Lord God,
you made us out of nothing
and redeemed us by the precious Blood of your only Son.
Preserve the work of your hands,
and defend both me and the tender fruit of my womb
from all perils and evils.
I beg of you, for myself,
your grace, protection, and a happy delivery.
Sanctify my child
and make this child yours forever.
Grant this through Christ our Lord.
R/. Amen
Source: Catholic Household Blessings and Prayers (p. 234)
取材自 詠16
天主，求你保祐我，因為我只投靠你。我對天主說：「惟有你是我的上主，惟有你是我的幸福。」
我要讚頌引導我的上主，我心連夜間也向我督促。我常將上主置於我的眼前，我決不動搖，因他在我右邊。因此，我心高興，我靈喜歡，連我的肉軀也無憂安眠。
請你將生命的道路指示給我，惟有在你面前有圓滿的喜悅，永遠在你右邊也是我的福樂。
Prayer of a Future Wife
ADAPTED FROM PSALM 16
Keep me, O God, for in you I take refuge;
I say to the Lord, “My God are you.
Apart from you I have no good.”
I bless the Lord who counsels me;
even in the night my heart exhorts me.
I set the Lord ever before me;
with him at my right hand I shall not be disturbed.
Therefore my heart is glad and my soul rejoices,
my body abides in confidence.
You, O Lord, will show me the path to life,
fullness of joys in your presence,
the delights at your right hand forever.
Source: Catholic Household Blessings and Prayers (p. 252)
主耶穌，我現正孕育着一個小生命，他(她)是祢給我的希望，更是祢藉我顯示祢慈愛的見證，我全心感謝祢。
在我期待正殷的這個時刻，求祢幫助我切實遵行祢的旨意，賜給我一顆我慈母之心：慷慨、勇毅、純潔。
我因那還未認識的小天使而焦慮、 恐懼和願望：這一切情緒，我全獻給祢，求祢悅納。又求祢福佑他(她)心靈純潔，身體健全。
至聖童貞瑪利亞，妳嘗盡了爲人之母的喜樂，請賜給我一顆虔誠的心，好能把信仰的種籽播種在子孫後代的心田裏。 天上的慈母，請以妳的轉求和妳聖子的全能，聖化我的期待，堅強我的望德，使胎兒在道德的馨香中誕生和成長。亞孟。
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