Blessing- Birthday Celebrants

God of all creation, we offer you grateful praise for the gift of life. Hear
the prayers of N., your servant, who recalls today the day of his/her birth
and rejoices in your gifts of life and love, family and friends.
Bless him/her with your presence and surround him/her with your
love that he/she may enjoy many happy years, all of them pleasing to you.
We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Blessing-Wedding Celebrants
Almighty and eternal God, you have so exalted the unbreakable bond
of marriage that it has become the sacramental sign of your Son's union
with the Church as his spouse.
Look with favor on N. and N., whom you have united in marriage, as
they ask for your help and the protection of the Virgin Mary. They pray that
in good times and in bad they will grow in love for each other; that they will
resolve to be of one heart in the bond of peace.
Lord, in their struggles let them rejoice that you are near to help them;
in their needs let them know that you are there to rescue them; in their joys
let them see that you are the source and completion of every happiness.
We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Prayer to the Holy Family
O God, Heavenly Father, it was part of Your eternal decree that Your
only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ, the Savior of the human race, should form a
holy family with Mary, His blessed mother, and His foster father, Saint
Joseph. In Nazareth, home life was sanctified, and a perfect example was
given to every Christian family. Grant, we beseech You, that we may fully
comprehend and faithfully imitate the virtues of the Holy Family so that we
may be united with them one day in their heavenly glory. Through the same
Christ our Lord. Amen.