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Prayer Mondays: Licinius

Barring my faulty memory (and if I’m not lazy) I want to post prayers on Monday from all over Church History and then throughout the modern day, and then my own. This one comes from Licinius via Lactantius.

Supreme God, we beseech Thee; Holy God, we beseech Thee; unto Thee we commend all right; unto Thee we commend our safety; unto Thee we commend our empire.

By Thee we live, by Thee we are victorious and happy. Supreme Holy God, hear our prayers; to Thee we stretch forth our arms.

Hear, Holy Supreme God.

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Prayer Mondays: Syrian Clementine

Barring my faulty memory (and if I’m not lazy) I want to post prayers on Monday from all over Church History and then throughout the modern day, and then my own. This one comes from the Syrian Clementine liturgy:

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Prayer Monday: Paul

Barring my faulty memory (and if I’m not lazy) I want to post prayers on Monday from all over Church History and then throughout the modern day, and then my own. This one comes from Paul (who surely added the amen to Epaphras): a compilation of his prayers to the Church of Ephesus and Colossae (Eph 1:16-20; Col 1, 4:12, 18)

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Prayer Monday: Hannah

Barring my faulty memory (and if I’m not lazy) I want to post prayers on Monday from all over Church History and then throughout the modern day, and then my own. This one is not so much from the Church, Modern or Ancient, but from ancient Israel and comes from Hannah; since the prayer was usually silent, I will quote the entire section.

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Prayer Mondays 6 (Ambrose)

Barring my faulty memory (and if I’m not lazy) I want to post prayers on Monday from all over Church History and then throughout the modern day, and then my own. This one comes from Ambrose of Milan:

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