O God of promise and fulfillment, you sent your Son as the long-desired Messiah. Awaken our world to his presence, 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, Saturday, December 30, 2023.
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O God who dwell in unapproachable light, you have come among us to lighten our darkness. Open our eyes to see your glory concealed in the revelations of daily life; open our hearts to receive you with Simeon’s welcoming faith. 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, December 29 2023.
O God, you filled Saint John with love for your Word and for Jesus Christ, your Word made flesh. Through his intercession, may the Word fill the hearts of all your people, so that we may proclaim the Gospel by the love we bear for one another, through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
Prayer taken from Magnificat Magazine – US edition, Morning Prayer, Wednesday, December 27, 2023.
God our Father, you inspired in Saint Stephen a love for Christ that shaped his life according to the pattern set by his Master. Grant us that same love, fidelity, and true discipleship, through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
Prayer taken from Magnificat Magazine – US edition, Morning Prayer, Tuesday, December 26, 2023.
Image: Rembrandt, “The Stoning of Saint Stephen”, 1625 (photo: Public Domain)
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Wonder-Counselor, God-Hero, Father-Forever, Prince of Peace: we bless you for the gift of your great light. May all the world rejoice in your coming, O Savior and Lord, who live and reign with the Father in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Prayer taken from Magnificat Magazine – US edition, Morning Prayer, Monday, December 25, 2023.
Lord Jesus Christ, you are the light in which we place our hope. Break upon minds clouded by confusion, hearts darkened by self-seeking, spirits dimmed by deadening habits, and set your people free to welcome your coming with joy, who live and reign with the Father in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Prayer taken from Magnificat Magazine – US edition, Morning Prayer, Saturday, December 23, 2023.
God our Father, you so loved the world that you sent your only Son to bring life to those doomed to death. Raise up in him all who long to be delivered from the oppression of sin and death. We rejoice in hope as we look forward to the celebration of his coming, 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, December 22, 2023.
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O God, during this season of hope you call your beloved people to arise in joy to greet the celebration of the coming of your Son as the promised Messiah. Free us from all that would keep us from looking forward with eagerness to his return in glory. 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, Thursday, December 21, 2023.
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 Magazine – US edition, Morning Prayer, Wednesday, December 20, 2023.
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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 Magazine – US edition, Morning Prayer, Tuesday, December 19, 2023.
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