Lord Jesus Christ, you are our hope and our desire. Through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, purify our hearts to seek you and your will with all our heart, with all our soul, and with all our mind, that we may rejoice in the unimaginable blessing of your coming, which we prepare to celebrate. 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, Tuesday, December 20, 2022.

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Lord our God, you sent your prophets to call all people to abandon their unfaithful pursuits and to return to you with all their hearts in preparation for the day of your coming. As we prepare to celebrate the coming of Christ the Lord, recall us to the Gospel and grant us true conversion, through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

Prayer taken from Magnificat—Morning Prayer, Monday, December 19, 2022

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Lord Jesus Christ, you are Son of God and Son of Mary. Come and save your people, for you 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, December 18, 2022.

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O Adonaï, et dux domus Israël, qui Moyse in igne flammae rubi apparuisti, et ei in Sina legem dedisti: veni ad redimendum nos in brachio extento.

O Mighty Lord and leader of the house of Israel, who appeared to Moses in the burning bush, and on Sinai gave him the law: Come to redeem us with outstretched arm.

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God of promises given and promises kept, you said long ago that you would send us one who would be both King and Messiah. Come to meet us in our preparation for the celebration of his birth, that we may see you in him 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, December 17, 2022

God of all the earth, gather into one all your scattered people, that we may honor you in word and in worship, in life and in prayer, at the one common table of the Eucharist, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Prayer taken from Magnificat—Morning Prayer, Friday, December 16, 2022

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Lord God almighty, fulfill in time the timeless covenant of love which you have made with us through the Incarnation, Death, and Resurrection of your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, 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, Thursday, December 15, 2022.

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O God of peace, you sent Saint John to teach the way to inner silence and outward peace. Through his intercession, renew in your Church a deep spirit of prayer as we prepare to welcome your Word, 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, Wednesday, December 14, 2022.

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Lord God of power and might, you enlighten the world by the example of the life, suffering, and death of Saint Lucy. Illumine our darkness with the light of faith, that we may look with eager hope toward your coming kingdom, through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Prayer taken from Magnificat—Morning Prayer, Tuesday, December 13, 2022.

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Father of love and mercy, you sent your Son to take on human flesh through the consenting love of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Grant that Our Lady of Guadalupe may watch over the needs of all peoples under her patronage, especially the peoples of the Americas, through the same Christ our Lord. Amen

Prayer taken from Magnificat—Morning Prayer, Monday, December 12, 2022.

God of Joy, during this season when the sun sets early, help us to focus on the light that shatters the darkness. Give us the eyes to see you move among us and to experience a joy that transcends our circumstances. Give us the ears to hear again the good news. Give us the mouth to shout affirmations of your love for all to hear. Amen.

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