Father, in my heart love has come alive for a person you made, and whom you too know and love. It was you who brought me to meet her/him and come to know her/him, as once, in paradise you brought Eve
and Adam together so that man should not remain alone.I want to thank you for this gift. It fills me with profound joy. It makes me like you, who are love itself, and brings me to understand the value of the life you have given me. Help me not to squander the riches you have stored in my heart.Teach me that love is a gift that must not be suffocated by selfishness; that love is pure and strong and must not be spoiled or corrupted; that love is fruitful and should, beginning even now, open up a new life for my self and the person who has chosen me. Loving Father, I pray for the person who is thinking of me and waiting for me, and who has placed in me complete trust for the future; I pray for this person who will walk along the path of life with me; help us to be worthy of one another and to be an encouragement and example to one another. Fill us with your Holy Spirit. Help us to prepare for marriage, for its grandeur and for its responsibilities, so that the love which fills us body and spirit may rule our lives for evermore. Jesus be with us always. Mary, our heavenly mother pray for us. Amen.