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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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Dedication of the Font or Basin

The Consecration and Dedication of a Place of Worship

Almighty and everlasting Father, in your great mercy you saved Noah and his family in the Ark from the destruction of the flood, prefiguring the Sacrament of Holy Baptism. We thank you that by faith and through the waters of Baptism we die to sin and are reborn in Christ. Grant through your Spirit that those baptized here may enjoy the liberty and splendor of the children of God.

Found in the Prayer Book

  • Consecration Dedication Place Of WorshipOrdination & Institution

Provenance

ACNA 2019

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

A font-dedication collect whose familiar middle lines were written for the 1979 Episcopal prayer book, and whose Noah's Ark opening was added forty years later for BCP 2019.