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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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Post Communion Prayer

The Consecration and Dedication of a Place of Worship

Blessed be your Name, O Lord God, for it pleases you to have your habitation among your people, and to dwell in the midst of the assembly of the saints upon earth: Bless the service of this day and grant that in this place, now set apart to your glory, your holy Name may be worshiped in truth and purity to all generations; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Found in the Prayer Book

  • Consecration Dedication Place Of WorshipOrdination & Institution

Provenance

Andrewes, c.1620

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

This prayer, said by the bishop right after Communion at the consecration of a church, is nearly four hundred years old. It was written around 1620 by Lancelot Andrewes, the great preacher-bishop of Winchester, for his own personal rite of church-consecration.