Commontide

For the Acceptance of Prayer

Heavenly Father, you have promised to hear what we ask in the Name of your Son: Accept and fulfill our petitions, we pray, not as we ask in our ignorance, nor as we deserve in our sinfulness, but as you know and love us in your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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  • The Great Vigil of Easter

    Blessing

    The God of peace, who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus Christ, the great Shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well-pleasi…

  • Confirmation

    Blessing

    Go forth into the world in peace, be of good courage, and fight the good fight of faith, that you may finish your course with joy; and the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be among you, and remain with you…

  • You are sealed by the Holy Spirit

    Blessing

    N., you are sealed by the Holy Spirit in Baptism and marked as Christ’s own for ever. Amen.

  • Thanksgiving for the Birth or Adoption of a Child

    Blessing

    May God the Father, who through Baptism has adopted you as his children, grant you his grace. Amen. May God the Son, who sanctified a home at Nazareth, fill you with his love. Amen. May God the Holy Spirit, who makes the Church one family,…

  • Ash Wednesday — Imposition of Ashes

    Blessing

    Almighty God, you have created us from the dust of the earth: Grant that these ashes may be for us a symbol of our mortality and a sign of our penitence, that we may remember that it is by your grace alone that we receive the gift of eterna…

  • Palm Sunday — Liturgy of the Palms

    Blessing

    We praise you, Almighty God, for the acts of love by which you have redeemed us through your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. On this day he entered the holy city of Jerusalem in triumph, and was hailed as King by those who spread their garments…

  • The Blessing of the Ring

    Blessing

    Bless, O Lord, this ring to be a sign of the vows by which this man and this woman have bound themselves to each other; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

  • The Burial of the Dead — Blessing of the Grave

    Blessing

    O God, whose blessed Son was laid in a tomb in the garden: Bless, we pray, this grave, set apart for the repose of your servant N., that he whose body is buried here may rest from his labors in peace and quietness, until the resurrection on…

  • For Health of Body and Soul

    Blessing

    May God the Father bless you, God the Son heal you, God the Holy Spirit give you strength. May God the holy and undivided Trinity guard your body, save your soul, and bring you safely to his heavenly country; where he lives and reigns for e…

  • Holy Baptism — Additional Directions

    Blessing

    Receive this white garment as a token of the righteousness given you by God’s grace in this Sacrament of Baptism, and as a sign that you should always give yourself to holy living for the glory of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.