Here
is a prayer of blessing for fathers on Father’s Day. It was written by Tony Rossi and posted on JesuitResource.org.
Prayer for Fathers
Heavenly
Father,
Today we ask You to bless our earthly fathers
for the many times they reflected the love, strength,
Today we ask You to bless our earthly fathers
for the many times they reflected the love, strength,
generosity,
wisdom and mercy
that
You exemplify in Your relationship with us, Your children.
We honor our fathers
We honor our fathers
for
putting our needs above their own convenience and comfort;
for teaching us to show courage and determination in the face of adversity;
for challenging us to move beyond self-limiting boundaries;
for modeling the qualities that would turn us
for teaching us to show courage and determination in the face of adversity;
for challenging us to move beyond self-limiting boundaries;
for modeling the qualities that would turn us
into
responsible, principled, caring adults.
Not all our fathers lived up to these ideals.
Give them the grace to acknowledge and learn from their mistakes.
Give us the grace to extend to them
Not all our fathers lived up to these ideals.
Give them the grace to acknowledge and learn from their mistakes.
Give us the grace to extend to them
the
same forgiveness that you offer us all.
Help us to resist the urge to stay stuck in past bitterness,
instead, moving forward with humility and peace of heart.
We ask your blessing on those men who served as father figures in our lives
when our biological fathers weren't able to do so.
May the love and selflessness they showed us
be returned to them in all their relationships,
and help them to know that their influence
has changed us for the better.
Give new and future fathers the guidance they need
to raise happy and holy children,
grounded in a love for God and other people -
and remind these fathers that treating their wives
with dignity, compassion and respect is
one of the greatest gifts they can give their children.
We pray that our fathers who have passed into the next life
have been welcomed into Your loving embrace,
and that our family will one be day be reunited
Help us to resist the urge to stay stuck in past bitterness,
instead, moving forward with humility and peace of heart.
We ask your blessing on those men who served as father figures in our lives
when our biological fathers weren't able to do so.
May the love and selflessness they showed us
be returned to them in all their relationships,
and help them to know that their influence
has changed us for the better.
Give new and future fathers the guidance they need
to raise happy and holy children,
grounded in a love for God and other people -
and remind these fathers that treating their wives
with dignity, compassion and respect is
one of the greatest gifts they can give their children.
We pray that our fathers who have passed into the next life
have been welcomed into Your loving embrace,
and that our family will one be day be reunited
in
your heavenly kingdom.
In union with St. Joseph,
whom you entrusted with Your Son,
we ask Your generous blessings today and every day. Amen.
~ written by Tony Rossi and posted on JesuitResource.org. https://www.xavier.edu/jesuitresource/online-resources/prayer-index/fathers-day-prayers
In union with St. Joseph,
whom you entrusted with Your Son,
we ask Your generous blessings today and every day. Amen.
~ written by Tony Rossi and posted on JesuitResource.org. https://www.xavier.edu/jesuitresource/online-resources/prayer-index/fathers-day-prayers
