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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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Sanctification of the Water

The Consecration and Dedication of a Place of Worship — as water is poured into the Font

Now, Father, sanctify this water by the power of your Holy Spirit. May all who are baptized here be cleansed from sin, be born again, and continue for ever faithful in the risen life of Jesus Christ our Savior. To him, to you, and to the Holy Spirit be all honor and glory, now and for ever. Amen.

Found in the Prayer Book

  • Consecration Dedication Place Of WorshipOrdination & Institution

Provenance

US BCP 1979, ACNA 2019

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

When a new baptismal font is set apart at a church dedication, the bishop prays over the water with the very same words used at every baptism: a short blessing asking the Father to sanctify the water by the Holy Spirit, so that all who are baptized there are cleansed, born again, and kept faithful in the risen life of Christ.