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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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Ministry & Ordination

The Anointing with Chrism

The Ordination and Consecration of a Bishop — the Archbishop may anoint the forehead of the new Bishop with the Oil of Chrism

Receive the anointing of this oil, and remember continually to stir up the grace of God which is given to you; for God has not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, and love, and self-control.

Found in the Prayer Book

  • Ordination Of A BishopOrdination & Institution

Provenance

ACNA 2019

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

A newly composed prayer for the 2019 Anglican Ordinal, restoring the ancient ceremony of anointing a bishop with chrism after nearly four centuries' absence from the English liturgical tradition.