Prayers About Children
Find 50 prayers about Children to guide, comfort, and strengthen your faith.
Hannah's Prayer of Thanksgiving
My heart rejoices in the Lord; my horn is exalted in the Lord. My mouth speaks boldly against my enemies, for I rejoice in Your salvation. There is no one holy like the Lord. Indeed, there is no one besides You! And there is no Rock like our God.
1 Samuel 2:1-2 (BSB)
BiblicalTraditional Blessing of Children
God bless you and keep you. God make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you. God turn His face toward you and give you peace. May you grow in wisdom and grace. May God guide your steps and protect your way. May you know His love all the days of your life, and may He bring you safely home to His eternal kingdom.
Traditional parental blessing (based on Numbers 6:24-26)
TraditionalUnless the Lord Builds the House
Unless the Lord builds the house, its builders labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain. In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for food to eat, for He grants sleep to those He loves. Children are indeed a heritage from the Lord, and the fruit of the womb is His reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of one's youth. Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them.
Psalm 127 (BSB)
BiblicalPrayer of St. John Bosco for Young People
O Lord Jesus Christ, who when on earth did love to be surrounded by young people, look with favor upon the youth of our time. Protect them from the dangers that beset them. Give them a love of purity, patience in suffering, and perseverance in good works. Fill their hearts with zeal for Your service and for the welfare of their neighbor. Guide them in the way of peace and lead them safely to their eternal home. Through Your mercy, O Lord. Amen.
Based on St. John Bosco (d. 1888, public domain)
SaintI Am Fearfully and Wonderfully Made
O Lord, You have searched me and You know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; You perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; You are familiar with all my ways. For You formed my inward parts; You knitted me together in my mother's womb. I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are Your works, and I know this very well. My frame was not hidden from You when I was made in secret, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed body; all my days were written in Your book and ordained for me before one of them came to be.
Psalm 139:1-3, 13-16 (BSB)
BiblicalChildren's Grace Before Meals
God is great, God is good, and we thank Him for our food. By His hand we all are fed. Give us, Lord, our daily bread. Amen.
Traditional children's mealtime prayer
TraditionalPrayer to Guardian Angel
Angel of God, my guardian dear, to whom God's love commits me here, ever this day be at my side, to light and guard, to rule and guide. Amen.
Traditional Catholic prayer
TraditionalTraditional Family Prayer
Heavenly Father, bless our family. Be so near us that we may know Your presence. Protect us from evil and guard our going out and our coming in. Help us to love one another and to forgive as You have forgiven us. Bind us together with cords that cannot be broken. Make our home a place of peace, joy, and hospitality. Keep us faithful in prayer and generous in love, today and always. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Traditional family prayer
TraditionalThe Priestly Blessing
The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace.
Numbers 6:24-26 (BSB)
BiblicalHymn to Christ the Savior
Shepherd of tender youth, guiding in love and truth through devious ways. Christ, our triumphant King, we come Your name to sing and here our children bring, to shout Your praise. You are our holy Lord, the all-subduing Word, Healer of strife. Yourself did first come down through love's own deepest frown, that from sin's depth we'd be drawn to You, eternal life.
St. Clement of Alexandria (d. ~215)
Church FatherBlessed Is Everyone Who Fears the Lord
Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in His ways. When you eat the fruit of the labor of your hands, you will be blessed and prosperous. Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your children will be like olive shoots around your table. In this way indeed shall the man be blessed who fears the Lord. May the Lord bless you from Zion, that you may see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life, and may you see your children's children. Peace be upon Israel.
Psalm 128 (BSB)
BiblicalTraditional Bedtime Prayer
Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep. If I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take. Guide me safely through the night and wake me with the morning light. Amen.
Traditional Christian bedtime prayer (18th century)
TraditionalThe Blessing of Moses
There is no one like the God of Jeshurun, who rides across the heavens to help you, and on the clouds in His majesty. The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He drives out the enemy before you and commands, 'Destroy!' So Israel dwells in safety; Jacob's spring is secure in a land of grain and new wine, where even the heavens drip with dew. Blessed are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord? He is your shield and helper and your glorious sword.
Deuteronomy 33:26-29 (BSB)
BiblicalTraditional Nuptial Blessing
God the eternal Father keep you in love with each other, so that the peace of Christ may stay with you and be always in your home. May you be blessed in your children, and may the love that you lavish on them be returned a hundredfold. May the peace of Christ live always in your hearts and in your home. May you have true friends to stand by you, both in joy and in sorrow. May you be ready and willing to help and comfort all who come to you in need. May the blessings promised to the compassionate be yours in abundance.
