We fly to your protection, most holy Mother of God; please listen to our petitions and needs, and deliver us from all dangers, ever glorious and blessed Virgin Mary.
Mary, our model and mother, by your obedience and patience you have taught us how to be true children of God. Please help us by your powerful assistance to overcome all our weaknesses, and to fulfill perfectly our tasks in life.
By your compassionate aid may we ever stand in spirit with you beneath the cross of Christ so that we may also rejoice with you in your divine Son’s triumphant victory over sin and death.
In your maternal kindness help us to be faithful to prayers in the company of God’s Church as you were one with the Apostles in the upper room as you waited for the promised Spirit of Pentecost.
With your gracious assistance may we be near you in the glory of Christ’s kingdom come to sing with you and all the faithful the eternal praise of God. Amen.
V. O Mary, conceived without sin,
R. Pray for us who have recourse to you.
You are all fair, O Virgin Mary,
You never knew the stain of sin;
You are the glory of Jerusalem,
You, the joy of Israel,
You, the great honor of our people,
You, the advocate of sinners.
O Mary, Virgin most prudent,
O Mary, Mother most merciful,
Pray for us,
Intercede for us with our Lord,
Jesus Christ.
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Prayers to Mother Mary
Here are a few Prayers & Novenas to the Blessed Virgin Mary, mother of the whole universe.
Blessed Virgin Mary
- Hail Mary
- How to pray the Rosary
- Hail Holy Queen
- The Angelus
- The Regina Coeli
- The Memorare
- Salutations to Mary
- Petition to Our Lady
- Prayer to Mother Mary
- The Chaplet (Little Rosary) of the Seven Sorrows of Mary
- The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Sep 8th)
- Short Consecration to Mother Mary
- Litany of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
- Novena Prayer to the Immaculate Heart of Mary
- Novena to the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- Novena to the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- Novena Prayer to the Two Hearts of Jesus and Mary
- Prayer to Mother Mary for Peace of Mind
- Prayer to Mother Mary in Time of Need
- Prayer to Mary Mother of Good Counsel
- Prayer to Our Lady of Grace
- Prayer to Our Lady of Lourdes
- Prayer to Our Lady of Expectation
- Novena Prayer to Our Lady of Fatima
- Prayer to Our Lady of Velankani
- Prayer to Our Lady of America
- Prayer to Our Lady of the Veil
- Prayer to Our Lady of Guadalupe
- Prayer to Our Lady of Czestochowa
- Novena to Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
- Novena Prayer to Our Lady of Sorrows
- Prayer to Our Sorrowful Mother for a Favor
- Novena Prayer to Our Lady of Good Remedy (Source of Unfailing Help)
- Prayer of St. Aloysius to the Blessed Mother
- Prayer to Our Lady of La Leche for Motherhood
- Prayer to Our Lady of Perpetual Succour or Help
- Prayer to Virgin Mary, Queen of Apostles
- Prayer to Mother Mary or the Healing of Your Spouse
- Prayer to Mother Mary for those Suffering with Cancer
- Prayer for Our Children to Our Lady of Divine Providence
- Prayer to Our Lady of Guadalupe for the Conversion of the Americas and the Whole World
- Prayer to Mother Mary for the Health of An Expectant Mother and Her Unborn Child
- Prayer to Mother Mary for those Seeking to Conceive a Child
- Prayer to Our Lady during Times of Personal Illness
- Prayer to Our Lady for Emotional Healing
- Prayer to Mother Mary For a Sick Relative or Friend
- Prayer to Our Lady for Protection Against Danger
Prayers to Saints
Here are a few Prayers & Novenas to our beloved Saints. May the Lord Almighty answer all your prayers through the intercession of these Saints in heaven. A Novena is a nine day prayer. It maybe a single prayer said for nine days or a set of individual prayers for each of the nine days.
