Commontide
As you are outwardly anointed with this holy oil, so may our heavenly Father grant you the inward anointing of the Holy Spirit. Of his great mercy, may he forgive you your sins, release you from suffering, and restore you to wholeness and strength. May he deliver you from all evil, preserve you in all goodness, and bring you to everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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A prayer of anointing composed by Thomas Cranmer for the 1549 Prayer Book, dropped from the English tradition for four centuries, and restored to use in the 1979 American Book of Common Prayer.