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CONCLUDING RITE
BLESS ING AND DI SMI SSAL
Bishop:
The Lord be with you.
All:
And also with you.
Bishop:
Bow your heads and pray for God’s blessing.
Bishop:
The Lord of the earth and heaven
has assembled you before him this day
to bless this house of prayer.
May he fill you with the blessings of heaven.
All:
Amen.
Bishop:
God the Father wills that all his children
scattered through the world
become one family in his Son.
May he make you his temple,
the dwelling place of his Holy Spirit.
All:
Amen.
Bishop:
May God free you from every bond of sin,
dwell within you and give you joy.
May you live with him for ever
in the company of all his saints.
All:
Amen.
Bishop:
May almighty God bless you,
the Father, and the Son, + and the Holy Spirit.
All:
Amen.