A Parent's Prayer to

St. Joseph
O glorious St. 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.
St. Joseph,
who felt the tribulation and worry of a
parent
when the child Jesus was lost,
protect our dear children for time and
eternity.
May you be their father and counsellor.
Let them, like Jesus,
grow in age as well as in wisdom and
grace
before God and men.
Preserve them from the corruption of his
world,
and give us the grace one day to be
united
with them in Heaven forever.
Amen.

Parent's Prayer
All praise to You, Lord Jesus,
Lover of children:
Bless our family,
And help us to lead our children to You.
Give us light and strength,
And courage when our task is difficult.
Let Your Spirit fill us with love and
peace,
So that we may help our children to love
You.
All glory and praise are Yours, Lord
Jesus,
For ever and ever.
Amen.

Parents' Prayer for

Their Children
O God the Father of mankind, who hast
given unto me these my children, and
committed them to my charge to bring
them up for Thee, and to prepare them
for eternal life: help me with Thy
heavenly grace, that I may be able to
fulfil this most sacred duty and
stewardship. Teach me both what to give
and what to withhold; when to reprove
and when to forbear; make me to be
gentle, yet firm; considerate and
watchful; and deliver me equally from
the weakness of indulgence, and the
excess of severity; and grant that, both
by word and example, I may be careful
to lead them in the ways of wisdom and
true piety, so that at last I may, with
them, be admitted to the unspeakable
joys of our true home in heaven, in the
company of the blessed Angels and
Saints. Amen.

O Heavenly Father, I commend my

children to Thy care. Be Thou their God
and Father; and mercifully supply
whatever is lacking in me through frailty
or negligence. Strengthen them to
overcome the corruptions of the world,
whether from within or without; and
deliver them from the secret snares of
the enemy. Pour Thy grace into their
hearts, and strengthen and multiply in
them the gifts of Thy Holy Spirit, that
they may daily grow in grace and in
knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ; and
so, faithfully serving Thee here, may
come to rejoice in Thy presence
hereafter. Amen.

A Parent's Prayer for

their Children
O Heavenly Father,
I commend my children unto Thee.
Be Thou their God and Father;
and mercifully supply whatever is
wanting in me
through frailty or negligence.
Strengthen them to overcome the
corruptions of the world,
to resist all solicitations to evil,
whether from within or without;
and deliver them from the secret snares
of the enemy.
Pour Thy grace into their hearts,
and confirm and multiply in them the
gifts of Thy Holy Spirit,
that they may daily grow in grace
and in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus
Christ;
and so, faithfully serving Thee here,
may come to rejoice in Thy presence
hereafter.
Amen.

Parents' Prayer for

Their Children
Lord God! Thou hast called us to the
holy state of matrimony and hast been
pleased to make us parents. We
recommend to Thee our dear children.
We entrust them to Thy fatherly care.
May they be a source of consolation, not
only to us, but chiefly to Thee, Who are
their Creator. Be watchful, O Lord; help
and defend them.
Grant us the grace to guide them in the
way of Thy commandments. This we
will do by our own perfect observance of
Thy holy law and that of our holy
Mother, the Church. Make us conscious
of our grave obligation to You and bless
our efforts to serve You. We humbly ask
this blessing from the bottom of our
hearts, for ourselves and for the children
whom Thou hast been pleased to give us.
We dedicate them to Thee, O Lord. Do
Thou keep them as the apple of Thy eye
and protect them under the shadow of
Thy wings. Make us worthy to come, at
last, to heaven, together with them,
giving thanks unto Thee, Our Father, for
the loving care Thou hast had of our
entire family, and praising Thee together
through endless ages.
Amen.

Prayer of Parents for

Their Children # 1
O Jesus, Lover of Children, bestow Your
Most precious graces on those whom
You have confided to our care. Increase
in them Faith, Hope and Charity. May
Your love lead them to solid piety,
inspiring them with dread for sin, love of
work and an ardent desire of worthily
approaching Your Holy Table. Preserve
in them innocence and purity of heart;
and if they should offend You, grant
them the grace of a prompt and sincere
repentance. From Your Tabernacle watch
over them day and night; protect them in
all their ways. Grant that they may
acquire the knowledge that they need to
embrace the state of life to which You
have called them. Grant us a sincere
love, constant vigilance and generous
devotedness towards them. Grant us all
consolation on earth and eternal reward
in heaven.

Prayer of Parents for

Their Children # 2
O Lord, omnipotent Father, we give you
thanks for having given us children.
They are our joy, and we accept with
serenity the worries, fears and labours
which bring us pain. Help us to live
them sincerely. Through us you gave life
to them; from eternity you knew them
and loved them. Give us wisdom to
guide them, patience to teach them,
vigilance to accustom them to the good
through our example.
Support our love so that we may receive
them back when they have strayed and
make them good. It is often so difficult
to understand them, to be as they would
want us to be, to help them to go on their

way. Grant that they may always see our

home as a haven in their time of need.
Teach us and help us, O good Father,
through the merits of Jesus, your Son
and our Lord.
Amen.