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Almighty God, we thank you that by the death and resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ you have overcome sin  and brought us to yourself, and that by the sealing of your  Holy Spirit you have bound us to your service. Renew in these your servants the covenant you made with them at their  Baptism. Send them forth in the power of that Spirit to perform the service you set before them; through Jesus Christ  your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the  Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

For Confirmation

Strengthen, O Lord, your servant N. with your Holy Spirit; empower him for your service; and sustain him all the days  of his life. Amen.

Defend, O Lord, your servant N. with your heavenly grace, that he may continue yours for ever, and daily increase in  your Holy Spirit more and more, until he comes to your  everlasting kingdom. Amen.

For Reception

N., we recognize you as a member of the one holy catholic and apostolic Church, and we receive you into the fellowship  of this Communion. God, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, bless, preserve, and keep you. Amen.