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Prayers

Children and Youth

Prayers for children and youth — preparation for First Communion, Confirmation, youthful vocational discernment, consecration of children to the Holy Family.

1. Prayer of the child before First Communion Prayer for the child to pray before First Communion — three petitions (cleansing of heart, faith in the Real Presence, renewed Christian life) grounded in Quam Singulari of St Pius X (1910).
2. Thanksgiving of the child after First Communion Thanksgiving of the child after First Communion — adoring silence + seven petitions + promise of Eucharistic fidelity (Ps 33/34:9; Jn 6:55; Lk 2:52).
3. Prayer of the adolescent in preparation for Confirmation Prayer of the adolescent in preparation for Confirmation — petition for the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit (Is 11:2-3) and for the courage of adult public witness.
4. Prayer of Catholic youth in vocational discernment — with St John Bosco Prayer of Catholic youth in vocational discernment — models of Samuel (1 Sam 3) and St John Bosco († 1888) + rich young man (Mt 19:16-22).
5. Consecration of children to the Holy Family — parents consecrating the children Consecration of children to the Holy Family — in two parts: parents consecrating little children + child/adolescent renewing the consecration; with Sub Tuum Praesidium 3rd cent.