Traditional Christian nuptial blessing
TraditionalTraditional Prayer for Parents
Lord God, You command us to honor our father and our mother. Fill our hearts with gratitude for the gift of our parents. Bless them with health, peace, and joy. Reward them for the love and sacrifice they have shown us. Where there is estrangement, bring reconciliation. Where there is weariness, bring renewal. In their old age, be their strength and comfort. May they know Your love through the honor we show them. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Traditional prayer for parents
TraditionalPrayer of St. Thérèse of Lisieux
O my God, I offer You all my actions of this day for the intentions and for the glory of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. I desire to sanctify every beat of my heart, my every thought, my simplest works, by uniting them to His infinite merits; and I wish to make reparation for my sins by casting them into the furnace of His merciful love. O my God, I ask of You for myself and for those whom I hold dear, the grace to fulfill perfectly Your holy will, to accept for love of You the joys and sorrows of this passing life, so that we may one day be united together in heaven for all eternity. Amen.
St. Thérèse of Lisieux (d. 1897)
SaintHail Mary
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Traditional Catholic prayer based on Luke 1:28, 42
TraditionalThe Greatest of These Is Love
If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a ringing gong or a clanging cymbal. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails. And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of these is love.
1 Corinthians 13:1, 4-8, 13 (BSB)
BiblicalThe Lord's Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
Matthew 6:9-13 (BSB)
BiblicalThe Lord Is My Shepherd
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
Psalm 23 (BSB)
BiblicalHave Mercy on Me, O God
Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions. Wash me clean of my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. Against You, You only, have I sinned and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You may be proved right when You speak and blameless when You judge. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from Your presence; take not Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and sustain me with a willing spirit.
Psalm 51:1-4, 10-12 (BSB)
BiblicalHe Who Dwells in the Shelter of the Most High
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the Lord, 'You are my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.' Surely He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly plague. He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart. You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day, nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the calamity that destroys at noon. Because you have made the Lord your dwelling, no harm will befall you, no plague will approach your tent. For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.
Psalm 91:1-6, 9-11 (BSB)
BiblicalPraise the Lord, O My Soul
Praise the Lord, O my soul; all that is within me, praise His holy name. Praise the Lord, O my soul, and do not forget all His kind deeds. He forgives all your iniquities and heals all your diseases. He redeems your life from the Pit and crowns you with loving devotion and compassion. He satisfies you with good things; your youth is renewed like the eagle's.
Psalm 103:1-5 (BSB)
BiblicalI Lift Up My Eyes to the Hills
I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. He will not allow your foot to slip; your Protector will not slumber. Behold, He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is the shade on your right hand. The sun will not strike you by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord will guard you from all evil; He will preserve your soul. The Lord will watch over your coming and going, both now and forevermore.
Psalm 121 (BSB)
BiblicalSearch Me, O God
Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns. See if there is any offensive way in me; lead me in the way everlasting.
Psalm 139:23-24 (BSB)
BiblicalThe Magnificat
My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior. For He has looked with favor on the humble state of His servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed. For the Mighty One has done great things for me. Holy is His name. His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation. He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts. He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble. He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty. He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be merciful.
Luke 1:46-55 (BSB)
BiblicalDo Not Be Anxious
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:6-7 (BSB)
BiblicalPrayer of St. Francis
Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; and where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; to be understood as to understand; to be loved as to love. For it is in giving that we receive; it is in pardoning that we are pardoned; and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.
Traditional prayer attributed to St. Francis of Assisi
TraditionalThe Serenity Prayer
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference.
Reinhold Niebuhr (public domain)
TraditionalSt. Patrick's Breastplate
Christ be with me, Christ within me, Christ behind me, Christ before me, Christ beside me, Christ to win me, Christ to comfort and restore me. Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ in quiet, Christ in danger, Christ in hearts of all that love me, Christ in mouth of friend and stranger.
Traditional Irish prayer attributed to St. Patrick
SaintPrayer for Rest in God
You have made us for Yourself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they rest in You. Grant us, Lord, to know what we ought to know, to love what we ought to love, to praise what delights You most, to value what is precious in Your sight, to hate what is offensive to You. Do not allow us to judge according to the sight of our eyes, nor to pass sentence according to the hearing of the ears of ignorant men; but to discern with a true judgment between things visible and spiritual, and above all things, always to inquire what is the good pleasure of Your will.
St. Augustine of Hippo, Confessions and other writings
SaintAct of Contrition
O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended You, and I detest all my sins, because I dread the loss of heaven and the pains of hell, but most of all because they offend You, my God, who are all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Your grace, to confess my sins, to do penance, and to amend my life. Amen.
Traditional Catholic prayer
TraditionalSuscipe of St. Ignatius
Take, Lord, and receive all my liberty, my memory, my understanding, and my entire will, all I have and call my own. You have given all to me. To You, Lord, I return it. Everything is Yours; do with it what You will. Give me only Your love and Your grace, that is enough for me.
St. Ignatius of Loyola, Spiritual Exercises
SaintGlory Be to the Father
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Traditional Christian doxology
TraditionalSong of Simeon
Lord, now You are letting Your servant depart in peace, according to Your word. For my eyes have seen Your salvation, which You have prepared in the sight of all people, a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to Your people Israel.
