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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26 prayers

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  • The Absolution

    Absolution

    Almighty God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, desires not the death of sinners, but that they may turn from their wickedness and live. He has empowered and commanded his ministers to pronounce to his people, being penitent, the absolut…

  • The Absolution (Deacon or Layperson)

    Absolution

    Grant to your faithful people, merciful Lord, pardon and peace; that we may be cleansed from all our sins, and serve you with a quiet mind; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

  • The Grace

    Blessing

    The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us all evermore. Amen.

  • Grant Us a Peaceful Night

    Blessing

    The Lord Almighty grant us a peaceful night and a perfect end. Amen.

  • The Absolution (Compline)

    Absolution

    May Almighty God grant us forgiveness of all our sins, and the grace and comfort of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

  • Compline

    Blessing

    The almighty and merciful Lord, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, bless us and keep us, this night and evermore. Amen.

  • The Grace

    Blessing

    The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us all evermore. Amen.

  • The Absolution

    Absolution

    Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who in his great mercy has promised forgiveness of sins to all those who sincerely repent and with true faith turn to him, have mercy upon you, pardon and deliver you from all your sins, confirm and streng…

  • The Blessing

    Blessing

    The peace of God, which passes all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord; and the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be among you, a…

  • 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…

  • Ash Wednesday — The Absolution

    Absolution

    Almighty God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, desires not the death of sinners, but that they may turn from their wickedness and live. He has empowered and commanded his ministers to pronounce to his people, being penitent, the absolut…

  • 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 Great Vigil of Easter — The Lighting of the Paschal Candle

    Blessing

    Eternal God, who made this most holy night to shine with the brightness of your one true light: sanctify this new fire, we pray, and so set us aflame with the fire of your love, that with pure hearts and kindled affections we may attain to…

  • 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…

  • Receive the sign of the Cross

    Blessing

    N., receive the sign of the Cross as a token of your new life in Christ, in which you shall not be ashamed to confess the faith of Christ crucified, to fight bravely under his banner against the world, the flesh, and the devil, and to conti…

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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…

  • 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,…

  • Thanksgiving for the Birth or Adoption of a Child

    Blessing

    The blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be among you, and remain with you always. Amen.

  • 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 Nuptial Blessing

    Blessing

    God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit, bless, preserve, and keep you; the Lord mercifully with his favor look upon you, and fill you with all spiritual benediction and grace; that you may faithfully live together in this life, an…

  • 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…

  • Absolution

    Absolution

    Our Lord Jesus Christ, who has given power to his Church to absolve all sinners who truly repent and believe in him, of his great mercy forgive you all your offenses; and by his authority committed to me, I absolve you from all your sins: I…

  • Ministry to the Sick

    Blessing

    The Almighty Lord, who is a strong tower to all who put their trust in him, to whom all things in heaven, on earth, and under the earth bow and obey: Be now and evermore your defense, and make you know and feel that the only Name under heav…

  • 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…