God our Redeemer, it pleased You to come under the roof of zacchaeus, bringing salvation to him and all his household. Keep from all harm and grant every blessing to us Your servants and bless our homes. Preserve our lives in peace, speak good into our hearts that we may continue to live peaceful and serene lives in all piety and holiness. Preserve marriages in peace and harmony; protect the unborn; nurture the infants; instruct the youth; strengthen the aged; give courage to the faint hearted; reunite those separated; defend the widows; and heal the sick and those in every kind of affliction, distress or need. This we pray, through the intercessions of Ss. Joachim and Anna and in the company of all Your Holy Saints. For to You belong all glory, honor, and worship to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
A Second Prayer
Lord, send down your mercy and your blessing upon us here and upon this house. May your angel of mercy watch over it and keep all who live here safe from anything that is evil. May he guide us into the fulfillment of your holy will, teaching us to observe what Christ has taught us. O Lord, grant us health and length of days, giving us from your generous hand all that we need to live well and wisely. Save all those who are in want or trouble of any kind. May this house be known as a place of joy and mercy, where the kindness of Christ becomes real for all who live here and who visit. Be merciful to us, Lord: For you are a merciful God, who loves mankind, and to you we ascribe glory: to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.