Luke 2:29-32 (BSB)
BiblicalPrayer of St. Thomas Aquinas Before Study
Creator of all things, true source of light and wisdom, origin of all being, graciously let a ray of Your light penetrate the darkness of my understanding. Take from me the double darkness in which I have been born, an obscurity of sin and ignorance. Give me a keen understanding, a retentive memory, and the ability to grasp things correctly and fundamentally. Grant me the talent of being exact in my explanations and the ability to express myself with thoroughness and charm. Point out the beginning, direct the progress, and help in the completion. I ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
St. Thomas Aquinas
SaintPrayer of Jabez
Oh, that You would bless me and enlarge my territory! May Your hand be with me and keep me from harm, so that I will be free from pain.
1 Chronicles 4:10 (BSB)
BiblicalGod Is Our Refuge and Strength
God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth is transformed and the mountains are toppled into the depths of the seas, though their waters roar and foam and the mountains quake in the surge. Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted over the earth. The Lord of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our stronghold.
Psalm 46:1-3, 10-11 (BSB)
BiblicalThe Lord Is My Light
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? Though an army encamps around me, my heart will not fear; though a war breaks out against me, I will keep my trust. One thing I have asked of the Lord; this is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and seek Him in His temple. Wait for the Lord; be strong and courageous. Wait for the Lord!
Psalm 27:1, 3-4, 14 (BSB)
BiblicalMy Soul Finds Rest in God Alone
My soul finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes from Him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress; I will never be shaken. Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from Him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress; I will not be shaken. My salvation and my honor rest on God; He is my strong rock, my refuge. Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge.
Psalm 62:1-2, 5-8 (BSB)
BiblicalTaste and See That the Lord Is Good
I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise will always be on my lips. My soul will boast in the Lord; the humble will hear and be glad. O magnify the Lord with me; let us exalt His name together. I sought the Lord, and He answered me; He delivered me from all my fears. Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him. The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry. The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears; He delivers them from all their troubles. The Lord is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the contrite in spirit.
Psalm 34:1-4, 8, 15, 17-18 (BSB)
BiblicalAs the Deer Pants for Water
As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for You, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear in God's presence? Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.
Psalm 42:1-2, 5 (BSB)
BiblicalOut of the Depths I Cry to You
Out of the depths I cry to You, O Lord. O Lord, hear my voice; let Your ears be attentive to my plea for mercy. If You, O Lord, kept track of iniquities, then who, O Lord, could stand? But with You there is forgiveness, so that You may be feared. I wait for the Lord; my soul does wait, and in His word I do hope. My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning.
Psalm 130:1-6 (BSB)
BiblicalTeach Me Your Way, O Lord
Incline Your ear, O Lord, and answer me, for I am poor and needy. Preserve my soul, for I am godly. Save Your servant who trusts in You. You are my God; be merciful to me, O Lord, for I call to You all day long. Bring joy to Your servant, for to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul. For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You. Teach me Your way, O Lord, that I may walk in Your truth. Give me an undivided heart to fear Your name.
Psalm 86:1-5, 11 (BSB)
BiblicalGreat Is the Lord
I will exalt You, my God and King; I will bless Your name forever and ever. Every day I will bless You, and I will praise Your name forever and ever. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; His greatness is unsearchable. The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in loving devotion. The Lord is good to all; His compassion rests on all He has made. The Lord upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down. The Lord is near to all who call on Him, to all who call on Him in truth.
Psalm 145:1-3, 8-9, 14, 18 (BSB)
BiblicalGive Thanks to the Lord
Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever. In my distress I called to the Lord, and He answered me and set me free. The Lord is with me; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? The Lord is with me as my helper; I will look in triumph on those who hate me. This is the day that the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.
Psalm 118:1, 5-7, 24 (BSB)
BiblicalO God, You Are My God
O God, You are my God; earnestly I seek You. My soul thirsts for You; my body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water. So I have seen You in the sanctuary and beheld Your power and glory. Because Your loving devotion is better than life, my lips will glorify You. I will bless You as long as I live; in Your name I will lift my hands. My soul is satisfied as with rich food; with joyful lips my mouth will praise You.
Psalm 63:1-5 (BSB)
BiblicalShout Joyfully to the Lord
Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth. Serve the Lord with gladness; come into His presence with joyful songs. Know that the Lord is God. It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture. Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him and bless His name. For the Lord is good, and His loving devotion endures forever; His faithfulness continues to all generations.
Psalm 100 (BSB)
BiblicalLet Everything That Has Breath Praise the Lord
Praise the Lord! Praise God in His sanctuary; praise Him in His mighty heavens. Praise Him for His acts of power; praise Him for His surpassing greatness. Praise Him with the sound of the trumpet; praise Him with the harp and lyre. Praise Him with tambourine and dancing; praise Him with strings and flute. Praise Him with clashing cymbals; praise Him with resounding cymbals. Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord!
Psalm 150 (BSB)
BiblicalMay the Words of My Mouth Be Pleasing
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.
Psalm 19:14 (BSB)
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