the fire of your love, and illumine me with your light; that with a steadfast will and holy thoughts I may approach the Father in spirit and in truth; through Jesus Christ my Lord, who reigns with you and the Father in eternal union. Amen.

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Strengthen, O Lord (for Reception)

Confirmation — said at the laying on of hands for those Received from other traditions

Strengthen, O Lord, with your Holy Spirit, your servant N., whom we recognize as a member of the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church, and receive into the fellowship of this Communion. Empower him for your service, and sustain him all the days of his life. Amen.

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Provenance

ACNA 2019

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

This prayer for the reception of Christians from other traditions into the Anglican Communion weaves together two elements from the 1979 Episcopal Book of Common Prayer, fused by the ACNA's 2019 prayer book into a single petition: the "Strengthen, O Lord" confirmation prayer and the ecumenical formula recognizing the candidate's prior membership in the one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church.