Wednesday, February 4, 2015

An Anglican Offertory Prayer

Bless, O Lord, we beseech thee, these thy gifts,
and sanctify them unto this holy use,
that by them we may be made partakers of the Body and Blood
of thine only-begotten Son Jesus Christ,
and fed unto everlasting life of soul and body:

And that thy servant Queen ELIZABETH
may be enabled to the discharge of her weighty office,
whereunto of thy great goodness thou hast called and appointed her.
Grant this, O Lord, for Jesus Christ's sake,
our only Mediator and Advocate. Amen.

Although last used in Queen Elizabeth's coronation, this prayer is almost two-hundred years old.

1 comment:

  1. Is this 'typically Anglican' to conflate the offering of bread and wine to become in some way the Body and Blood of Christ, along with a 'blessing' on the Queen? seems a bit dubious to me.
    James Morgan
    Olympia, WA

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