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 good things which we dare not, or in our blindness cannot ask, grant us for the sake of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

5

O Lord our God, accept the fervent prayers of your people; in the multitude of your mercies, look with compassion upon us  and all who turn to you for help; for you are gracious, O  lover of souls, and to you we give glory, Father, Son, and  Holy Spirit, now and for ever. Amen.

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Lord Jesus Christ, you said to your apostles, “Peace I give to you; my own peace I leave with you:” Regard not our sins,  but the faith of your Church, and give to us the peace and  unity of that heavenly City, where with the Father and the  Holy Spirit you live and reign, now and for ever. Amen.

7

Hasten, O Father, the coming of thy kingdom; and grant that we thy servants, who now live by faith, may with joy behold  thy Son at his coming in glorious majesty; even Jesus Christ,  our only Mediator and Advocate. Amen.

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Almighty God, by your Holy Spirit you have made us one with your saints in heaven and on earth: Grant that in our  earthly pilgrimage we may always be supported by this  fellowship of love and prayer, and know ourselves to be  surrounded by their witness to your power and mercy. We ask this for the sake of Jesus Christ, in whom all our  intercessions are acceptable through the Spirit, and who lives  and reigns for ever and ever. Amen.