God, Creator of all creatures, add mercy to mercy and make me worthy to be the matter of the family! Your goodness is given to your children, and I dare to say that these are your children. For You have given them existence, You have revived them with an immortal soul, You have revived them through Holy Baptism to live according to Your will, You have adopted them and received them into the bosom of the Church Yours.
God! Do not deprive them of Your grace all the days of their lives; grant them to be partakers of the mysteries of Your Covenant; Sanctify them by Thy truth, that Thy holy name may be sanctified in them! Send down Thy grace upon me to increase them for the glory of Thy name and for the benefit of others! Grant me all that I need for this, patience and strength, so that I can plant in their hearts the root of good things - Your fear!
Illuminate them with the light of Your Wisdom, which contains the universe! May they love You with all their soul and with all their thoughts, may they cleave to You with all their heart and may they tremble at Your words all the days of their life!
Grant me the understanding to assure them that true life is keeping Your commandments, and that through diligence, coupled with piety, in this life one finds peace and contentment, but in eternity - inexpressible bliss.
Open to them the understanding of Your law, so that they may remain until the end of their days in the sense of Your omnipresence. Plant in their hearts fear and disgust from all lawlessness, that they may be blameless in their ways, that they may remember, O All-Good God, that You are the Zealot of Your law and righteousness! Keep them in chastity and reverence for Your name, so that they do not defile Your Church with evil deeds, but let them live according to her commands!
Inspire them with the desire for useful teaching and make them capable of every good deed, so that they may acquire true understanding of all things about which it is proper for them to know, so that they will be enlightened by useful knowledge to the human race.
God! Wise me to indelibly imprint on the minds and hearts of my children the fear of fellowship with those who do not know Your fear, to inspire them to withdraw from all advice with the lawless, so that they do not listen to evil conversations, and not Let them turn aside from Your path, being jealous of wicked people, so that they will not be tempted, seeing that the way of the wicked is prosperous in this world.
Heavenly Father! Grant me the grace to guard myself in every possible way, so that I will not lead my children into temptation through my words or my deeds, but by observing their lifestyle, I will be able to guide them away from errors and correct their sins. curb their stubbornness and rebellion, keep them from vanity and frivolity, let them not be carried away by foolish thoughts, let them not follow their hearts, let them not become proud in their thoughts, let them not They will forget You and Your law, so that iniquity may not destroy their mind and health, and may sin not lead to the weakening of their mental and physical strength.
Righteous Judge, transfer the sins of the fathers onto the children, turn away retribution from my children, do not punish them for my sins, but sprinkle them with the dew of Your grace, so that they may prosper in virtue and holiness, may they grow in in Your favor and in the love of pious people.
Father of generosity and all mercy! Mother of God, I would wish for my children every abundance of earthly blessings, blessings from the dew of heaven and from the fatness of the earth, otherwise Thy holy will be with them! Arrange their fate according to Your good pleasure, do not deprive them of their daily bread in this life, bestow upon them everything they need in this temporary life to gain blessed eternity.
Be merciful to them when they sin against You; do not impute to them the sins of their youth and their ignorance; bring their hearts into contrition, so that they will never resist Your good will. Punish them and have mercy, guide them on a path pleasing to You, just do not turn them away from Your presence!
Accept their prayers with favor, assist them in every endeavor, do not turn Your face away from them in the days of tribulation, lest temptations befall them beyond their strength. Autumn them with Thy mercy, may Thy angel be with them and protect them from all misfortune and the path of evil.
O All-merciful God! Make me the matter of children who rejoice, so that they may be my joy during the days of my life and strength for me in my old age. Grant me, in trust in Your mercy, to appear with them at Your Last Judgment and with shameless boldness to declare: Behold, I and the children, what You have given to me, Lord! May I together with them glorify Your ineffable goodness and Your mercy and exalt Your most holy name, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, forever and ever. Amen.