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O God, stretch forth Your arm to strengthen and protect the armed forces, grant, we pray, that meeting danger with courage and all occasions with discipline and loyalty, they may truly serve the cause of justice and peace to the honour of Your Name. Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
O God, Who made St Cyril of Alexandria an invincible champion of the divine motherhood of the Blessed Virgin Mary, grant that we, who believe she is truly the Mother of God, may be saved through the Incarnation of Christ Your Son. Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.
Amen.
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Grant, we pray, almighty God, that Your family may walk in the way of salvation and, attentive to what St John the Precursor urged, may come safely to the One he foretold, our Lord Jesus Christ. Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.
Amen.
O God, You endowed Your priest, St Joseph Cafasso, with outstanding gifts of charity and wisdom. Through his intercession grant us a sense of compassion for others so that we may walk in holiness and justice all the days of our lives. Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
O God, by whose grace the virgin St Etheldreda chose rather to be a servant of Christ than the queen of an earthly realm, grant we pray, through her intercession, that we may be freed from earthly toils and be found worthy of a heavenly crown. Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
O God, Who in martyrdom have brought true faith to its highest expression, graciously grant that, strengthened through the intercession of Ss John Fisher and Thomas More, we may confirm by the witness of our life the faith we profess with our lips. Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
O God, Who made the bishop St Paulinus of Nola outstanding for love of poverty and for pastoral care, graciously grant that, as we celebrate his merits, we may imitate the example of his charity. Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
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Grant, O Lord, that we may always revere and love Your Holy Name, for You never deprive of Your guidance those You set firm on the foundation of Your love. Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
O Lord, to Whom no one is a stranger and from Whose help no one is ever distant, look with compassion on refugees; restore them, we pray, to a homeland, and give us a kind heart for the needy and for strangers. Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
O God, grant to Your servant Charles success in the exercise of his high office, so that, always striving to please You, he may constantly secure and preserve for the people entrusted to his care the freedom that comes from civil peace. Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
In troubled times, O Lord, You gave us as a pattern of constancy the Blessed Irish Martyrs, who for the joy that was set before them endured the cross, grant by their prayers, that by following Your commandments we may bring forth fruits of unity. Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
O God, by Whose grace St Alban received the martyr’s crown as the first in this land to shed his blood for Christ, grant that, supported by his prayers, we may worship You, the living God, and give true witness to Christ our Lord. Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.
Amen.