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A Collect for Euphrosyne/Smaragdus of Alexandra Monastic, 5th Century MERCIFUL GOD, who looks not with outward eyes but discerns the heart of each: we confess that those whom we love the most are often strangers to us. Give to all parents and children, we pray, the grace to see one another as they truly are and thou hast called them to be. All this we ask in the name of Jesus Christ, our only Mediator and Advocate, who lives and reigns with thee and the Holy, One God, Now and Forever, Indeed. AMEN