another, so that our lives are sustained and sanctified for your service.
The Rector or Minister in charge continues
Holy Spirit, open our eyes, our ears, and our hearts, that we may grow closer to you through joy and through suffering. Be with us in the fullness of your power as new members are added to your household, as we grow in grace through the years, when we are joined in marriage, when we turn to you in sickness or special need, and, at the last, when we are committed into the Father’s hands.
The Bishop concludes
| Now, O Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, sanctify this place; | |
| People | For everything in heaven and on earth is yours. |
| Bishop | Yours, O Lord, is the kingdom; |
| People | And you are exalted as head over all. Amen. |
The Bishop moves to the Font, lays a hand upon it, and says
Father, we thank you that through the waters of Baptism we die to sin and are made new in Christ. Grant through your Spirit that those baptized here may enjoy the liberty and splendor of the children of God.
V. There is one Lord, one Faith, one Baptism;
R. One God and Father of all.
We dedicate this Font in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
If there are persons to be baptized, water is now poured into the Font, and the service continues as directed on page 575.
