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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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The Confession (Compline)

Compline

Almighty God and Father, we confess to you, to one another, and to the whole company of heaven, that we have sinned, through our own fault, in thought, and word, and deed, and in what we have left undone. For the sake of your Son our Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy upon us, forgive us our sins, and by the power of your Holy Spirit raise us up to serve you in newness of life, to the glory of your Name. Amen.

Provenance

ACNA 2019

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A modern Anglican confession that weaves together two ancient threads: the medieval Confiteor's triple address (to God, to one another, before the company of heaven), and the classic "thought, word, and deed" formula descended from the Latin Mass. Its specific wording took shape in the 1979 Episcopal Compline and was enriched for the ACNA BCP 2019.