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 another, so that our lives are sustained and sanctified for your service.

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.

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.