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Let thy continual mercy, O Lord, enkindle in thy church the never-failing gift of charity, that, following the example of thy servant Nicholas of Myra, we may have grace to deal in generosity and love with children and with all who are poor and distressed, and to maintain the cause of them that have no helper; for the sake of him who gave his life for us, thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and ever. Almighty God, who in thy love didst give to thy servant Nicholas of Myra a perpetual name for deeds of kindness on land and sea: Grant, we pray thee, that thy Church may never cease to work for the happiness of children, the safety of sailors, the relief of the poor, and the help of those tossed by tempests of doubt or grief; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. In the Bible
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