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O God,
you have created us in love
and saved us in mercy,
and through the bond of marriage
you have established the family
and willed that it should become a sign
of Christ's love for his Church.
Shower your blessings on this family
gathered here in your name.
Enable those who are joined by one love
to support one another by their fervor of spirit and devotion to prayer.
Make them responsive to the needs of others
and witnesses to the faith in all they say and do.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
--From Catholic Household Blessings
and Prayers NCCB/USCC 1989 |
