The Priest introduces the prayers:
My brothers and sisters in Christ, it was God our Father's will that his Son should share family life with Mary and Joseph, that he will continue to enrich our homes with his love and his grace.
Reader:
We pray for all mothers throughout the world,
may they experience the joy and appreciation of those they have brought into the world, and may they be blessed today as they are surrounded by a loving family.
Lord, hear us. Lord, graciously hear us.
We pray for the family of the Church,
may all Christians remember that they are brothers and sisters in Christ, and so learn to live in harmony with one another.
Lord, hear us. Lord, graciously hear us.
We pray for the sick and those who care for them,
for the unemployed, the homeless, the widowed and orphaned; that the strains which adversity put upon family life may be borne with patience and trust in God.
Lord, hear us. Lord, graciously hear us.
We pray for those departed this life,
may all families be reunited in the Kingdom of God.
Lord, hear us. Lord, graciously hear us.
Let us turn in prayer to Mary, Mother of all Christians: Hail Mary .
In silence, we make our private prayers.
The Priest concludes the prayers:
Father, in union with Mary, our Mother, we make all our prayers to you, confident that you will hear and answer them.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
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