Additional Short Prefaces | |||
Any Saint (traditional language) | |||
And now we give thee thanks | |||
who in the righteousness of thy saints | |||
hast given us an example of godly living, | |||
and in their blessedness a glorious pledge | |||
of the hope of our calling, | |||
that, being encompassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, | |||
we may run with patience the race that is set before us, | |||
and with them receive the crown of glory that fadeth not away. | |||
Apostles and Evangelists | |||
And now we give you thanks | |||
because your Son Jesus Christ after his resurrection | |||
sent forth his apostles and evangelists | |||
to preach the gospel to all nations | |||
and to teach us the way of truth. | |||
Martyrs | |||
And now we give you thanks | |||
that in the witness of your martyrs | |||
who follow Christ even to death | |||
you reveal your power made perfect in our human weakness. | |||
For the Holy Cross, see here. | |||
For the Blessed Virgin Mary, see here. | |||
For John the Baptist, see here. | |||
Additional Blessings | |||
Simple Blessings | |||
God give you grace to share the inheritance of his saints in glory; | |||
and the blessing of God almighty, | |||
the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, | |||
be among you and remain with you always. | |||
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Amen. | ||
(or) | |||
God give you grace to follow his saints | |||
in faith and truth and gentleness; | |||
and the blessing … | |||
Solemn Blessings | |||
God, | |||
the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, | |||
give you the spirit of wisdom and revelation, | |||
to know the hope to which he has called you. | |||
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Amen. | ||
God, | |||
who has shown you a pattern of holy living and holy dying | |||
in the lives of the saints, | |||
bring you to share their glorious inheritance. | |||
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Amen. | ||
God, | |||
who calls you no longer strangers | |||
but fellow citizens with the saints, | |||
set your hearts and minds on things above, | |||
where Christ is seated at God's right hand. | |||
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Amen. | ||
And the blessing of God almighty, | |||
the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, | |||
be among you and remain with you always. | |||
All
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Amen. | ||
(or) | |||
May God the Father bring us to the home | |||
which his Son prepares for all who love him. | |||
All
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Amen. | ||
May God the Son give us the will | |||
to live for him each day in life eternal. | |||
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Amen. | ||
May God the Holy Spirit give us the assurance | |||
that our citizenship is in heaven | |||
with the blessed and beloved, | |||
and the whole company of the redeemed. | |||
All
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Amen. | ||
And the blessing of God almighty, | |||
the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, | |||
be among you and remain with you always. | |||
All
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Amen. | ||