A wife’s prayer for her husband is one of the most powerful ways to love him: entrusting him every day to God, asking for his protection, his work, his health and his faith, and asking for the grace to build a holy marriage together. Below are Catholic prayers for your husband for every need, a traditional prayer of a husband or wife from a Catholic prayer book of 1883, a prayer to St. Joseph, model of husbands, prayers for a husband who is far from God or going through a hard time, and Scripture on marriage.
A short daily prayer for my husband, written for this page:
Lord, I thank you for my husband, (name).
Bless him today in his work, his health and his heart.
Keep him close to you, protect him from every harm, and help us to love each other as you love us. Amen.
A traditional prayer of a husband or wife
From Patrick F. Moran, The Catholic Prayer Book and Manual of Meditations (1883):
O God, who hast ordained and sanctified the holy estate of matrimony, for replenishing the earth, for mutual consolation, and as a type of the union of Christ and his Church; give me grace both thankfully to accept its blessings, and carefully to fulfil its duties. I beseech thee continually to bless our union, and to enable us to live together in peace and love, in the faithful discharge of all our duties to thee, and to each other. Deliver us from every evil temper, from every heedless action, which may in any way weaken or embitter the sacredness of that tie by which thou hast bound us together, and which can never be severed. Make me faithful and affectionate, studious to please, and ready to deny my own will and inclination in all things. Let not the trials and crosses of this life induce me to murmur, nor any earthly blessings cause me to forget thee, the Author and Giver of all; but by patience and meekness, by prayer and thankfulness, may all things be sanctified unto me, and fit me for eternal union with thee, through Jesus Christ. Amen.
Prayers for my husband for every need
Written for this page.
For his protection
St. Michael the Archangel, defend my husband in every danger, on the road, at work and wherever he goes. Bring him home safe to us. Amen.
For his work
St. Joseph, worker of Nazareth, bless my husband’s work. Give him strength, honesty and joy in what he does, and help him to provide for our family. Amen.
For his health
Lord Jesus, divine physician, watch over my husband’s health. Heal what is sick in his body and his heart, and give him rest when he is tired. Amen.
For his faith
Holy Spirit, draw my husband closer to God. Help him to pray, to love the Church, and to lead our family in faith. Amen.
When we are struggling
Lord, our marriage is going through a hard time.
Soften our hearts, help us to listen and to forgive,
and remind us of the love that brought us together. Amen.
A prayer to St. Joseph for my husband
St. Joseph, faithful husband of Mary, you protected and provided for the Holy Family.
Pray for my husband, that he may be a man of prayer, courage, patience and love,
and pray for our marriage, that Jesus may always be at its center. Amen.
See the St. Joseph prayer.
For a husband who is far from God
St. Monica, you prayed for years for your husband, Patricius, and he was converted before he died.
Pray with me for (name). Lord, touch his heart and bring him to you. Amen.
See the St. Monica prayer.
Scripture on marriage
Tobias and Sara’s prayer on their wedding night (Tobias 8:7–10, Douay-Rheims):
And Tobias said: Lord God of our father, may the heavens and the earth, and the sea, and the fountains, and the rivers, and all thy creatures that are in them, bless thee.
Thou madest Adam of the slime of the earth, and gavest him Eve for a helper.
And now, Lord, thou knowest, that not for fleshly lust do I take my sister to wife, but only for the love of posterity, in which thy name may be blessed for ever and ever.
Sara also said: Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us, and let us grow old both together in health.
Charity is patient (1 Corinthians 13:4–7, Douay-Rheims):
Charity is patient, is kind: charity envieth not, dealeth not perversely; is not puffed up;
Is not ambitious, seeketh not her own, is not provoked to anger, thinketh no evil;
Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth with the truth;
Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
Frequently asked questions
What is a good Catholic prayer for my husband?
The traditional “Prayer of a Husband or Wife” above, or a short daily prayer asking God to bless your husband’s work, health and faith.
Who is the patron saint of husbands?
St. Joseph, the husband of Mary, is the model and patron of husbands and fathers.
Can I pray for my husband if he doesn’t believe?
Yes. St. Monica prayed for her husband for years; your prayer and your love are a powerful witness.
More prayers for marriage
- Catholic prayer for marriage
- Patron saint of marriage
- Catholic prayer for family
- St. Joseph prayer
- Catholic wedding prayers
- Prayer for a deceased husband or wife
Texts and sources
- Prayer of a Husband or Wife, Patrick F. Moran, The Catholic Prayer Book and Manual of Meditations (1883), public domain (Wikisource).
- Tobias 8:7–10 and 1 Corinthians 13:4–7 (Douay-Rheims).