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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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Prayer after the Examination

The Ordination of a Deacon (shared text, identical in the Priest and Bishop rites)

Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who has given you a good will to do all these things, grant you also the strength and power to perform them, accomplishing in you the good work which he has begun, that you may be found perfect and without reproach on the last day; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Found in the Prayer Book

  • Ordination Of A DeaconOrdination & Institution

Provenance

ACNA 2019

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

The bishop's prayer just after the ordination Examination, asking that the God who gave the candidate the will to serve will also supply the strength to see it through.