O Lord our God, you have replanted on our earth the garden lost in Eden, and you have sent a new Gardener to till the soil plowed by the wood of the cross. He who is both the farmer and the seed has watered the earth with his life’s blood, shed for our redemption. Make us grow in his likeness by the power of his word dwelling in our hearts. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen
Prayer from Magnificat—U.S. Edition, Morning Prayer, Monday, January 10, 2022.
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God our Father and deliverer, you have redeemed your people through the waters of baptism into the Death and Resurrection of Christ. May we who have passed through the waters take up our cross and follow him from death to glory according to your will, through the same Christ our Lord. Amen
Prayer from Magnificat—U.S. Edition, Morning Prayer, Sunday, January 9, 2022.
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God our Father, you sent your Son to bring light and life to all peoples. Manifest your love, by the power of the Spirit, in your Church throughout the world, that all may come to the source of life through Christ our Lord. Amen
Prayer from Magnificat—U.S. Edition, Morning Prayer, Saturday, January 8, 2022.
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God our Father, you sent your Son into the world as a beacon toward which we travel in faith, trusting that by his light we will find our way through all darkness into the glory of your everlasting love. Guide us on our road and bring us safely to our rest, through Christ our Lord. Amen
Prayer from Magnificat—U.S. Edition, Morning Prayer, Friday, January 7, 2022.
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God of love, you created your Church to be the sacrament of unity for a divided world. Gather us together in the communion of love by the power of your Holy Spirit, so that our love for one another may flame out as a vibrant light in every human darkness, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
Prayer from Magnificat—U.S. Edition, Morning Prayer, Thursday, January 6, 2022.
Lord our God, you sent your Son among us as a stranger, stripped of all majesty and privilege, that from his poverty the entire world might be enriched with the incomparable gift of redemption. Sustain all pastors who desire to set their people’s needs above their own, and inspire all who hear the pastoral call to serve, through Christ our Lord. Amen
Prayer from Magnificat—U.S. Edition, Morning Prayer, Wednesday, January 5, 2022.
O Lord our God, Word of truth, you illumined Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton with the light of your presence and the love of your people. Through her example and intercession, teach us to know you, to follow you, and to serve you, who are Christ the Lord. Amen
Prayer from Magnificat—U.S. Edition, Morning Prayer, Tuesday, January 4, 2022.
God of all the living, you sent your Only Begotten Son to enlighten the world with the warmth of your love. Enkindle in our winter-bound hearts the fire of charity, that we may burn always with zeal for you, through Christ our Lord. Amen
Prayer from Magnificat—U.S. Edition, Morning Prayer, Monday, January 3, 2022.
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O Lord, our God, a star led the Magi to your Son. May the sound of your Word and the light of your Spirit lead us today to worship before him in Spirit and in truth, bringing the gift of our lives to him, who lives and reigns for ever and ever. Amen
Prayer from Magnificat—U.S. Edition, Morning Prayer, Sunday, January 2, 2022.
O God of all the living, you brought to birth the day of salvation wrought through the One who is our everlasting life and peace. Through the intercession of Mary, Mother of God and the world’s Mother, bring to perfection that which you have begun in him who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen
Prayer from Magnificat—U.S. Edition, Morning Prayer, Saturday, January 1, 2022.
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