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The Consecration and Dedication of a Place of Worship — as water is poured into the Font
Now, Father, sanctify this water by the power of your Holy Spirit. May all who are baptized here be cleansed from sin, be born again, and continue for ever faithful in the risen life of Jesus Christ our Savior. To him, to you, and to the Holy Spirit be all honor and glory, now and for ever. Amen.
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When a new baptismal font is set apart at a church dedication, the bishop prays over the water with the very same words used at every baptism: a short blessing asking the Father to sanctify the water by the Holy Spirit, so that all who are baptized there are cleansed, born again, and kept faithful in the risen life of Christ.