O Jesus, lover of the young, the dearest Friend I have, in all confidence I open my heart to You to beg Your light and assistance in the important task of planning my future. Give me the light of Your grace, that I may decide wisely concerning the person who is to be my partner through life. Dearest Jesus, send me such a one whom in Your divine wisdom You judge best suited to be united with me in marriage. May her character reflect some of the traits of Your own Sacred Heart. May she be upright, loyal, pure, sincere and noble, so that with united efforts and with pure and unselfish love we both may strive to perfect ourselves in soul and body, as well as the children it may please You to entrust to our care. Bless our friendship before marriage, that sin may have no part in it. May our mutual love bind us so closely, that our future home may ever be most like Your own at Nazareth.
O Mary Immaculate, sweet Mother of the young, to your special care I entrust the decision I am to make as to my future wife. You are my guiding Star! Direct me to the person with whom I can best cooperate in doing God’s Holy Will, with whom I can live in peace, love and harmony in this life, and attain to eternal joys in the next.
Amen.
St Raphael loving patron of those seeking a marriage partner, help me in this supreme decision of my life. Find for me as a helpmate in life the person whose character may reflect some of the traits of Jesus and Mary. May she be upright, loyal, pure, sincere and noble so that with united efforts and chaste and unselfish love we both may strive to perfect ourselves in soul and body, as well as the children it may please God to entrust to our care, St Raphael angel of chaste courtship bless our friendship and our love so that sin may have no part of it. May our mutual love bind us so closely that our future home may ever be most like the home of the Holy Family of Nazareth. Offer your prayers to God for the both of us and obtain the blessing of God upon our marriage as you were the herald of blessing for the marriage of Tobiah and Sarah. St Raphael friend of the young be my friend for I shall always be yours. I desire ever to invoke you in my needs. To your special care I entrust the decision I am to make as to my future wife. Direct me to the person with whom I can best cooperate in doing God’s holy will, with whom I can live in peace, love and harmony in this life and attain to eternal joy in the next. Amen.
