Saint Jerome

O God, you illumined Saint Jerome with love for your Word and for the task of proclaiming it to others. Shine on your people’s path, that we may walk always in the light of your Word toward your heavenly kingdom, through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen

Prayer from Magnificat magazine, US Edition, Morning Prayer, Thursday, September 30, 2021.

Image: Giovanni Bellini (1505), St. Jerome in the Country Side, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Archangels Michael, Gabriel and Raphael

O God, in your great wisdom you have given to your angels and to your people each their proper tasks. Grant us their protection, who serve ever in your presence, through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Prayer from Magnificat magazine, US Edition, Morning Prayer, Wednesday, September 29, 2021.

Grant Us Christlike Generosity

Loving Father, you desire to feed, clothe, and shelter all your children. Forgive the sin that seeks to feed, to dress, and to live at the expense of those in need; grant the generosity that seeks to care for all that you have given, through Christ our Lord. Amen

Prayer from Magnificat magazine, US Edition, Morning Prayer, Tuesday, September 28, 2021.

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Saint Vincent de Paul

God of mercy, you sent your Only Begotten Son to preach the Gospel to the poor. Continue to inspire your people with a love for all those in need; bless the work of those who serve those in want; and grant relief to those who suffer from lack of food, shelter, and clothing. Through Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen

Prayer from Magnificat magazine, US Edition, Morning Prayer, Monday, September 27, 2021.

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Fool’s Gold

O God, the source of all our good, deliver us from the deception of false gold that glitters but does not give life. Empty us of our self-seeking, that we may be filled with Christ and live lives of self-giving in him, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Prayer from Magnificat magazine, US Edition, Morning Prayer, Sunday, September 26, 2021.

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Grant Us Light and Healing

O God, you give life to the world through the life, Death, and Resurrection of your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. Through the intercession of his Mother, grant us the light and healing he brings, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen

Prayer from Magnificat magazine, US Edition, Morning Prayer, Saturday, September 25, 2021.

Our Lady of Walsingham

Grant, we pray, almighty God, that as in the mystery of the Incarnation the blessed and ever-Virgin Mary conceived your Son in her heart before she conceived him in the womb, so we, your pilgrim people, rejoicing in her motherly care, may welcome him into our hearts and become a holy house fit for his eternal dwelling. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen

Prayer from Magnificat magazine, US Edition, Morning Prayer, Friday, September 24, 2021.

Image: The statue of Our Lady of Walsingham, the Slipper Chapel, Walsingham, Norfolk, England, [image cropped]; by Thorvaldsson; Creative CommonsAttribution 3.0 Unported license.

Saint Padre Pio

God of mercy and of love, you called your servant Padre Pio to extend the mystery of the cross visibly into the lives of sinners and sufferers, that they might be converted and believe in the Gospel. Through his intercession, strengthen all believers in willingness to take up the cross daily and follow our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen

Prayer from Magnificat magazine, U.S. Edition, Morning Prayer, Thursday, September 23, 2021.

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An Undivided Heart

O Lord our God, you alone are God, and there is no other. Grant us an undivided heart, to love and serve you with all our mind and all our strength, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

Prayer from Magnificat magazine, U. S. Edition, Morning Prayer, Wednesday, September 22, 2021.

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Saint Matthew

Lord Jesus Christ, you changed Matthew’s life by the Good News you entrusted to him. May we receive the Gospel with reverence, live it in faith, and hand it on in love. Who live and reign with God the Father in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen

Prayer from Magnificat magazine, U.S. Edition, Morning Prayer, Tuesday, September 21, 2021.