O Lord our God, you sent into the midst of faithless humanity the living Bread, your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, to nourish and strengthen us on the road. Through the mystery of the cross you poured forth upon us the Spirit, the water of life. Have mercy on our lack of trust, and lead us in your ways today, through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
Prayer from Magnificat—U.S. Edition, Morning Prayer, Thursday, February 17, 2022.
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God our Father, you feed your people with the finest wheat and give us water to drink from the rock who is Christ. Sustain all those who hunger and thirst for you without knowing it, through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
Prayer from Magnificat—U.S. Edition, Morning Prayer, Wednesday, February 16, 2022.
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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—U.S. Edition, Morning Prayer, Tuesday, February 15, 2022.
O God of every nation, you sent Saints Cyril and Methodius to proclaim the Good News of salvation to the Slavic nations. Through their intercession, preserve in faith those whom they and their heirs have instructed, through the same Christ our Lord. Amen
Prayer from Magnificat—U.S. Edition, Morning Prayer, Monday, February 14, 2022.
“Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.” (Matt. 5:7)
There is a strength, a power even, in understanding brokenness, because embracing our brokenness creates a need and desire for mercy, and perhaps a corresponding need to show mercy. When you experience mercy, you learn things that are hard to learn otherwise.” ~Bryan Stevenson, Just Mercy: A Story of Mercy and Redemption
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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—U.S. Edition, Morning Prayer, Saturday, February 12, 2022.
Lord, you care for all the earth. Yet your care for us, whom you have made in your image, is greater far than your care for land or sea, beast or bird. If it be your will, heal our ills of body, mind, and spirit, so that with the Blessed Virgin Mary and all the saints, we may sing your praise for ever, through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Prayer from Magnificat—U.S. Edition, Morning Prayer, Friday, February 11, 2022.
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Assist us, O God, to love one another as sisters and brothers, and to balance discipline with love and rules with compassion, according to the example shown by your servant Scholastica; for the sake of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom with you and the Holy Spirit be all honor and glory, now and for ever. Amen
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—U.S. Edition, Morning Prayer, Wednesday, February 9, 2022.
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“Seeing the sun, the moon and the stars, I said to myself, ‘Who could be the Master of these beautiful things?’ I felt a great desire to see him, to know him and to pay him homage.” ~Saint Josephine Bakhita
O Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, we thank you for the gifts of humility and charity which you bestowed on Saint Josephine Bakhita Deign to glorify her for her singular virtues and grant the prayers of those who invoke her. Amen
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