Prayers said for Queen Elizabeth
20.09.2022 - 04:11
/ msn.com
Prayers were said to give thanks for the “service, love and faith” shown by Queen Elizabeth at her committal service on Monday (19. 09. 22).
The Rector of Sandringham, the Minister of Crathie Kirk and the Chaplain of the Royal Chapel, Windsor Great Park, read out a series of prayers inside St George’s Chapel in Windsor, asking God to remember the queen and to give her eternal life as she was laid to rest 11 days after her death at the age of 96. The first prayer read by the Rvd Cannon Paul Williams, Rector of Sandringham said: “Remember O Lord, thy servant Elizabeth who has gone before us with the sign of faith, and now rests in sleep. According to thy promises, grant unto her, and to all who repose in Christ, refreshment, light and peace; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen. ” The next, read by the Rvd Kenneth Mackenzie, Minister of Crathie Kirk stated: “Merciful Father and Lord of all life, we praise thee that thou hast made us in thine image and that we reflect thy truth and light. “We give special thanks for the life of thy daughter Elizabeth, for the mercy she received from thee, and for the example that through her life of service, love and faith, she has set before our eyes.
“Above all, we rejoice at thy gracious promise to all thy servants, living and departed, that we shall rise again at the coming of our Saviour Jesus Christ. We pray that, in due time, we may share with our sister that clearer vision when we shall see thy face in the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
” The third, read by Revd Canon Anthony Howe, the chaplain, called to bring peace to those who have passed away. He read: “O Father of all, we pray to thee for those whom we love, but see no longer. Grant them peace; let light perpetual
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