The Lives We Touch

O God and giver of all good gifts, you cleanse us from stain of sin and make us pure of heart through your Son Jesus Christ. Lead us to dwell with you in holiness in our everyday lives through constant growth in love for you and for those whose lives we touch, through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

Prayer taken from Magnificat Magazine – US edition, Morning Prayer, Thursday, August 31, 2023.

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Though we Stray

O God of justice and of love, you care for your people in every time and place, despite our tendency to stray from you in our foolishness. Keep us in your care from morning until evening, that we may come to rest safely in the shadow of your all-powerful wings. 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 Magazine – US edition, Morning Prayer, Wednesday, August 30, 2023.

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The Passion of St. John the Baptist

O God of hope and glory, you sent John the Baptist to preach the Good News of salvation to those who received it with joy and to those who rejected its demands. By his example and intercession, grant your Church courage in proclaiming and living the Gospel, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Prayer taken from Magnificat Magazine – US edition, Morning Prayer, Tuesday, August 29, 2023

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Saint Augustine of Hippo

O God of wisdom and of love, you inflamed Saint Augustine 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 love for your beauty and your truth. 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 Magazine – US edition, Morning Prayer, Monday, August 28, 2023

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Through the Intercessions of Mary

God our Father, your people wander in deserts of the spirit and wastelands of want. Through the intercession of Mary, our Mother, bring us all to dwell in peace in your presence, now and for ever, through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Prayer taken from Magnificat Magazine – US edition, Morning Prayer, Saturday, August 26, 2023.

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Lifting the Weight of Sin

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 Magazine – US edition, Morning Prayer, Friday, August 25, 2023.

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Saint Bartholomew

Pour forth upon your Church, O Lord, the gift of your Holy Spirit, that our love for one another and for your Word may set fire to our world as the apostles set fire to theirs, through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Prayer taken from Magnificat Magazine – US edition, Morning Prayer, Thursday, August 24, 2023.

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Saint Rose of Lima

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 Magazine – US edition, Morning Prayer, Wednesday, August 23, 2023.

Saint Pius X

God of majesty and glory, we give you thanks for your presence in our midst as we gather day by day to praise your holy name. Through the intercession of Saint Pius X, may we worship you always in spirit and in truth, as we seek to grow into one in Jesus Christ, your Son and our Lord, in whose name we make our prayer. Amen.

Prayer taken from Magnificat Magazine – US edition, Morning Prayer, Monday, August 21, 2023.

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A Spirit of Praise

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

Prayer taken from Magnificat Magazine – US edition, Morning Prayer, Thursday, August 17, 2023.

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