Prayer 

Heavenly Father,

We ask You to bless our fathers for the many times they reflected the love, strength, generosity, wisdom and mercy that You show in Your relationship with us, Your children. 

We honour 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 modelling the qualities that would turn us into responsible, principled, caring adults. 

We ask your blessing on those men who served as father figures in our lives. 

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 loved ones with dignity, compassion, and respect is one of the greatest gifts they can give their family and 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 day be reunited in Your heavenly kingdom. 

We ask Your generous blessings today and every day.

Amen.

St Norbert, pray for us