Friends,

Postings will stop between Tuesday, May 23 and Wednesday, May 31.

Be back at it June 1.

Blessings to you!

O God, you are our guide and guard along life’s paths. Lead us in the ways of justice and love, righteousness and peace, by the guidance of the Spirit, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Prayer taken from Magnificat Magazine – US edition, Prayer for the Morning, Monday, May 22, 2023.

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God of love, you dwell among us in our sorrow as in our joy. Fill us with hope by the power of the Spirit so that we may serve you in love as we wait and work toward that promised day when your Kingdom will be established in glory, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Prayer taken from Magnificat Magazine – US edition, Prayer for the Morning, Friday, May 19, 2023.

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O God, you descended in the cloud to the Mount of Olives, as once you descended in the cloud upon Mount Sinai. On Sinai you gave the law of the covenant to Moses. On the Mount of Olives you took to yourself in glory the One who is the law of the new and eternal covenant. Let us who are the members of his body live in joyful expectation of his return, keeping faith with the covenant sealed in his blood, until that day when we can sing your praises face to face. Who lives and reigns with the Father in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Prayer taken from Magnificat Magazine – US edition, Prayer for the Morning, Thursday, May 18, 2023.

Image: Ascension from the Rabbula Gospels

O God, Creator and Redeemer, you are the author of being and life. Inspire in us a spirit of praise, that we may give you glory in everything we think and say and do, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Prayer taken from Magnificat Magazine – US edition, Prayer for the Morning, Wednesday, May 17, 2023.

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God of glory and majesty, you pour forth the Spirit of life through the Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ our Lord. Animate us with your truth, sustain us with your love, and send us forth armed with conviction to proclaim the Good News of your dominion over death, through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

Prayer taken from Magnificat Magazine – US edition, Prayer for the Morning, Tuesday, May 16, 2023.

O God, sow your word once more in our hearts ­today; till patiently the soil of our souls; bring forth a rich ­harvest, so that all may find nourishment for body and spirit through the lives of your people. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Prayer taken from Magnificat Magazine – US edition, Prayer for the Morning, Saturday, May 13, 2023.

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God of mercy and compassion, you brought about the salvation of the world through the Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Have mercy on us when we fail to live the new life you have given us; raise us up when our sinfulness sinks us into discouragement; grant us courage to renew our desire to live according to your will, through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

Prayer taken from Magnificat Magazine – US edition, Prayer for the Morning, Friday, May 12, 2023.

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Lord God of power and might, you have revealed to us in the Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ that true strength lies in self-surrendering love. Make us his faithful disciples in every trial, and make us a genuine source of strength to one another, through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

Prayer taken from Magnificat Magazine – US edition, Prayer for the Morning, Thursday, May 11, 2023.

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Ever-living God, you have given us the water of life to drink through Christ—vine, rock, Word. Make us so thirst for him that we will turn aside from all lesser thirsts, through him who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Prayer taken from Magnificat Magazine – US edition, Prayer for the Morning, Wednesday, May 10, 2023.

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