Shelter from the Storm

O God of glory, you are our shelter against the burning heat of the day and the storms of life. Help us when we stumble, catch us when we fall, and guide our steps firmly in faith toward the promise of eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Prayer taken from Magnificat Magazine – US edition, Morning Prayer, Monday, September 11, 2023.

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Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

O God, you gave life to the world through the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, Son of the Blessed Virgin for whose birth we give thanks this day. Grant us, we beseech you, the grace to honor with our lives the Savior whom she bore, Christ our Lord. Amen.

Prayer taken from Magnificat Magazine – US edition, Morning Prayer, Friday, September 08, 2023.

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Lift Up Your Hearts

O God our Father, you sent your only Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, to be our way, our truth, and our life. At this morning hour, we lift our hearts to you in prayer and ask that you guide us through this day according to your will, through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

Prayer taken from Magnificat Magazine – US edition, Morning Prayer, Thursday, September 07, 2023.

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Children of God

Lord God of light, you have shone upon our darkness and set us free through the Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Grant us the grace to live in the freedom of the children of God, that where we walk this day we may bring light, through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

Prayer taken from Magnificat Magazine – US edition, Morning Prayer, Wednesday, September 06, 2023.

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Light & Glory

O God of light and glory, you are the beauty we seek, the power to whom we entrust ourselves, the love for whom we hunger and thirst. Make yourself known to all people through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

Prayer taken from Magnificat Magazine – US edition, Morning Prayer, Tuesday, September 05, 2023.

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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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