{"id":4414,"date":"2018-03-22T10:00:08","date_gmt":"2018-03-22T14:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/?p=4414"},"modified":"2026-07-05T16:13:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T20:13:50","slug":"a-prayer-for-parents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/a-prayer-for-parents","title":{"rendered":"A Prayer for Parents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\">O God I thank you for my dearest parents who loved me and cared for me. Be with them and surround them with your presence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Open their hearts to trust your constant care. Help me to show how much I appreciate them. Forgive me for the times I have made them sad.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Bless them with good health and happiness. I place them in your hands.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Watch over them with tender love. Keep them close to one another in this life and in the next.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Amen.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>O God I thank you for my dearest parents who loved me and cared for me. Be with them and surround them with your presence. Open their hearts to trust your constant care. Help me to show how much I appreciate them. Forgive me for the times I have made them sad. 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