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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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The Confession of Sin (Renewed Ancient Text)

The Holy Eucharist — Renewed Ancient Text

Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen.

Found in the Prayer Book

  • Holy Eucharist Renewed Ancient TextThe Holy Eucharist

Provenance

ECUSA 1979

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

A contemporary Anglican confession rooted in the "thought, word, and deed" formula of medieval penitential tradition, composed by the Episcopal Church's Standing Liturgical Commission for the 1979 Book of Common Prayer and carried unchanged into the ACNA BCP 2019 Renewed Ancient Text.