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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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Absolution
Blessings

The Absolution

The Holy Eucharist — the Bishop or Priest stands and says

Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who in his great mercy has promised forgiveness of sins to all those who sincerely repent and with true faith turn to him, have mercy upon you, pardon and deliver you from all your sins, confirm and strengthen you in all goodness, and bring you to everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Found in the Prayer Book

This prayer appears in more than one place in the 2019 Book of Common Prayer.

  • Holy Eucharist Anglican Standard Text · as “The Absolution”The Holy Eucharist
  • Reconciliation Of Penitents · as “Absolution (alternative form)”Ministry to the Sick & Dying
  • Communion Of The Sick · as “Absolution”Ministry to the Sick & Dying
  • Ash WednesdayLent & Holy Week

Provenance

Cranmer 1548

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

This declaration of forgiveness has been spoken by a priest over penitent communicants since Cranmer's first authorized English communion rite, the 1548 Order of the Communion. It passed into the 1549 prayer book a year later and has remained unchanged in substance for nearly five centuries.