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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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Absolution
Prayers

Absolution

Reconciliation of Penitents

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: In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Found in the Prayer Book

  • Reconciliation Of PenitentsMinistry to the Sick & Dying

Provenance

Cranmer 1549

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

This is the priest's private absolution, spoken at a sickbed or deathbed after a person makes special confession. Thomas Cranmer wrote it for the very first English Prayer Book in 1549, and Anglicans have prayed it almost unchanged for nearly 500 years. The version in this app comes from the 2019 ACNA Prayer Book.