Commontide

For the Acceptance of Prayer

O Lord our God, accept the fervent prayers of your people; in the multitude of your mercies, look with compassion upon us and all who turn to you for help; for you are gracious, O lover of souls, and to you we give glory, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, now and for ever. Amen.

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Post Communion Prayer

The Consecration and Dedication of a Place of Worship

Blessed be your Name, O Lord God, for it pleases you to have your habitation among your people, and to dwell in the midst of the assembly of the saints upon earth: Bless the service of this day and grant that in this place, now set apart to your glory, your holy Name may be worshiped in truth and purity to all generations; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Found in the Prayer Book

  • Consecration Dedication Place Of WorshipOrdination & Institution

Provenance

Andrewes, c.1620

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

This prayer, said by the bishop right after Communion at the consecration of a church, is nearly four hundred years old. It was written around 1620 by Lancelot Andrewes, the great preacher-bishop of Winchester, for his own personal rite of church-consecration.