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For Guidance

O God, by whom the meek are guided in judgment, and light rises up in darkness for the godly: Grant us, in all our doubts and uncertainties, the grace to ask what you would have us do, that the Spirit of wisdom may save us from all false choices; that in your light we may see light, and in your straight path we may not stumble; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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Baptism & Confirmation

Holy Baptism

Almighty God deliver you from the powers of darkness and evil, and lead you into the light and obedience of the kingdom of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Found in the Prayer Book

  • Holy Baptism

Provenance

ACNA 2019

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

A prayer of deliverance spoken over baptismal candidates at the renunciations, calling on God to free them from the powers of darkness and lead them into the light of Christ's kingdom. It revives an ancient minor-exorcism tradition absent from mainstream Anglican rites since 1552.