Patrick Comerford
We used this form of the renewal of Baptismal vows this morning [12 January 2020] instead of the Creed and intercessions at the Parish Eucharist in Castletown Church, Kilcornan, Co Limerick, and Morning Prayer in Holy Trinity Church, Rathkeale, Co Limerick [see The Book of Common Prayer, pp 398-401]:
A form which may be used at Easter, Pentecost, the Baptism of our Lord, on Ash Wednesday, at the close of a mission or on other suitable occasions.
The renewal of baptismal vows may be made at Morning or Evening Prayer, or at Holy Communion after the sermon, and the creed may be omitted. The prayers of intercession and of penitence may be omitted.
The minister says:
In our baptism we died with Christ and were buried with him, so that we might rise with him to a new life within the family of his Church.
We now meet to renew the promises made at our baptism, to affirm our allegiance to Christ and our rejection of all that is evil.
Stand
The minister says:
Do you renew and affirm the promises made when you were baptised?
I do.
Do you turn in faith to Christ?
I do.
Do you then renounce all evil?
I do, by God’s help.
Will you obey and serve Christ?
I will, by God’s help.
Do you believe and trust in God the Father,
creator of heaven and earth?
I believe and trust in him.
Do you believe and trust in his Son Jesus Christ,
who redeemed the world?
I believe and trust in him.
Do you believe and trust in the Holy Spirit
who gives life to the people of God?
I believe and trust in him.
This is the faith of the Church.
This is our faith.
We believe and trust in one God,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
The minister continues:
Those who are baptised are called to worship and serve God.
Will you continue in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship,
in the breaking of bread, and in the prayers?
With the help of God, I will.
Will you persevere in resisting evil,
and, whenever you fall into sin, repent and return to the Lord?
With the help of God, I will.
Will you proclaim by word and example
the good news of God in Christ?
With the help of God, I will.
Will you seek and serve Christ in all people,
loving your neighbour as yourself?
With the help of God, I will.
Will you acknowledge Christ's authority over human society,
by prayer for the world and its leaders,
by defending the weak, and by seeking peace and justice?
With the help of God, I will.
The minister says:
Let us pray.
Almighty God,
you have given us the will to do all these things:
Give us the courage and strength to achieve them
to the honour and glory of your name,
and the good of your Church and people;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. Amen.
May Christ dwell in your hearts through faith,
that you may be rooted and grounded in love
and bring forth the fruit of the Spirit. Amen.
Material from the Book of Common Prayer is copyright © 2004, Representative Body of the Church of Ireland.
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