Pastoral Outreach to Christian Marriage

Formation, Preparation, Celebration, and Continuing Education
Appendix A: Individual Diriment Impediments
Appendix B: Pastoral Aid to Enhance Dialogue with an Engaged Couple
Appendix C: Recommended Outline for Marriage Ministry Contacts
Appendix D: Marriage Preparation Programs
Appendix E: FOCCUS Premarital Inventory
Appendix F: Natural Family Planning (NFP)
Appendix G: Marriage and Family Resources
Appendix H: Anniversary Blessing of a Married Couple
Appendix I: Prayer of the Engaged
Appendix J: Prayers of the Faithful
Appendix K: Marriage Ministry Certification Program
Appendix L: Gaudium et Spes: Fostering the Nobility of Marriage and the Family (Excerpts)
Appendix M: Glossary of Terms
Appendix N: References
Appendix O: Statistical Data on Marriage
Appendix P: Helpful Quotes and Insights
Appendix Q: WMD Sample Prayer Services & Liturgies

Home In the Spirit of Cana Table of Contents Acknowledgements Preface Introduction Formation Preparation Celebration Continuing Education Conclusion Appendices Other Resources

Appendix J:  Prayers of the Faithful

For newly married couples...
that their love for each other will grow stronger as they learn to live, work, serve and pray together.

For couples who are expecting a child...
that they will find joy and fulfillment in sharing their lives and their love.

For couples experiencing infertility...
that they may find peace and hope.

For couples who are anticipating adoption...
that they may be patient and hopeful as they await the fulfillment of their dream.

For couples who are struggling in their marriage...
that they may work and pray to resolve their differences.

For couples who are parenting children with special needs...
that they may have patience and appreciation for the gifts this child brings.

For couples who are sending children to school for the first time...
that they may rejoice in this opportunity for growth.

For couples who have children going away from home for the first time...
that they may let go with grace and trust God.

For couples who face an “empty nest”...
that they may appreciate the gifts of this new stage in their life together.

For couples who find themselves parenting their grandchildren...
that they may have courage and strength.

For couples who are celebrating wedding anniversaries...
that they will look back with joyful nostalgia and look forward with joyful hope.

For couples who face the debilitating or terminal illness of one of the partners...
that the faith and love they have built will sustain them.

For all married couples...
that they will remember always why they chose each other and put God and each other above all else. 

For couples who have made every attempt to save their marriage and have not succeeded...
that they may part without forgetting that each of them is a child of God and is loved. 

For couples whose marriages have failed...
that each may have the wisdom to deal with each other respectfully and to refrain from using the children against each other.

For couples who are caring for aging parents...
that they may have courage, fortitude, and patience and that they may remember to honor each other as they honor the elderly.

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