 | 1908 - 868 Seiten
...ordained a priest in the Church of England did not the bishop, when laying his hands upon him, say: "Receive the Holy Ghost for the office and work of...the imposition of our hands. Whose sins thou dost forgive, they are forgiven; and whose sins thou dost retain, they are retained?" Also: "Take thou authority... | |
 | 1911 - 1008 Seiten
...parliament in the following year, 1550. It was very similar to the present ordinal except that the words " for the office and work of a Priest in the Church...committed unto thee by the Imposition of our hands " were wanting, and the chalice or cup with the bread were delivered; as well as a Bible, to each newly-ordained... | |
 | Joseph W. Witmer - 1986 - 364 Seiten
...Scottish Episcopal Church but throughout the Anglican Communion this is made explicit by the formula: "Receive the Holy Ghost for the office and work of a priest (bishop) in the Church of God." The Roman Pontifical likewise has in the prayer of consecration: Almighty... | |
 | Church of England. House of Bishops - 1988 - 156 Seiten
...intention of ordination is to show beyond doubt that the person so ordained has authority to exercise the office and work of a priest in the Church of God. We are all agreed therefore that it is a grave step to ordain someone knowing that their ministry is... | |
 | Church of England. Archbishops' Group on the Episcopate - 1990 - 380 Seiten
...intention of ordaining him to the episcopate: 'Receive the Holy Ghost for the office and work of a bishop in the Church of God, now committed unto thee by the imposition of our hands'. The laying on of hands occurs within a context which defines its purpose. That is to say, it would... | |
 | Gillian Rosemary Evans, G. R. Evans - 2002 - 356 Seiten
...bishop lays hands on the candidate with the declared intention of ordaining him to the priesthood; 'Receive the Holy Ghost for the office and work of a priest in the Church of God, now committed unto thcc by the imposition of our hands. ' The bishop does this as one acting within the universal Church... | |
 | J. F. Maclear - 1995 - 534 Seiten
...office of a Deacon in the Church of GOD committed unto thee: In the name," &c. And the priesthood thus: "Receive the HOLY GHOST, for the office and work of...the imposition of our hands. Whose sins thou dost forgive, they are forgiven; and whose sins thou dost retain, they are retained. And be thou a faithful... | |
 | J. F. Puglisi - 1996 - 260 Seiten
...prayers pronounced during the imposition of hands: "Receive the Holy Ghost, for the Office, and iwrk of a Priest, in the Church of God, now committed unto thee by the imposition of our hands.'"-" There is no longer any doubt as to which order is meant. The bestowal of the Bible then follows, as... | |
 | Ivan Clutterbuck - 1996 - 228 Seiten
...through the ages. The Book of Common Prayer continues this authority at the ordination of a priest - 'Receive the Holy Ghost for the office and work of a priest in the Church of God... whose sins thou dost forgive, they are forgiven.' So within our Church of England we have the means... | |
 | 1997 - 392 Seiten
...receiveth the Order of Priesthood; the receivers humbly kneeling upon their knees, and the Bishop saying, RECEIVE the Holy Ghost for the office and work of...the imposition of our hands. Whose sins thou dost forgive, they are forgiven; and whose sins thou dost retain, they are retained. And be thou a faithful... | |
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RECEIVE the Holy Ghost for the Office and Work of a Priest in the Church of God, now committed unto thee by the Imposition of our hands. Whose sins thou dost forgive, they are forgiven ; and whose sins thou dost retain, they are retained. 
