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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

Prayer after the Examination

The Ordination of a Deacon (shared text, identical in the Priest and Bishop rites)

Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who has given you a good will to do all these things, grant you also the strength and power to perform them, accomplishing in you the good work which he has begun, that you may be found perfect and without reproach on the last day; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Found in the Prayer Book

  • Ordination Of A DeaconOrdination & Institution

Provenance

ACNA 2019

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

The bishop's prayer just after the ordination Examination, asking that the God who gave the candidate the will to serve will also supply the strength to see it through.