Dear Heavenly Father,

You have given us a perfect model for life in the Holy Family of Nazareth.
Help us, almighty and loving Father,
to make our families shine with Your love, Your joy, and Your peace.
Help us to stay together in joy and in sorrow through daily family prayer.
Teach us to see Jesus in the members of our own families,
especially in their distressing disguises.

Dear Sacred Eucharistic Heart of Jesus,
always make our hearts meek and humble like Yours,
and help us to carry out our family duties in a holy way.
Immaculate Heart of Mary, cause of our joy, pray for us.
St. Joseph, pray for us.
Holy Guardian Angels, please always be with us, guide us, and protect us.
Mother Teresa in heaven, pray for us.

Almighty Father, fill us with Your Holy Spirit so that we may love one another
as You love each one of us, unconditionally.
May we forgive each other's faults as You forgive our sins.
Help us, O loving Father, to take whatever You give to us
and to give whatever You take from us, always with a great big smile.
We ask this prayer in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

(Adapted from Mother Teresa's prayer for families.)