Mother's Day Blessing

05-08-2016Weekly Reflection

The Synod on the Family was last October, and we now wait for Pope Francis to release his statement on what to do to strengthen the family in the twenty-first century. Many say that the family is under attack and we need to focus more intently on family values. One thing we may all agree on is the centrality of the figure of the mother in all families. It is that primary and central role of mother that draws family together. The mother is the glue that binds all families together. As we celebrate the tradition of Mother's Day, let us pray for our mothers, both living and deceased.

Let us pray...Good and gracious God, creator of all good things in the universe, your Son, Jesus Christ, loved his Mother and modeled for us how we should love our mothers.
Bless all the women in our lives who model for us the love of a mother.
Protect them and encourage them to love as you have loved us.
Bless and protect those men in families who have no female partners and give them courage and
strength to love their children in the absence of a mother.
We ask all this in your name. Amen

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