Commontide

Before Receiving Communion

Be present, be present, O Jesus, our great High Priest, as you were present with your disciples, and be known to us in the breaking of bread; who live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and for ever. Amen.

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Commontide

Thanksgiving for the Birth or Adoption of a Child · Commontide

Blessing

Birth & Childhood

Thanksgiving for the Birth or Adoption of a Child

The blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be among you, and remain with you always. Amen.

Benedicat vos omnipotens Deus, Pater, et Filius, et Spiritus Sanctus.

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Provenance

Cranmer 1549

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One of the oldest formulas in continuous Anglican use, this benediction has closed prayer book services since Cranmer's 1549 Communion. The ACNA 2019 Prayer Book gives it a new home: a priest may speak it over a family welcoming a new child.