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Almighty God deliver you from the powers of darkness and evil, and lead you into the light and obedience of the kingdom of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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A prayer of deliverance spoken over baptismal candidates at the renunciations, calling on God to free them from the powers of darkness and lead them into the light of Christ's kingdom. It revives an ancient minor-exorcism tradition absent from mainstream Anglican rites since 1552.