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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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For the Recovery of a Sick Person

Almighty and immortal God, giver of life and health: We implore your mercy for your servants who are ill, that by your blessing upon him and upon those who minister to him with your healing gifts, he may be restored to health of body and mind, according to your gracious will, and may give thanks to you in your holy Church; through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.

Omnipotens sempiterne Deus, salus aeterna credentium, exaudi nos pro famulis tuis illis, pro quibus misericordiae tuae imploramus auxilium; ut reddita sibi sanitate gratiarum tibi in ecclesia tua referant actionem. Per.

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BCP 2019, p. 664

Provenance

ACNA 2019

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

A prayer asking God's mercy on someone who is sick, that they be healed in body and mind and, once well, give thanks in church. It was newly worded for the ACNA's 2019 Prayer Book, but its plea for healing and thanksgiving echoes a prayer said over the sick in Rome well over a thousand years earlier.