Coronation Of High Pontiff Owyn Ii

AllegedlyBored · July 28, 2013

The clergymen make their way up the stairs of the cathedral.

At the entry of the ministers a hymn is sung.

The Greeting

The Pontiff greets the people

Blessed be The Creator, The Most Favored Son And Holy Light .

All Blessed be his kingdom, now and for ever. So say we all.

Pontiff Henri introduces the service

God calls his people to follow the faith, and forms us into a royal priesthood, a holy nation, to declare the wonderful deeds of him who has called us out of darkness into his marvellous light.

The Church is the House of God, the people of God and the dwelling-place of the Holy Light. In ablution the whole Church is summoned to witness to God's love and to work for the coming of his kingdom.

To serve this royal priesthood, God has given particular ministries. High Pontiffs are ordained to be shepherds of Horen’s flock and guardians of the faith, proclaiming the word of God's kingdom and leading his people in mission. Obedient to the call of God and in the power of the Holy Light, they are to gather God's people and celebrate with them the sacraments of the new covenant. Thus formed into a single communion of faith and love, the Church in each place and time is united with the Church in every place and time.

Prayers of Penitence

Almighty and most merciful Creator,

we have wandered and strayed from your ways

like lost sheep.

We have followed too much the devices and desires

of our own hearts.

We have offended against your holy laws.

We have left undone those things

that we ought to have done;

and we have done those things

that we ought not to have done;

and there is no health in us.

But you, O Lord, have mercy upon us sinners.

Spare those who confess their faults.

Restore those who are penitent,

according to your promises declared to mankind

in Horen our Lord.

And grant, O most merciful Creator, for his sake,

that we may live a disciplined, righteous and godly life,

to the glory of your holy name.

So say we all.

The Presentation

The Anointed is presented

Reverend Father in God, Pontiff Goddard has been chosen to be High Pontiff of the Faithful . We present him to be Crowned and Anointed to the office of High Pontiff in the Church of God.

The Pontiff asks

Do you believe him to be of godly life and sound learning?

Those presenting respond

We do.

Do you believe him to be duly called to serve God in this ministry?

We do.

The Pontiff turns to the Anointed and says

Do you believe that God is calling you to this ministry?

Anointed I do so believe.

Pontiff Let the authority for the Anointed be read.

The Provincial Registrar reads the Holy Mandate.

Pontiff Henri: Pontiff Goddard, you have taken the oath of allegiance to the Sovereign and the oath of due obedience. You are now required to make the Declaration of Assent.

The Pontiff then reads the Preface to the Declaration of Assent.

The Church of Faithful is the One, Holy and Rightful Church of the Creator , worshipping the one true God, The Creator. It professes the faith uniquely revealed in the Holy Scrolls and set forth in the Faithful creeds, which faith the Church is called upon to proclaim afresh in each generation. Led by the Holy Light, it has borne witness to Faithful truth in its historic formularies, the Articles of Faith, The Book of Saints. In the declaration you are about to make, will you affirm your loyalty to this inheritance of faith as your inspiration and guidance under God in bringing the grace and truth of Horen to this generation and making Him known to those in your care?

Anointed I, Goddard, do so affirm, and accordingly declare my belief in the faith which is revealed in the Holy Scrolls and set forth in the Faithful creeds and to which the historic formularies of the Church of The Creator bear witness; and in public prayer and administration of the sacraments, I will use only the forms of service which are authorized or allowed by Canon.

The Collect

The Pontiff introduces a period of silent prayer with the following bidding or other suitable words

Let us pray for Goddard, and for the ministry of the whole people of God.

The Pontiff says the Collect of the Day.

God our Creator, Lord of all the world,

through your Favored Son you have called us into the fellowship

of your universal Church:

hear our prayer for your faithful people

that in their vocation and ministry

each may be an instrument of your love,

and give to your servant Goddard now to be Anointed

the needful gifts of grace;

through you our Lord and Saviour

who is forever alive and reigns over us,

one God, now and for ever.

All

So say we all.

The Anointed stands before the Pontiff, who addresses the congregation

High Pontiffs are called to serve and care for the flock of Horen. Mindful of the Good Shepherd. they are to love and pray for those committed to their charge, knowing their people and being known by them. As principal ministers of word and sacrament, stewards of the mysteries of God, they are to preside at the Lord's table and to lead the offering of prayer and praise.

They are to cleanse and confirm, nurturing God's people in the life of the Light and leading them in the way of holiness. They are to discern and foster the gifts of the Light in all who follow God, commissioning them to minister in his name. They are to preside over the ordination of deacons and priests, and join together in the ordination of bishops.

As chief pastors, it is their duty to share with their fellow presbyters the oversight of the Church, speaking in the name of God and expounding the truth of salvation. With the Shepherd's love, they are to be merciful, but with firmness; to minister discipline, but with compassion. They are to have a special care for the poor, the outcast and those who are in need. They are to seek out those who are lost and lead them home with rejoicing, declaring the absolution and forgiveness of sins to those who turn to the faith.

Following the example of the prophets and the teaching of the saints, they are to proclaim the word boldly, confront injustice and work for righteousness and peace in all the world.

The Pontiff addresses the Anointed directly

Goddard, we trust that you have weighed and pondered all this, and that you are now fully determined to devote yourself to this ministry to which God has called you. We pray that you may offer to him your best powers of mind and spirit, so that as you follow the rule and teaching of our Lord you may grow up into his likeness, and sanctify the lives of all with whom you have to do. And now, in order that we may know your mind and purpose, you must make the declarations we put to you.

Do you accept the Holy Scrolls as revealing all things necessary for eternal salvation through faith?

Anointed I do so accept them.

Will you be diligent in prayer, in reading Holy Scrolls, and in all studies that will deepen your faith and fit you to bear witness to the truth of the Word?