Mother's Day Prayer

God of Love,

listen to our prayer.

God of Holy People,

of Sarah, Ruth, and Rebekah;

God of holy Elizabeth, mother of John,

of Mary, Mother of Jesus,

bend down Your ear to this request

and bless the mother of our family.

Bless her with the strength of Your spirit,

she who has taught her children how to stand and walk.

Bless her with the melody of Your love,

she who has shared how to speak, how to sing

and how to pray to You.

Bless her with a place at Your eternal dinner table,

she who has fed and nurtured

the life that was formed within her

while still helpless but embraced in her love.

Bless her today, now, in this lifetime,

with good things, with health.

Bless her with joy, love, laughter,

and pride in her child/children

and surround her with many good friends.

May she who carried life in her womb

be carried one day to Your divine embrace:

there, for all eternity, to rejoice with her family and friends.

This blessing and all grace, we pray,

descend upon the mother of our family:

in the name of the Father,

and of the Son

and of the Holy Spirit.

Amen.