Prayers to St. Joseph
- Pope Leo XIII’s Prayer to St. Joseph (Protector of the Universal Church)
- Prayer to St. Joseph to Obtain a Special Favor
- Prayer to St. Joseph for Inspiration
- The Merits of the Heart of St. Joseph
- Prayer to St. Joseph for a Happy Death
- Memorare of Saint Joseph
- Litany of St. Joseph
- Blessed Pope John XXIII’s Prayer to St. Joseph
- Short Novena to St. Joseph
- Traditional Novena Prayer to Saint Joseph
Prayers to St. Anthony
- Unfailing Prayer to St. Anthony (Patron Saint of Lost Items, Poor and Travelers)
- Novena Prayer to St. Anthony (Patron Saint of Barren Women & Pregnant Women)
- Prayer to St. Anthony of Padua Seeking Lost Articles
Prayers to St. Anne
- Short Prayer to St. Anne (Patron Saint of Grandmothers and Housewives)
- Novena to St. Anne (Patron Saint of Grandmothers and Housewives)
- Nine Day Novena to St. Anne
- Memorare to St. Anne To Obtain a Special Favor
- Prayer to St. Ann for Healing from Sickness
Prayers to St. Gerard
- Prayer to St. Gerard for Motherhood
- A Mother’s Prayer to St. Gerard (Patron Saint of Expectant Mothers)
- Prayer to St. Gerard Majella for a Safe Delivery
- Nine Day Novena to St. Gerard (Patron Saint of Expectant Mothers)
Prayers to St. Gianna
- Saint Gianna Beretta Molla Prayer (Patron Saint of Mothers, Physicians & Unborn Children)
- Novena to Saint Gianna (Patron Saint of Mothers, Physicians & Unborn Children)
Prayers to St. Jude
- Prayer to St. Jude (Patron Saint of Desperate and lost causes)
- Prayer to St. Jude for a Special Favor
Prayers to St. Therese of Lisieux (Little Flower)
- Miraculous Invocation to St. Therese
- Short Prayer to St. Therese of Lisieux
Prayers to St. Michael
- Prayer to St. Michael, the Archangel for Protection
- Morning Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel
Prayers to St. Raphael
- Short Prayer to St. Raphael (Patron Saint of Travelers and the Blind)
- Prayer to St. Raphael for a Cure
- Prayer to St. Raphael for Purity
- Prayer to St. Raphael for the Wise Choice of a Marriage Partner
Prayers to the Holy Angels
- Prayer to Archangels
- Prayer to Guardian Angel
- Prayer to All the Holy Angels for a Special Favor
Prayers to other Beloved Saints
- Prayer to the Holy Family
- Prayer to St. Aloysius for Purity
- Prayer to St. Alphonsa
- Prayer to St. Anthony Mary Claret for the Cure of Cancer or Other Serious Ailment
- Short Prayer to St. Benedict (Patron of Monks)
- Prayer to St. Bernadette
- Prayer to St. Clare of Assisi
- Short Prayer to St. Dominic Savio
- Prayer in Honor of St. Dymphna (Patroness of Those with Mental and Nervous Disorders)
- Prayer to St. Faustina (Apostle of Divine Mercy)
- Prayer for the Canonization of Blessed Francisco and Jacintha Marto
- A Child’s Prayer through the Intercession of St. John Bosco
- Prayer to Blessed Pope John Paul II
- Short Prayer to St. Lawrence (Patron of Chefs & Comedians)
- Short Prayer to St. Luke (Patron Saint of Physicians)
- Prayer to St. Maria Goretti for Purity and Holiness
- Short Prayer to St. Martin de Porres
- Novena Prayer to St. Maximilian Kolbe (Patron Saint of Drug Addicts & Prisoners)
- Short Prayer to St. Monica (Patron of Married Women and Mothers)
- Hail Glorious Saint Patrick (Patron Saint of Ireland)
- Short Prayer to St. Paul (Patron Saint of Gentile Christians)
- Prayer to St. Peregrine (Patron Saint of the Cancer Afflicted)
- Prayer in Honor of Saint Peter Julian Eymard
- Novena to St. Philomena (Patron Saint of Babies)
- Prayer to St. Padre Pio (Patron of Confessors and Adolescents)
- Novena Prayer to St. Rita of Cascia (Patron Saint of Mothers and Abused Women)
- Short Prayer to St. Sebastian (Patron of Athletes, Archers and Soldiers)
- Prayer to St. Thomas the Apostle
- Prayer to One’s Patron Saint
- Prayer to One’s Patron Saint on Baptismal Anniversary
- St. Andrew Christmas Novena Prayer
Monthly Devotions
- The Month of May dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary
A glimpse into the Lives and Writings of Saints
- An Account of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- Saint Pio of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio)
- The Cure of Ars (Saint John Vianney)
