{"id":4203,"date":"2018-01-28T10:00:10","date_gmt":"2018-01-28T15:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/?p=4203"},"modified":"2026-07-05T16:12:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T20:12:54","slug":"prayer-for-the-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/prayer-for-the-home","title":{"rendered":"A Prayer for my Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">We beseech You, O Lord,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> visit this home,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> and drive far from it all the snares of the enemy;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> let Your holy angels dwell therein<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> so as to preserve us in peace;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> and let Your blessing be always upon us.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> Through Christ our Lord.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Amen.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We beseech You, O Lord, visit this home, and drive far from it all the snares of the enemy; let Your holy angels dwell therein so as to preserve us in peace; and let Your blessing be always upon us. 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