Father Goodrich

A Prayer for Father's Day

On Father's Day, we give thanks to God for the divine gift of fatherhood. We pray for all the fathers among us today, for our own fathers, those living and those who have died; for the fathers who loved us and for those who fell short of loving us fully; for all who hope to be fathers someday, and for those whose hopes to have children have been frustrated; for all fathers who have lost children. We pray this all in the name of our one, holy, and living God, who loves us like a father.

Today is the Feast of Pentecost

Almighty God, on this day you opened the way of eternal life to every race and nation by the promised gift of your Holy Spirit: Shed abroad this gift throughout the world by the preaching of the Gospel, that it may reach to the ends of the earth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

- The Book of Common Prayer

O God, the King of glory, you have exalted your only Son Jesus Christ with great triumph to your kingdom in heaven: Do not leave us comfortless, but send us your Holy Spirit to strengthen us, and exalt us to that place where our Savior Christ has gone before; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.

- The Book of Common Prayer