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Mother’s Day can bring a mix of emotions for many women. There are those anticipating the birth of their first child, step-moms wondering what their place is, those who have lost their mother and are faced with grieving on Mother’s Day, there are moms who encounter feelings of hurt because their children have turned from God, and those overwhelmed with pain from the loss of a child. No matter what you face this Mother’s Day, you can turn to God and experience peace and healing through prayer. We have collected several prayers that can apply to your journey of motherhood. It is our hope that these will encourage your soul and speak life into your calling as a mom.
A Mother’s Day Prayer
Dear Father, we approach your throne on behalf of the mothers whom you have entrusted with the care of your most precious little ones. We thank you for creating each mom with a unique combination of gifts and talents. We thank you for the sacrifice of self each mom gives for her children. For the late nights spent rocking a colicky infant. For the hands calloused from washing, wiping, scrubbing, mixing, backing, stirring, hugging, patting, disciplining, holding, writing, erasing, painting, and pouring.
We thank you for the gift of time moms give for their kids, whether it’s stay-at-home moms, working moms, and moms who have some combination of the two. We thank you for the flexibility of moms, for their tirelessness, their perseverance, and their devotion.
We pray you give each mom strength. Help her to see in every mundane task the eternal, cosmic significance that you place on motherhood. Help her to understand that the most radical, world-changing events may be happening anonymously in her home. Help her to forgive those who undermine her significance.
We especially pray for single moms, who must lean solely on you for the fathering of their children. We thank you that you’re big arms surround children who may never know their earthly father. We also pray for mother who never had the honor of bearing children, but whose nurturing extends to the many poor and needy who crass the threshold of their lives.
We ask you to be the daily bread of tired mothers. We ask you to be their living water. We ask you to be their source of spiritual and physical strength. We pray that the same grace that flowed from Father to Son to us in salvation will flow from mothers to their children. We pray that each mother rejects perfectionism and instead embraces the goodness of the gospel. We pray the rhythms of repentance and forgiveness shape every home.
Lord, give each mother a worshipful reverence of you, the Creator and Sustainer of life. Help each mother to rest in the knowledge that they are but stewards of your children and that only your Spirit can produce change into the hearts of each boy and girl. May each mother find rest in you.
Most of all, Lord, on this day in which we honor mothers, may we love and cherish the special women who have born us, who have nurtured us, and who have prayed for our well-being. May our hearts overflow with gratitude to you, who formed and knitted each of us in a mother’s womb.
– Daniel Darling
A Prayer for Single Moms on Mother’s Day
Father God, we thank you for each and every woman you have blessed with the privilege of motherhood. We thank you that each single mother is a Godly steward of each of their children, and that they raise them in the ways of the Lord. Father, we pray and ask that You continue to give them grace to walk out being a single parent with kindness and generosity. We pray that each single mother has a relationship with You, and worships You in spirit and truth.
Help each of your precious daughters to remember that although they are parenting alone, You have not left them nor forsaken them. We thank You that You see each of them and love them. Lord, if they are weary, we pray and ask that You send them a Godly sister in Christ to hold up their arms in the battle, just as Aaron did for Moses. Lord, thank you that You care about every big or small thing that concerns them. Place a hedge of protection around each single mother and her children, Father. We thank you that You alone are their Provider. Where there is lack, Father, we pray that be it Your will You bring abundance. We pray and ask these things in your name, Amen.
