God of wisdom and might,
we praise you for the wonders of our being,
for mind, body, and spirit.
Be with our children as they begin
a new school year (or semester/term).
Bless them and their teachers and staff.
Give them strength and grace as their bodies grow;
wisdom and knowledge to their minds
as they search for understanding;
and peace and zeal to their spirits.
We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord.
R. Amen.
Source: Catholic Household Blessings and Prayers (p. 301)
God,
you are like a mother to us all,
nourishing all creatures with food and with blessing.
Strengthen my child with (my milk/this food)
and with the warmth of our nearness.
Or:
Blessed are you, Lord, God of all creation: you nourish all your children.
Source: Catholic Household Blessings and Prayers (p. 238)
Good Lord,
you have tenderly loved us,
and given us this home and good friends.
May we make a true home for this child
where he/she will learn trust in us and in you.
(May his/her brothers and sisters rejoice in their own growing up
as they help to care for this child.)
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
R/. Amen.
Source: Catholic Household Blessings and Prayers (p. 238)
O God, we give you thanks for N.,
whom you have welcomed into our family.
Bless this family.
Confirm a lively sense of your presence with us,
and grant us patience and wisdom,
that our lives may show forth the love of Christ,
as we bring N. up to love all that is good.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
R/. Amen.
Source: Catholic Household Blessings and Prayers (p. 237 – p. 238)
(For couples who hope to conceive or adopt a child, this psalm and prayer can be joined to table prayers or used at other times.)
PSALM 145:13-21
The LORD is faithful in all his words
and holy in all his works.
The LORD lifts up all who are falling
and raises up all who are bowed down.
The eyes of all look hopefully to you,
and you give them their food in due season;
You open your hand
and satisfy the desire of every living thing.
The LORD is just in all his ways
and holy in all his works.
The LORD is near to all who call upon him,
to all who call upon him in truth.
He fulfills the desire of those who fear him,
he hears their cry and saves them.
The LORD keeps all who love him,
but all the wicked he will destroy.
May my mouth speak the praise of the LORD,
and may all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever.
PRAYER
God our Creator,
by your love the world is filled with life,
through your generosity one generation
gives life to another,
and so are your wonders told and your praises sung.
We look to you in our love and in our need:
may it be your will that we bear (adopt) a child
to share our home and faith.
Loving God, be close to us
as we pray to love and do your will.
You are our God, nourishing us forever and ever.
R/. Amen.
Source: Catholic Household Blessings and Prayers (p. 224 – p. 225)
天主藉着童貞瑪利亞產下她的愛子, 為世界帶來了喜樂和光明。願基督以他神聖
的喜樂充滿你的心，並保守你和你的嬰孩安全，免於傷害。因父，及子，及聖神
之名，亞孟。
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慈愛之父，祢的聖言是由愛所表達，創造了人類大家庭，而時期一滿，祢那位在愛中受孕的聖
子，恢復人類大家庭與祢的友誼。
請俯聽待產父母的祈禱；當他們焦慮時，平息他們內心的恐懼。
請守護和支援這些父母，把他們的孩子安全地帶來到這世界，並賜予他們健康，使他們能以祢
家庭的成員身份讚美祢，光榮祢；
因祢的聖子，我們的主耶穌基督，從現在直到永遠，亞孟。
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天父，從這些嬰兒受孕那刻開始，你已知悉他們的名字。在他們生命首個時辰的
寧靜中，細胞分裂令他們的肉身加速形成，同時你的愛已散發到他們心靈深處，
而讓他們依照你的肖像和模樣而逐漸成長。就在我們期待著他們誕生時，願眾天
使的頌歌伴隨着我們的祈禱。我們所祈求是靠着你的愛子，那位在童貞女胎內受
孕，並為我們降生和受死的主，永生永王，亞孟。
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天主，萬有的創造者，懇求你撫養、保護小孩子，讓他們在母胎這避難所獲享安
全。你奇妙地創造了他們的身心、臟腑與靈魂，為此求你增強我們的意志，懷著
愛心培育和保護他們。請賜給我們眼睛，可看得見他們如同我們的弟兄姐妹；賜
給我們頭腦，可接納他們如同我們自己的一樣；並賜給我們信德，可護衛他們有
如你的孩子。藉著我們的聖母──亦是一切小嬰孩的母親──瑪利亞的轉求，我
們因你的聖子──我們的主基督──向你祈求，亞孟。
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主耶穌，你忠信地到訪及親臨，成全了教會及人類的歷史；你藉著聖體聖血的神
妙聖事，讓我們參與你天主性的生命，並讓我們預嚐永恆生命的喜樂；我們朝拜
你，讚美你。
俯伏在你──生命的泉源和生命的熱愛者──的跟前，我們懇求你親臨，並活在
我們當中。
請重新喚醒我們尊重每個尚未出生的生命，使我們能從母腹中的孩子身上，看到
創造者的奇妙化工，並打開我們的心靈，好能慷慨地迎接每個孩子的誕生。
請祝福所有家庭，聖化夫妻間的共融，使他們的愛情結出果實。
請以聖神光照立法機關所作的抉擇，使人民和國家及功域能認識和尊重人類每個
生命的神聖本質。
請引導科學家和醫生的工作，使其一切成就都為人的整全福祉作出貢獻，並且不
要讓任何人承受壓制或不公。
請賜予行政官員和經濟學家具創意的愛德，使他們實現和促進充足的條件，令年
輕的家庭能安詳地接受新生命的誕生。
請安慰因不能懷孕而感受苦楚的已婚夫婦; 藉著你的美善，請給予他們所需的一
切。
請教導我們眾人關顧孤兒或被遺棄的孩子，使他們能經驗你慈愛的溫暖、你聖心
的安慰。
偕同瑪利亞──你的母親──那最具信德的偉人，在她腹中你曾取了人性; 我們
等待著要從你──我們唯一至真的美善和救主──獲得力量，使我們得以憐愛和
服務生命，同時亦嚮往那永遠活在你內而與天主聖三契合的共融。
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