Earlier today Pope Francis celebrated the first feast of Mary, Mother of the Church.
Since Venerable Matt Talbot had a very special relationship with Our Lady, he would greatly appreciate this addition to the liturgical calendar.
A prayer card is available at https://www.ucatholic.com/saints/mary-mother-of-the-church/
Since Venerable Matt Talbot had a very special relationship with Our Lady, he would greatly appreciate this addition to the liturgical calendar.
A prayer card is available at https://www.ucatholic.com/saints/mary-mother-of-the-church/
MOTHER,
HELP OUR FAITH!
Open
our ears to hear God’s
word
and to recognize his voice
and
call. Awaken in us a desire to
follow
in his footsteps, to go forth
from
our own land and to receive
his
promise. Help us to be
touched
by his love, that we may
touch
him in faith. Help us to
entrust
ourselves fully to him and
to
believe in his love, especially
at
times of trial, beneath the
shadow
of the cross, when our
faith
is called to mature. Sow in
our
faith the joy of the Risen One.
Remind
us that those who believe
are
never alone. Teach us to see
all
things with the eyes of Jesus,
that
he may be light for our path.
And
may this light of faith always
increase
in us, until the dawn of
that
undying day which is Christ
himself,
your Son, our Lord!
AMEN.