– Jennifer Maggio
A Prayer for A Stressed Out Mom
May you have clarity of thought and a morsel of sanity today. May you know that His grace is enough. For every season, every tantrum, every question, every failure. It is enough. Always.
May you know that you are wildly loved by your Father, just as you are. Not because of what you accomplished today, or didn’t. Or how you feel about God at this moment, or whether you complained, or spent time reading your bible, or messed up in the worst way, or celebrated a victory. He adores you, just because.
And with of this knowledge, may you feel empowered to love your children the same way. The way God asks you to, the way your kids deserve, and the way you want to.
May you feel equipped to tackle every challenge, every situation, and every day with courage and joy even if you have to “start over” 10 times by 9 a.m.
May excitement fill your heart every morning for all that the day can be. Your children are your treasure, and this day is a gift– may you fully embrace it all.
May you lay your head down at night with a heart that is bursting and memories too plentiful to count. May you know unspeakable joy at the end of the day.
May you recognize that though these days are so (so, so, so, so) long, the years are short. They are a breath. And as you exhale yours in the darkness of the night, may your cup overflow with thanksgiving. May your dreams be sweet and your sleep be restful.
Sleep well, Momma, knowing that the work you are doing is good, and your Father is smiling on you.
– Malinda Fuller
A Prayer for Those Hurting on Mothers Day
Dear God,
Some days feel too hard. We’re hurting. Struggling. Fighting fear and worry at every turn. Thank you in the midst of it all, you haven’t left us to fend for ourselves. Forgive us for doubting you are there. Forgive us for thinking you’ve forgotten. Forgive us for believing we somehow know the better way.
You are fully trustworthy. You are All Powerful. You are Able. You are Lord over every situation no matter how difficult it may seem. You are Healer and will never waste the grief we carry today. You will use all things for good in some way. Anything is possible with you. Nothing is too difficult for you.
We pray for those who grieve today. We ask for your comfort to surround those who weep. We pray for the peace of your presence to cover our minds and thoughts, as you remind us, the enemy can never steal us out of your hands. He never has the final say over our lives. We are kept safe in your presence forever, whether in life or in death.
We thank you that your ways are higher than our ways and your thoughts are bigger than our thoughts. We lay it all down at your feet, every burden, every care. Believing that is the safest place for it to be. We love you Lord, we need your fresh grace.In the Powerful Name of Jesus, Amen.
– Debbie McDaniel
Mothers Day Scripture – Encouraging Bible Verses for Mom!
“A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies. Her husband has full confidence in her and lacks nothing of value. She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life. She selects wool and flax and works with eager hands. She is like the merchant ships, bringing her food from afar. She gets up while it is still night; she provides food for her family and portions for her female servants. She considers a field and buys it; out of her earnings she plants a vineyard. She sets about her work vigorously; her arms are strong for her tasks. She sees that her trading is profitable, and her lamp does not go out at night. In her hand she holds the distaff and grasps the spindle with her fingers. She opens her arms to the poor and extends her hands to the needy. When it snows, she has no fear for her household; for all of them are clothed in scarlet. She makes coverings for her bed; she is clothed in fine linen and purple. Her husband is respected at the city gate, where he takes his seat among the elders of the land. She makes linen garments and sells them, and supplies the merchants with sashes. She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come. She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: “Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all.” Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.” ~ Psalm 31:10-30
“Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction and do not forsake your mother’s teaching. They are a garland to grace your head and a chain to adorn your neck.” ~ Proverbs 1:8-9
“Honor your father and mother – which is the first commandment with a promise” Ephesians 6:1-3
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Christian Quotes About Moms
“I learned more about Christianity from my mother than from all the theologians in England.” ~ John Wesley
“Only God Himself fully appreciates the influence of a Christian mother in the molding of character in her children.” ~ Billy Graham
“There’s no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one.” ~ Jill Churchill
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