marriage
A Broken Relationship
How can I face the future Lord, for my heart is broken. The love of my life has grown weary of our relationship and has walked away from me ...
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Christian Courtship
Catholic Prayers to Find a Spouse, Courtship & Vocations
Dating and courtship in Catholic spirituality are acts of joyful discernment. Praying for your future spouse before even meeting them consecrates your future family to God, asking St. Raphael to guide your paths toward a partner of virtue and faith.
“He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord.”
— Proverbs 18:22
Treasury of Prayers (36)
Curated Liturgical Collectionmarriage
A Marriage Blessing Prayer
We thank you, O God, for the Love You have implanted in our hearts. May it always inspire us to be kind in our words, considerate of feelin...
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marriage
A New Christian�s Sad Prayer For Her Husband
Dear God, neither my husband nor I were saved when we were first married and things were pretty good between us. But now Father God, I have ...
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guidance
A Prayer for Guidance
Lord Jesus, may everything I do begin with You, continue with Your help, and be done under Your guidance. May my sharing in the Mass free me...
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marriage
A Prayer For My Spouse
Dear heavenly Father, I thank You for the spouse with which You have blessed me, and pray that we may continue to grow together in love with...
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guidance
A Prayer for the Gift of Wisdom
Great is the wisdom of the Lord! God Almighty, Your Wisdom includes An understanding of what is fair, What is logical, what is true, What is...
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guidance
A Prayer for Wisdom and Peace When Making Big Decisions
Dear heavenly Father, you number our hairs and determine our days; you hang the stars and feed the sparrows; you open doors no one can shut...
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guidance
A Prayer to Saint Therese De Lisieux for Guidance
Govern by all Thy Wisdom, O Lord, so that my soul may always be serving Thee as Thou dost Will, and not as I may choose. Do not punish me, I...
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general
A Single Mother�s Prayer
Loving Lord, I know that You have ordained that families consist of two parents, but I find myself alone with no loving partner as I would d...
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marriage
A Single Person Praying for Their Future Spouse (In Honor of St. Raphael)
> 📜 **Historical & Biblical Origin**: Inspired by the Archangel Saint Raphael (*God Heals*), who guided young Tobias safely on his long jou...
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guidance
Bow Before Your Wisdom
O Holy Spirit, Spirit of Wisdom, Counsel, and Understanding, guide our steps along the narrow path that leads to life. Lord, I acknowledge ...
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guidance
Direction of Intention
My God, I give you this day. I offer you, now, all of the good that I shall do and I promise to accept, for love of you, all of the difficu...
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guidance
Direction of the Intention before Holy Communion #1
I intend to assist at the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, and to receive the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, according to the rite of t...
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guidance
Direction of the Intention before Holy Communion #2
Joy with peace, amendment of life, time for true repentance, the grace and comfort of the Holy Ghost, perseverance in good works, a contrite...
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guidance
Discernment In The Last Days
Loving Lord I know that it says in the Bible that the people of this world do not understand the Scriptures nor do they understand the thing...
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guidance
Discernment In The Midst Of Deception
Loving Father, I know that we are living in days when there is so much deception that it is often difficult to know the truth. Deception not...
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marriage
During a Heated Marital Quarrel: Breaking the Wall of Silence and Pride
> 📜 **Historical & Biblical Origin**: Rooted in Ephesians 4:26 ("Let not the sun go down upon your wrath, neither give place to the devil")...
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family
Father's Prayer for his Wife During Active Labor and Childbirth Delivery
> 📜 **Historical & Biblical Origin**: Grounded in Saint Joseph's loving, protective vigil beside the Blessed Virgin Mary in the quiet cave ...
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marriage
For A Christian Husband Serving Abroad
Loving Lord and Heavenly Father, I bring to You my dear husband, who is serving far from home in the military forces. Lord, it is hard for u...
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guidance
For A Discerning Heart
Loving Father God, I pray that I accept the truth of Your Word, that I turn my ear to listen intently to Your words of wisdom, and that I op...
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peace
For A Husband That Is Disinterested In Salvation
Loving Heavenly Father, thank You for saving me, thank You for Jesus. Thank You, for dying for me on the cross and for bringing me into Your...
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marriage
For An Unsaved Husband Serving Abroad
Dear God, I thank You that I am Your child and that nothing can snatch me out of Your hands, but Lord, You know the state of my husband�s he...
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strength
For Continued Strength To Pray For Unbelieving Wife
Heavenly Father, for so long I have prayed for my wife to come to faith in Jesus and it seems like the years are turning into decades and Lo...
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guidance
For Discernment To Give Godly Counsel
Loving Lord, I ask that You would give me a wise and understanding heart. A heart that readily discerns Your will, so that I make the best c...
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marriage
For Integrity In My Husband
Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for my dear husband and the life that we have together.I know that he desires to uphold Your perfect standar...
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marriage
For My Husband Who Is Returning To Prison
Lord Jesus, help me I pray. I am in anguish and sadness that my husband has been returned to prison and ask that You would show him the erro...
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marriage
For My Wife To Become A Mature Woman Of God
Dear Lord, how I praise You for the gift of my wife. I pray Lord, that day by day she may become mature in the faith, a holy woman of prayer...
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guidance
For Strength and Wisdom
Thank You, Lord, for being there for me and allowing me to cry out to you in my times of need. It is amazing to me that the Lord of the Uni...
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intercession
For Those Who Suddenly Become Single Again
Loving Father, we thank You for the way You have formed us into families and for the joys of family life, but Father there are many who have...
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guidance
For Wisdom In My Relationship With My Boyfriend
Heavenly Father, my heart is trusting in you for your great help. Lord, I've been in a relationship with my boyfriend for almost six years n...
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guidance
For Wisdom In The Gifts Entrusted To Me
Loving Lord, instil in me a grateful and generous heart I pray, and may I grow in grace and mature in the faith so that I may be entrusted b...
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guidance
For Wisdom Regarding Strongholds
Heavenly Father, I know that the Bible says that we do not wrestle against the powers from the earthly sphere, but against satanic forces in...
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guidance
For Your Guidance in My Retirement
Loving Lord, I thank You for the opportunity to step aside from the hustle and bustle of work-a-day living and for the opportunity to enjoy...
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guidance
Give Me Discerning Eyes
Almighty God,author of my life,help me learn to read what you have written on my heart.Give me discerning eyesand an untiring spiritto look...
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marriage
Have Mercy On My Unsaved Husband
Dear Lord, have mercy on my unsaved husband. I pray that he will come to full and free salvation. Have mercy on him Lord, and draw him to Yo...
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healing
Healing From An Emotional Abusive Spouse
Heavenly Father, my hope is You alone, for You have promised to draw close to those that are broken-hearted, distressed and abused. Father, ...
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Understanding Prayer for Finding a Spouse
Why is St. Raphael the patron of finding a spouse?
In the Book of Tobit, the Archangel Raphael guided Tobias on his journey to find and marry Sarah, delivering her from demonic affliction and blessing their marriage.
What is the traditional prayer for a future spouse?
The St. Raphael Prayer for Courtship asks for purity of heart, patience in single life, and heavenly guidance to recognize the person God has prepared for you.