Litany to Mary, Mother of Life
As we conclude this month of Our Blessed Mother, we would like to share this beautiful Litany to Mary, Mother of Life and Mother of us all.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Mary, Our Lady of Perpetual Help,
You showed us the preciousness of every human life,
help us to protect and guard the lives of the people
who are entrusted to our care, Mary, pray for us.
Mary, Minister of Life,
Pray that we may have respect for life from the moment of
conception until the moment of natural death, Mary, pray for us.
Mary, Temple of the Lord’s Body, You were open
to the Father’s call to be the mother of His Son.
Help married couples to hear God’s call
to be open to the gift of children, Mary, pray for us.
Mary, Mother of God,
You made holy the vocation of motherhood,
pour out your heavenly aid on all mothers, Mary, pray for us.
Mary, Bride of the Father, Along with St. Joseph and the child Jesus,
you formed the Holy Family. Protect all families,
watch over our homes, and guard our nation, Mary, pray for us.
Mary, Mother Most Pure, You whom the angel called “full of grace,”
and who accepted the work of the Holy Spirit in your life,
strengthen young people in living the virtue of chastity, Mary, pray for us.
Mary, Our Lady of Sorrows, Simeon’s prophecy foretold
that a sword of suffering would pierce your heart.
Bring comfort and hope to all mothers and fathers
who suffer for their children, Mary, pray for us.
Mary, Blessed Among Women, God the Father asked you to be
the mother of His Son. Help women in crises pregnancies to
embrace and nurture the precious life in their wombs, Mary, pray for us.
Mary, Handmaid of the Lord, When asked to do God’s will, you said “Yes.”
Help us to always say “Yes” to God’s will in our lives, Mary, pray for us.
Mary, Comforter of the Afflicted, We lift up the poor, the displaced,
and the vulnerable members of our society. Help them never to abandon
hope but to place their trust in the Author of Life, who gave them life,
Mary, pray for us.
Mary, Morning Star, You bore in your womb Him whom the heavens
cannot contain. Help us to image Christ in our lives and reveal
to the world the extravagant love of the Father, Mary, pray for us.
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Mary, our Blessed Mother, place all our petitions
before the altar of God as we pray:
The Memorare
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known
that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help
or sought your intercession was left unaided.
Inspired with this confidence we fly unto you, O virgin our Mother.
To you we come, before you we kneel, sinful and sorrowful.
O Mother of the Word Incarnate despise not our petitions
but in your mercy hear and answer them.
Amen
-Litany and Intercessions by Kathleen Jones with Theresa Notare, PhD. NFP Program, USCCB, 2009.
~St. Luke Life, Justice and Peace Ministry
