Birthday Prayer For My Son
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Birthday Prayer For My Son
Public Domain: The Christ Child as the Good Shepherd. Engraving after B.E. Murillo via Wellcome Collection.
About This Prayer
This birthday prayer thanks God for the gift of a son’s life and asks for His continued mercy, protection, and blessings in the year ahead. It entrusts him to the loving care of the Good Shepherd.
The Prayer
Heavenly Father,
Today I thank You for the gift of my son and for another year of his life. As our all-merciful Father, continue to surround him with Your unfailing love and protect him as the Good Shepherd watches over His flock. Keep him close to You, one of Your beloved lambs, safe in Your care.
Bless him with strong faith, good health, wisdom, courage, and a joyful heart. Guide his steps, help him grow in holiness, and remind him each day that he is deeply loved by You.
May the Blessed Virgin Mary intercede for him, and may his guardian angel remain by his side throughout the coming year.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
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When To Pray
This prayer is especially fitting on a son’s birthday but may also be prayed on his baptism anniversary, before major milestones, or whenever parents wish to thank God for his life and pray for his future.
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About This Prayer
This birthday prayer thanks God for the gift of a son’s life and asks for His continued mercy, protection, and blessings in the year ahead. It entrusts him to the loving care of the Good Shepherd.
When To Pray
This prayer is especially fitting on a son’s birthday but may also be prayed on his baptism anniversary, before major milestones, or whenever parents wish to thank God for his life and pray for his future.