| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| May God the Father bring us to the home | |||
| which his Son prepares for all who love him. | |||
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| May God the Son give us the will | |||
| to live for him each day in life eternal. | |||
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| 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. | |||
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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. | |||
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Amen. | ||