Roman Catholic Church Issues Prayer for Faithful Married Couples To Say Before Sex

If you are a Roman Catholic couple, you are being encouraged to pray together before you have sex. A book, entitled "Prayer Before Making Love," was published by London-based Catholic Truth Society. According to the UK Daily Mail, the book is aimed at "purifying their intentions" so that the act is not about selfishness or hedonism. The prayer appears in the Prayer Book of Spouses and implores God to 'to 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.'

It adds: 'Open our hearts to you, to each other and to the goodness of your will. '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.'

Well, I am sure that offering a prayer while one is in the throes of passion will certainly ignite more fireworks in the bedroom. Of course, I am being sarcastic.