February 4, 2025
Almighty and eternal God,
we ask Your protection against destroying fire.
Fire is so very necessary for our existence,
and yet, when it gets out of control,
it can be more damaging than anything else.
Keep our homes and buildings and woods
and fields safe from this scourge.
Help us always to be most careful in our use of it.
Help us, especially in the wintertime
when we need and use it the most.
For then, if our homes are destroyed by fire,
we suffer more than ever.