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God and Father of all, we praise you for your infinite love in calling us to be a holy people in the kingdom of your Son  Jesus our Lord, who is the image of your eternal and invisible  glory, the firstborn among many brethren, and the head of  the Church. We thank you that by his death he has overcome death, and, having ascended into heaven, has poured his gifts  abundantly upon your people, making some apostles, some  prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, to  equip the saints for the work of ministry and the building up  of his body.

Therefore, Father, through Jesus Christ your Son, give your Holy Spirit to N.; fill him with grace and power, and  make him a priest in your Church.