Litany to Mary,
Queen of the Family
There are so many families in desperate need. They
require your protection. They need your guidance.
Mary, Queen of Families, we implore you!
There are so many families who have become lax in their
faith and even entangled in error.
They need your clarity and security. They
need your courage and strong faith.
Mary, Queen of Families, we implore you!
There are so many families who lack spiritual and
material possessions. They need your help. They need your intercession.
Mary, Queen of Families, we implore you!
There are so many families who have become too weak in
order to resist temptations. They need your strength. They need your purity.
Mary, Queen of Families, we implore you!
There are so many families who experience difficulties in
educating their children. They need your motherly love. They need your educative
hand.
Mary, Queen of Families, we implore you!
There are so many families torn apart through a loss of
true love. They need your goodness. They need your loving understanding.
Mary, Queen of Families, we implore you!
Prayer to the Holy
Family of Nazareth
Mother Mary, bless the mother of our family. Help her to
be pure and kind, gentle and self-sacrificing. For the more she resembles you,
the better will our family be.
Saint Joseph, bless the head of our family. Obtain for
him the strength, the wisdom, and the prudence he needs to support and direct
those under his care.
Lord Jesus, bless the children of our family. Help them
to be obedient and devoted to their parents.
Holy Family of Nazareth, make our family and home more
and more like yours, until we are all one family, happy and at peace in our
true home with you in Heaven.
Amen.
Prayer for a Family
O Mary, loving Mother of Jesus, and our Mother, pray to
Jesus for our family, for all the families of the world, to guard the cradle of
the newborn, the schools of the young, and their vocations.
Blessed Saint Joseph, holy guardian of Jesus and Mary,
assist us by your prayers in all the necessities of life.
Ask of Jesus that
special grace which He granted to you, to watch over our home at the pillow of
the sick and dying, so that with Mary and you, heaven may find our family
unbroken in the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Amen.
A Prayer to Our
Beloved Mother
Beloved Mother,
I come to you with prayers for healing of
mind, body and spirit.
I ask you to hear my special concern and to place my
needs before your Son who you nutured and cared for with all your heart.
Help
me to release all fears and doubts that cause me anxiety and bring me peace and
comfort through your blessed intercession.
Let me be receptive of God's will and help me to learn
compassion through my suffering. Teach me to love others as brothers and
sisters in Christ.
Give me the strength and understanding to forgive and to
receive others' forgiveness.
Blessed Mother, help me to grow closer to your Son
in everything I do. Renew my spirit and restore my soul through your
intercession.
I seek your guidance and protection, remembering these
words: "Create a pure heart in me, O God, and put a new and loyal spirit
in me".
All this I pray in Jesus' name.
Amen.
Prayer for
Mothers
Good and Gentle God, we pray in gratitude for our mothers
and for all the women of theory who have joined with you in the wonder of
bringing forth new life.
You who became human through a woman, grant to all
mothers the courage they need to face the uncertain future that life with
children always brings.
Give them the strength to live and to be loved in return,
not perfectly, but humanly.
Give them the faithful support of husband, family and
friends as they care for the physical and spiritual growth of their children.
Give them joy and delight in their children to sustain
them through the trials of motherhood.
Most of all, give them the wisdom to turn to you for help
when they need it most.
Amen.
