Occasional Prayers

O God our Father, in whom all the families of the earth are blessed: We pray thee to regard with thy loving-kindness the homes of our country; that marriage may be held in due honour by the Church, by the State, and by society; and that husbands and wives may live faithfully together, in honour preferring one another. We pray that the members of every family may be rich in mutual understanding and forbearance, in courtesy and kindness, bearing one another’s burdens, and so fulfilling the law of Christ, thy Son, our Lord.