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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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The Anointing with Chrism

The Ordination and Consecration of a Bishop — the Archbishop may anoint the forehead of the new Bishop with the Oil of Chrism

Receive the anointing of this oil, and remember continually to stir up the grace of God which is given to you; for God has not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, and love, and self-control.

Found in the Prayer Book

  • Ordination Of A BishopOrdination & Institution

Provenance

ACNA 2019

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

A newly composed prayer for the 2019 Anglican Ordinal, restoring the ancient ceremony of anointing a bishop with chrism after nearly four centuries' absence from the English liturgical tradition.