O Master and holy God, who are beyond our understanding: at your word,
light came forth out of darkness. In your mercy, you gave us rest
through night-long sleep, and raised us up to glorify your goodness and
to offer our supplication to You. Now, in your own tender love, accept
us who adore You and give thanks to You with all our heart. Grant us
all our requests, if they lead to salvation; give us the grace of manifesting that we are children
of light and day, and heirs to your eternal reward. In the abundance of
your mercies, O Lord, remember all your people; all those present who
pray with us; all our brethren on land, at sea, or in the air, in every
place of Your domain, who call upon your love for mankind. Upon all,
pour down your great mercy, that we, saved in body and in soul, may
persevere unfailingly; and that, in our confidence, we may extol your
exalted and blessed Name, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, always, now and
forever. Amen.
