Here’s a family prayer for the
new year from Loyola Press.
A Family Prayer for the
New Year
God, thank you for a new year.
May everyone in our family be
willing to begin anew
with a clean slate.
We know that you are always ready
to forgive us.
Help us to be willing to forgive
ourselves
and to forgive one another.
As we begin a new year,
remind us of our truest values
and our deepest desires.
Help us to live in the goodness
that comes
from doing what you want us to
do.
Help us to put aside anxiety
about the future and the past,
so that we might live in peace
with you now,
one day at a time. Amen.
