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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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Closing Prayer

Ministry to the Dying

May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

Found in the Prayer Book

  • Ministry To The DyingMinistry to the Sick & Dying

Provenance

ACNA 2019

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

A committal versicle asking rest for the faithful departed, confirmed in the 2019 Book of Common Prayer, where the older word "faithful" returns to the 1979 American wording.