We All Hunger and Thirst for God

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 taken from Magnificat—Morning Prayer, Wednesday, July 20, 2022.

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Making God’s desire our own

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 taken from Magnificat—Morning Prayer, Tuesday, July 19, 2022.

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Tree of Life

God our Father, by the death of your Son, you planted the seed of the tree of life deep in this earth. By his Resurrection, you gave it light and warmth. By the gift of the Spirit, you water it with the waters of life that flowed from his side on the cross. May our lives bear its fruit, through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

Prayer taken from Magnificat—Morning Prayer, Monday, July 18, 2022.

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16th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Lord Jesus Christ, you chose Martha and Mary as your friends, their home as your refuge, their service as your joy. Grant us generous hearts to serve all those to whom you send us, that in serving them, we may serve you in gladness, who live and reign with the Father in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Prayer taken from Magnificat—Morning Prayer, Sunday, July 17, 2022.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel

God and giver of all good gifts, you have given us the Blessed Virgin Mary as a sign of the beauty of your kingdom brought to fulfillment. Through her example and intercession, teach us the spirit of silence and prayer that enabled her to hear your word with love and serve you with fidelity. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Prayer taken from Magnificat—Morning Prayer, Saturday, July 16, 2022.

Saint Bonaventure

O God of wisdom and of love, you inflamed Saint Bonaventure with the love of Christ, who is your wisdom and your power. Through his intercession, pour out into your Church anew each day the burning fire of the Holy Spirit to inflame all hearts with the wisdom of the cross. 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 taken from Magnificat—Morning Prayer, Friday, July 15, 2022.

Saint Kateri Tekakwitha

O God of all nations, you called Saint Kateri to a life of prayer to be a courageous witness to Jesus Christ. Through her example and intercession, inspire many young men and women to follow your Son, even when he leads them away from familiar surroundings by the beauty of the Gospel. We make our prayer through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Prayer taken from Magnificat—Morning Prayer, Thursday, July 14, 2022.

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Christian Unity

O God, you are one God in three Persons, and you have made us in your image. Bring us into the unity for which Christ lived and prayed and died, that we may give glory to your name through him, Christ our Lord. Amen

Prayer taken from Magnificat—Morning Prayer, Tuesday, July 12, 2022.

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Saint Benedict of Nursia

O God, you called Saint Benedict into the wilderness to dwell with you in solitude, and into the heart of a ­community to dwell with you in service to others. Through his intercession, lead us by your word to hear and heed your will for us this day and every day, through Christ our Lord. Amen

Prayer taken from Magnificat—Morning Prayer, Monday, July 11, 2022.