McDonald SDV

A religious of the Society of Divine Vocations.

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Lord God, you appointed Saint Benedict to be a wise master in the school of your service. Give us grace to put your love before all else, and so to run with joy in the way of your commandments. Through Christ, our Lord. Amen.

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Father of peace and love, you endowed Saint Elizabeth of Portugal with the gift of reconciling enemies. Through her intercession, give us grace to work for peace and so deserve to be called children of God. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

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Lord God, you consecrated with the blood of martyrs the fertile beginnings of the Roman Church. Give us grace to rejoice at the martyrs’ victory and strengthen us with firm courage as we remember their endurance of such a trial. Through Christ, our Lord. Amen.

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God of power and mercy, you gave St John Southworth the grace to overcome the sufferings of martyrdom. Grant to us who celebrate his victory that the power of your protecting hand may keep us unshaken in the face of our ancient enemy and all his hidden snares. Amen.

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Saint Thomas Garnet, SJ pray for us.

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Pray for us that we may be worthy of the promises of Christ.

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O God, by whose grace the holy virgin Etheldreda chose rather to be a servant of Christ than the queen of an earthly realm, at her intercession, grant, we pray, that we may be freed from earthly toils and be found worthy of a heavenly crown. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

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Lord God, you chose Saint Romuald to restore the religious life of hermits in your church. Grant that, by denying ourselves and following Christ, we may come safely to the kingdom of heaven. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

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God our Father, you created a worthy dwelling place for the Holy Spirit in the heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Grant that through her prayers, we may become a temple fit for your glory. Through Christ, our Lord. Amen.

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Almighty God and Father, we glory in the Sacred Heart of Jesus, your beloved Son, as we call to mind the great things his love has done for us.Fill us with the grace that flows in abundance from the Heart of Jesus, the source of heaven’s gifts. Amen.

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May the body and blood of Christ keep us safe for eternal life. Amen.

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Great ancestors in faith, pray for us that we may die daily to ourselves in order to live for Jesus, our love, and lord. Saint Lwanga and companions, pray for us.

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O God, who for the glory of your majesty and the salvation of the human race, made your Only Begotten Son the Eternal High Priest, grant that, through the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, those whom he has chosen as ministers and stewards of his mysteries. Through Christ our Lord.

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Almighty God, you led the English people to the gospel by the preaching of Saint Augustine of Canterbury. Grant that his work may last on in the Church and bear fruit in every generation.Through Christ, our Lord.