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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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Prayers

The Collect

The Ordination of a Priest

Almighty God, giver of all good things, by your Holy Spirit you have appointed various Orders of Ministers in your Church: mercifully behold this your servant now called to the Order of Priests, and so fill him with the truth of your doctrine and adorn him with holiness of life, that by word and good example he may faithfully serve you in this office, to the glory of your Name and the edification of your Church; through the merits of our Savior Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, world without end. Amen.

Found in the Prayer Book

  • Ordination Of A PriestOrdination & Institution

Provenance

Cranmer 1550

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

The bishop's prayer over an ordinand just before the laying-on of hands, written by Thomas Cranmer for the 1550 Ordinal and carried, largely unchanged, into the Church's ordination rites ever since.