Commontide
Confirmation — said at the laying on of hands for those Received from other traditions
Strengthen, O Lord, with your Holy Spirit, your servant N., whom we recognize as a member of the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church, and receive into the fellowship of this Communion. Empower him for your service, and sustain him all the days of his life. Amen.
Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.
This prayer for the reception of Christians from other traditions into the Anglican Communion weaves together two elements from the 1979 Episcopal Book of Common Prayer, fused by the ACNA's 2019 prayer book into a single petition: the "Strengthen, O Lord" confirmation prayer and the ecumenical formula recognizing the candidate's prior membership in the one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church.