Dear Lord, we ask your blessing on Ryan this day. We thank you for the gifts he has brought to our family and for the love that he and Mary share. Continue to draw them closer together and closer to you, and give him the graces he needs each day. Amen.
All-powerful and ever-living God, when Abraham left his native land and departed from his people you kept him safe through all his journeys. Protect John as he continues to serve overseas. Be his constant companion and his strength in every moment of every day, his refuge in every adversity. Guide him, O Lord, that he may balance the demands of work and family life, and draw him ever closer to you each day. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and may perpetual light shine upon them. May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
Heavenly Creator of the universe, we thank You for Alex to whom you've entrusted to our family. We want to cooperate with You fully in helping her grow into a free and responsible young lady and mature in the faith she received at Baptism. Grant us the grace to be able to guide her in the practice of virtue and the way of Your commandments by the good example of our lives, and by the loving observance of Your law and that of Your Church. Amen.
