Um, yes.

From CNS:

A prayer for couples to recite “before making love” has been included in a new British book of prayers for married couples.

The 64-page “Prayer Book for Spouses” contains prayers for every station of family and married life, including engagement, planning a family, raising children and caring for sick and dying relatives.

The booklet, published by the Catholic Truth Society, a London-based publisher and charity, also includes a “Prayer Before Making Love.”

The prayer reads: “Father, send your Holy Spirit into our hearts. Place within us love that truly gives, tenderness that truly unites, self-offering that tells the truth and does not deceive, forgiveness that truly receives, loving physical union that welcomes.

“Open our hearts to you, to each other and to the goodness of your will,” it says. “Cover our poverty in the richness of your mercy and forgiveness. Clothe us in true dignity and take to yourself our shared aspirations, for your glory, forever and ever. Mary, our mother, intercede for us. Amen.”

Auxiliary Bishop Paul Hendricks of Southwark, chairman of the truth society, told Catholic News Service Sept. 1 that he thought the inclusion of the prayer was “a bit brave but very good.”

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