Here’s a closing prayer for a
graduation ceremony. It was written by Dr. Debra Mooney and posted on jesuitresource.org.
Closing Prayer at
Graduation
Gracious and Loving God,
We ask, now, for your almighty hand to be upon our graduates
We ask, now, for your almighty hand to be upon our graduates
as they and their families
celebrate this grand milestone.
May they find comfort from this
community’s continued embrace and support
as they journey through
life.
May they find strength in the
excellence of their academic preparation.
Bless their lives from this day
on with goodness and success.
Enable them to stay true to
their dreams for your greater glory,
to discern what is right, good
and just,
and to use their gifts wisely
and in service to others.
Empower them to walk into the
future with faith, hope, & great love
guided by your light so that
they may use their talents
to, in the words of St Ignatius
Loyola,
“Go forth and set the world on
fire.”
Grace be to them, grace be to us all. Amen.
~ offered by Dr. Debra Mooney; 2016. Posted on jesuitresource.org. http://www.xavier.edu/jesuitresource/online-resources/Graduation-and-Graduates.cfm
