O God, you called Saint Bernard to work tirelessly for your glory in his own community and in the Church at large. Fill us with his zeal, that we may serve you faithfully in all the works to which you have called us, but especially in the work of living holy lives according to the Gospel, 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, Saturday, August 20, 2022.

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Gracious and merciful God, you heard the groans of a world that labors under the weight of sin, and you sent your only Son to lift its burden from humanity’s shoulders by taking it upon his own. Hear the prayers of sinners and the victims of sin, and deliver us by the power of his 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, August 19, 2022.

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Lord our God, our rock, our fortress, our deliverer, you brought life from death through the mystery of the cross. Deliver your people in time of suffering and need, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Prayer taken from Magnificat—Morning Prayer, Thursday, August 18, 2022.

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God our Father, your love for the world you created is without measure. May we grow each day toward the fire of your love for us, reflected in and through your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen

Prayer taken from Magnificat—Morning Prayer, Wednesday, August 17, 2022.

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O God, you sent your Word to conquer all the powers of sin and death. Make us true to your Word, that our praise and our lives might give you delight, through Christ our Lord, 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, Tuesday, August 16, 2022.

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Blessed are you, O God, in the Virgin Mary. Through her, your Son came into the world. Through him, she entered into the new world of your glory. Come and sow in our bodies the gift of eternal life, so that one day we may enter with her into your kingdom through Christ, your Son and Son of Mary, 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, Monday, August 15, 2022.

O God, the fire of your love prepares your path before you. Purify us by the sanctifying power of your Holy Spirit, that we may be made worthy to offer prayer and sacrifice through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Prayer taken from Magnificat—Morning Prayer, Sunday, August 14, 2022.

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O Lord our God, your will is that we be made whole in the kingdom of your Son. Through the intercession and example of the Blessed Virgin Mary, grant us the wisdom and the love to do as you have commanded for the good of all the world, through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

Prayer taken from Magnificat—Morning Prayer, Saturday, August 13, 2022.

O God, you have made us in your image. As you forgive, may we forgive; as you restore, may we restore; as you love, may we love, through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Prayer taken from Magnificat—Morning Prayer, Friday, August 12, 2022.

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O Lord, the fire of your love filled the martyr Saint Lawrence with the courage to defy the fear of death for the sake of the Gospel. Grant all your people the grace to love as he loved, to live as he lived, and to die in the faith for which he died, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Prayer taken from Magnificat—Morning Prayer, Wednesday, August 10, 2022.

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