Inbox Inspiration: May 8, 2020: Special - 15 Prayer for Mother's Day

Special – 15
 Prayer for Mother’s Day 

God, our Father, our heavenly Parent,
this weekend we lift up our mothers to you.
You are the God of holy Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist,
and the God of holy Mary, the most special of all, the mother of Jesus.
And so, we ask you to bless our mothers.
They have given life to us, their children.
May they be filled with the joy that Mary experienced as a mother.
Our mothers have caringly nurtured us in our development as persons.
May they have all that they need to live in fullness as your daughters.
Our mothers have given us much love.
May they experience both your love and our affection for them.
God, our Father, our heavenly Parent,
bless also those women whose desire to become a mother has been unfulfilled.
Help them to experience how they can give life and nurture and love in other ways.
And also bless those mothers who have lost a child.
With Mary as their companion, sustain and comfort them in their loss.
And finally, bless our mothers who have passed on from this earth.
Grant them the embrace and peace of eternal life with you.
With these prayers on our lips and
with thankfulness in our hearts,
we ask this blessing upon our mothers on this Mother’s Day,
in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.

Father Michael Schleupner

In addition to the usual Wednesday edition, I began these Special Inbox Inspirations on Fridays and Sundays when the Covid-19 Crisis began. On Fridays, there is a prayer related to the crisis and on Sundays, a reflection on the Sunday gospel. I hope these are helpful.