5 Days of Intentional Prayer for Your Child: Day 1Orthodox Mother’s Prayer for Her Children
(or a Father’s Prayer)
“Holy Father, Immortal, from whom all goodness and gentleness comes,
Penitently I pray to you for the children whom you have given me to bear.
Keep them in your grace and holiness, that your name may be glorified in them.
Direct me, by your grace, to raise them toward the glory of your holy name and the benefit of others.
Grant me the gift of patience necessary to do so.
Oh, Lord, enlighten the minds of my children to learn to love your wisdom and to learn to love you with all their souls and thoughts.
Instill in their hearts the fear of every vice, that they may be able to go the right way without sin.
Adorn their souls with purity, goodness, humility, diligence, patience, and every virtue.
Guard their lips from all slander and lies.
Bless my children, that they may progress in virtue and holiness under your care.
O Good Lord, I pray you, grant me joy and happiness from my children.
Keep me in righteousness and justice, that with my children I may stand before you on the dread Day of Judgment, and that without fear I may say,
‘Here I am, Lord, with the children you have given me, that together with them I may praise the most holy name of the Father and Son and Holy Spirit, unto ages of ages. Amen.’”