15 years is a very important celebration, so a prayer and/or passage reading should be included for the celebration to remind the quinceañera of the values and mission she has as a young lady.
here are several options to say in the important ceremony, including a prayer to be recited by parents, grandparents, godparents, or even an older brother or sister if desired. There is also a very short speech that can be the welcome given by the parents.
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Biblical passages
1 Peter 3: 3,4
May your beauty not be external, consisting of adornments such as ostentatious hairstyles, gold jewelry, and luxurious dresses. May her beauty be rather the incorruptible one, the one that comes from the depths of the heart and consists of a soft and peaceful spirit. This one really has a lot of value before God.
Psalms 119:9-16
How can the young lead a life of integrity? By living according to your word. I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commandments. In my heart I treasure your sayings so as not to sin against you.
Blessed are you, Lord! Teach me your decrees! With my lips I have proclaimed all the judgments you have made. I rejoice in the way of your statutes more than in all riches.
In your precepts I meditate, and I put my eyes on your paths. In your decrees I find my delight, and I will never forget your word.
Psalms 139: 13, 14
You created my entrails; you formed me in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am an admirable creation! Your works are wonderful, and I know this very well!
Salmo 144: 12
May our children, in their youth, grow like leafy plants; May our daughters be like sculpted columns to adorn a palace.
Proverbs 31: 29,30
Many women have performed feats, but you surpass them all. Charm is deceitful and beauty fleeting; the woman who fears the Lord is worthy of praise.
Ecclesiastes 11:9,12 – 12:1,2
Rejoice, young man, in your youth; he let your heart enjoy adolescence. Follow the promptings of your heart and respond to the prompting of your eyes, but know that God will judge you for all of this. Drive away anger from your heart, and cast evil out of your being, because trusting in youth and in the flower of life is absurd.
Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years come when you say: I find no pleasure in them»; before the sun and the light, the moon and the stars stop shining, and the clouds return after the rain.
Prayer for XV years
15 years ago, Lord, you sent a little flower to our family. We named it (name of the quinceañera), and to this day it has been a beautiful blessing, filling our days with love and joy. We thank you for her and for the privilege you have given us to be her family (or it can be more specific, like her parents, grandparents, godparents, siblings). Today, as she turns 15, we put her back in your hands: When she smiles, take it as praise for you, When she cries, let your hands dry her tears When she is in need of wisdom, enlighten her with your Holy Word. May the days of her youth be filled with love, adventure and joy. Our desire is that she becomes a woman of integrity and dedicated to worshiping you with all her soul, with all her heart and with all her mind. May your hand, O God, be upon her today and always. In the name of Jesus, amen.
Father, we come to you at this time to thank you for the life of (name of the fifteen-year-old). We implore that your Holy Spirit protect and guard her during all the days of her life. In the name of Jesus Christ our Lord we ask this. Amen.
Prayer or words of parents or minister
Dear brothers and friends, it is a great honor for us to be able to share this moment with you and I want to welcome you in the name of Jesus Christ to this celebration of the fifteenth birthday of (name of the fifteen-year-old). With immense joy, let us celebrate in the company of our brothers and sisters and be an example of life so that (name of the fifteen-year-old) always walks the path of good and lives a generous, honest and full life by our side, being an example for other women.