Praying for our Catechumens

As Sunday approaches and the Catechumens become Confirmands, we pray . . .

Lord God,
Renew the strength of the young so that they shall rise up with wings like eagles.

We pray,
remember not the sins of their youth,
forgive any squandering of their early years,
pardon juvenile neglect of duty.

Grant them
the faith of young Isaac,
the vision of young Joseph,
the obedience of young Samuel,
the vitality of young David,
the tenderness of young Jonathan,
the wisdom of young Solomon,
the courage of young Daniel,
the zeal of young Timothy.

Deliver them from the temptations of youth,
from unbelief,
from forgetting their baptism,
from losing the gift of Your Spirit.

Hear us for the sake of Your own Son,
who redeemed us by His grace.
Amen.