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HAUS-fah-ter

Hausvater: /HAUS-fah-ter/
noun (German)
1. Housefather.
2. Spiritually responsible head of household, including the housefather as assisted by the housemother.
>> Example: "As the Hausvater should teach it [Christian doctrine] to the entire family ..."
(Martin Luther, Small Catechism, 1529)

Prayers

Borrow one of our featured prayers for use in your home or your congregation.

 

Title
Luther's Evening Prayer (Chant)
Luther's Morning Prayer (Chant)
Table Prayer: The Eyes of All Wait upon You, O Lord (Chant)
“O Give Thanks”: A Hebrew Prayer Lesson
Prayer of a Wife
Prayer of a Husband

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Featured Publication

“The Natural Law of the Family,” by Dr. Ryan C. MacPherson, President of The Hausvater Project, in Natural Law: A Lutheran Reappraisal (CPH, 2011)

Natural Law: A Lutheran Reappraisal (CPH)

 

 
 

 

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