until we meet again prayer (a Jesus Christ's Easter Blessing)

Prayer:

May the road rise to meet you,

May the wind be always at your back,

May the sun shine warm upon your face,

May the rain fall soft upon your fields,

And, until we meet again,

May God hold you in the palm of His hand.

~anonymous

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prayer for Saint Patrick's Day

Saint Patrick's Day Prayer:

God our Father,

you sent Saint Patrick

to preach your glory to the people of Ireland.

By the help of his prayers,

may all Christians proclaim your love to all men.

Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,

who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,

One God, for ever and ever.

Amen.

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prayer for fathers (fathers' day)

Prayer:

I thank You dear God,

for giving me my father.

Enlighten me so I may realize -

the depth of his love for me

and the greatness of his sacrifices for me.

His fatherly care reflects Your goodness;

his manliness - Your strength;

his understanding - Your wisdom.

He is Your faithful servant and image.

Bless him with peace of soul,

health of body,

and success in his work.

Amen.

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travel prayer (for strength) to saint christopher, travellers' patron

Prayer:

Grant, we beseech You Almighty God,

that we, who honor the memory of the Blessed Christopher, Your martyr,

may - by his intercession -

be strengthened in the love of Your name;

through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son,

who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

one God forever and ever.

Amen.

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wedding anniversary prayer

Prayer:
O God,
I thank You that You have given us another year of life together.
I thank You for the love which grows more precious
and the bonds which grow more close each day.
I thank You for the happiness we have known together;
for all the experience of sunshine and of shadow -
through which we have come to today.
I ask You forgiveness -
for any disloyalty on my part;
for any times when I was difficult to live with;
for any selfishness and inconsiderateness;
for any lack of sympathy and of understanding;
for anything which spoiled even for a moment -
the perfect relationship which marriage should be.
Spare us to each other to go on walking the way of life together,
and grant that for us it may be true that the best is yet to be.
Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

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when friends are away

Prayer / Blessing / Poem:

May the good Lord bless and keep you

whether near of far away,

May you find that long awaited day today.

May your troubles all be small ones,

and your fortunes ten times ten.

May the good Lord bless and keep you

till we meet again.

May you walk with sunlight shining,

and a blue bird in every tree.

May there be a silver lining

back of every cloud you see. -

Fill your dreams with sweet tomorrow -

Never mind what might have been.

May the good Lord bless and keep you

till we meet again,

till we meet again.

Amen.

-anon.

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a soldier's memorial day prayer

A Soldier's [Memorial Day] Prayer:

Heart of Jesus,

my Leader and my King,

while I am doing my military service,

make me loyal to my country -

and to my flag.

May I always do my duty as I see it -

and never take the easy way out.

May no sin injure my loyalty to You,

and my country,

and the ideals for which it stands.

[- And prayerfully with all these,

may my sacrifice be remembered -

as my predecessors have been,

and my duty - be honored,

as I perform - for Your Glory.]

Heart of Jesus,

I trust in You.

Amen.

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birthday prayer

Prayer:

O God,

I thank You for giving me another year of life.

I thank You for all the people who have remembered me today,

and who have sent me cards, and letters, and good wishes and presents;

for everything which I have been enabled by You -

to do, and to be in the past year.

I thank You for all the experiences of the past year -

for times of success, which will always be happy memories;

for times of failure, which reminded me of my own weakness -

and for my need of You;

for times of joy, when the sun was shining;

for times of sorrow, which drove me to You.

Forgive me, for the hours I have wasted;

for the chances I failed to take;

for the opportunities I missed in the past year.

Forgive me, that I have not made of life all that I may have made of it -

and could have made of it.

And help me in the days which lie ahead -

to make this the best year yet,

and in it to bring credit to myself,

happiness to my loved ones,

and joy to You.

These I ask for Jesus' sake.

Amen.

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parent's consecration of their children to saint joseph

(Baptism) Prayer:

O glorious Saint Joseph,

to you God committed the care of His only begotten Son

amid the many dangers of this world.

We come to you and ask you

to take under your special protection -

the children God has given us.

Through holy baptism they became children of God

and members of His holy Church.

We consecrate them to you today,

that through this consecration they may become your foster children.

Guard them, guide their steps in life,

form their hearts after the hearts of Jesus and Mary.

Amen.

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marriage prayer

Prayer:

O God,

we two want to begin our life together with You,

and we want always to continue it with You.

Help us never to hurt

and never to grieve one another.

Help us to share all our work,

all our hopes, all our dreams,

all our successes and all our failures,

all our sorrows and all our joys.

Help us to have no secrets from one another,

so that we may be truly one.

Keep us always true to one another,

and grant that all the years ahead

- may draw us closer to one another.

Grant that nothing may ever come between us,

and nothing may ever make us drift apart.

And as we live with one another,

help us to live with You,

so that our love may grow perfect in Your love -

for You are the God whose name is Love.

These we ask for Your love's sake. Amen.
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prayer for mother (especially on mother's day)

Prayer:
Lord Jesus,
look with mercy and love upon my mother.
Reward her untiring generosity,
her love, her care for me.
I ask for her the same blessings You desired for Your Mother:
health of body, peace of soul, happiness of family,
and the bountiful grace of God.
Give her the richest joy of a mother's heart -
that her child may grow in wisdom and grace before God and men.
Amen.
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prayer for eastertide

Prayer:

O Lord Jesus Christ!

Today by dying You destroyed our death,

and by rising You restored our life.

Help us never to forget Your risen presence forever with us.

Help us to remember that You are with us:

in every time of perplexity - to guide and direct us,

in every time of sorrow - to comfort us,

in every time of temptation - to strengthen and to inspire us,

in every time of loneliness - to cheer and to befriend us,

even in death - to bring us through the waters

to the glory of the other side.

Make us certain

that there is nothing in time or in eternity

which can separate us from You,

so that in Your presence we may meet life with gallantry

and death without fear.

We ask You these for Your love's sake. Amen.
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