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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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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."