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 Prayer Card:
A Father's Prayer, by Father Angelus Shaughnessy, O.F.M. Cap.
Suggested Offering: $1.00
The following prayer
appears on the reverse side of this prayer card:
"I praise and thank You,
heavenly Father, for giving to me and to my dear spouse the grace and privilege
of procreating and co-creating with You, our precious offspring. After the
presence of Your Divine Son in the Blessed Sacrament, our fruitful union just
has to be the most tangible expression of Your love in this world. Our
children's souls are a direct creation from Your hand, like the creation of the
world at the beginning of time.
Teach us to raise our children as You would, with
loving firmness and tender care. Help me to respect and affirm my devoted wife
with great affection, convinced that the greatest gift I can ever give to my
children is true love for their mother. Let them know in what love they are
bonded. Never let me do or say anything that would show them behavior unworthy
of You. Give me the grace ever to show them Your way.
Make me a man of my word who will be loyal to You and
the Church and faithful to the teachings of Jesus. May I assume the spiritual
leadership of our family, the domestic Church, by encouraging prayer in our home
at mealtime as well as in the morning and at night. Guide me in the decisions we
make for our children so that it will be clear to them what they must do to
reach heaven.
What an awesome responsibility for me! With Your
support and inspiration I know I will be up to it, because I ask in the name of
Your Son, Jesus. Amen. " |
