Most gracious Father who has called
me your child to serve in the preparation of your altar, so that it may be
a suitable place for the offering of your Body and Blood;
Sanctify my life and consecrate my
hands so that I may worthily handle those Sacred Gifts which are being
offered to you.
As I handle holy things, grant that
my whole life may be illuminated and blessed by you, in whose honor I
prepare them, and grant that the people who shall be blessed by their use,
may find their lives drawn closer to him whose Body and Blood is our hope
and our strength, Jesus Christ our Lord.
AMEN.
The National Altar Guild
Association Prayer
by the Rt. Rev'd E. Don Taylor, Vicar
Bishop of New York City