The oldest saints of the Church are never far from us. Ask the Fourteen Holy Helpers for their unfailing intercession with these tried and true prayers.
Prayer for Children
Holy Helpers, assist me to give thanks to God for blessing me with children. Having received them from Him, it is my duty to train them for His service. Therefore I commend them to your special protection. Guard them from sin, help them to know and fulfill their duties, preserve them from all harm of body and soul; pray for them that they may be and remain children of God. For me, obtain the grace always to take good care of them, to edify them by good example, to punish their faults wisely, to preserve their innocence, and to instruct them unto piety, so that they and I may together enjoy the eternal happiness of Heaven. Amen.
Prayer for Parents
Holy Helpers, mighty intercessors with God in all necessities; God strictly commanded that children should love, honor, and obey their parents. Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ Himself gave them the example of submission and obedience by being subject to His mother and foster father. I commend myself to your powerful intercession and implore you to obtain for me the grace to follow His example. For my parents I implore protection from all evil of body and soul, a long and prosperous life, and a happy death. Reward them for all the care, anxiety, labor, and trouble which they underwent patiently for my sake, with the eternal crown of heavenly glory. Amen.
Prayer for Spouses
Holy Helpers, powerful intercessors at the throne of God, by whose providence we were indissolubly joined in holy wedlock through the sacramental bonds of matrimony; obtain for us, through your intercession, the grace to dwell together in mutual love and peace, and to fulfil faithfully the duties of our state of life; that following the example of the saints and elect who lived in wedlock, we may merit God’s grace and blessing by a virtuous life here on earth, and united in Heaven, praise and bless Him forever. Amen.
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This article is taken from a chapter in The Fourteen Holy Helpers by Fr. Bonaventure Hammer, OFM which is available from TAN Books.
