Category: 丈夫及父親

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A Prayer for Mildness When Correcting Children

Divine Savior, who dwelt for three years among your disciples as a father among his children, how much did you have to suffer from their imperfections and failings; how calculated was often their conduct to excite impatience and anger? And yet were always so indulgent to them, so kind, so mild! An unfriendly, hard, cruel word never passed your lips. May I be like you in my demeanor towards my children! I must, if I am your disciple, and I wish to save my soul. May I then learn from thee to be meek. When the misconduct of my children causes impatience and anger in me, help me to overcome these emotions, that I may not manifest them. Grant that I may be calm and dispassionate in correcting or punishing my children. For “the anger of man works not the justice of God.” O meek Jesus, have mercy on me! AMEN.

Manual for Men

Thomas J. Olmsted, Bishop of Phoenix

Tan.Books

Charlotte, North Carolina

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Thanksgiving for My Marriage (Husband)

Lord, from my whole heart I thank you for having lead me through your sacrament into the married state, sanctified my matrimonial union, and opened the treasures of your grace to me, that I might be able to meet the duties of my state of life, and to persevere in fidelity and love towards my wife, in conjugal purity, and to bring up my children in your Church, and thus to work out my salvation. I thank you for every grace by virtue of this sacrament I have received. I thank you for your protection and assistance, and for all good which you have granted me and mine. Praise be to thee for all eternity!

For all that I have failed to do as a Christian husband, forgive me in your infinite mercy and for the sake of your Son, Jesus. I am firmly resolved that, with your assistance, I will strive harder to fulfil my duties faithfully and conscientiously.

For my wife also I ask you favor and grace. Grant that we, so intimately united by your sacrament, may always be in the love and fear of God, that our married life be, as it should, an image of the intimate union of Christ with his holy Church, and lead us to eternal life. Remember also, O Lord, the children you have given us. Bless and protect them, grant them grace that they may live according to your will. Assist me that I may bring them up entirely for you.

I pray this in the name of Jesus. AMEN.

Mary, pray for us. St. Joseph, pray for us.

Manual for Men

Thomas J. Olmsted, Bishop of Phoenix

Tan.Books

Charlotte, North Carolina