Commontide

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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Ministry to the Dying

Almighty God, look on this your servant, lying in great weakness, and comfort him with the promise of life everlasting, given in the resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Found in the Prayer Book

  • Ministry To The DyingMinistry to the Sick & Dying

Provenance

BCP 1979 (TEC)

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

The officiant's opening prayer at a deathbed, earliest found in the 1979 American Book of Common Prayer and carried into the ACNA's 2019 rite for "Ministry to the Dying."