Good and gracious God,
We come again to the time we set asi
de for gratitude.
We have much to be thankful for, even amidst our challenges.
We thank you for the gift of our lives
and for all those scientists, doctors, nurses, and caregivers
who fight for the lives of those affected by this pandemic.
Bless their lives and their work.
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Good and gracious God, you showed us the importance of fathers when you chose Joseph to care for your Son.
Bless all the fathers who share your unconditional love with their children.
Bring comfort to those fathers who have lost children, or are estranged from their children, and all those who mourn the loss of their beloved fathers.
Share your blessings with all those who yearn for a father’s love and heal those wounded by a father’s fallibilities.
Bless all men who mentor and nurture children who are not their own and become fathers to children who need them.
Help us, the sons and daughters of their hearts and bodies, to return their love and honor them as Jesus honored Joseph.
Amen
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Good and gracious God,
We thank you today for the gift of Motherhood, brought to perfection in our holy mother, Mary.
We ask you to bless all mothers, who show your face to the world through their love.
We ask you to comfort those who bear the pain of losing a child and those for whom motherhood is a broken dream.
Bless with your peace those who mourn the loss of their mothers or suffer wounds from a mother’s imperfections.
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