Our Lady holding Jesus as He accepts flowers from the shepherd child

Our Lady holding Jesus as He accepts flowers from the shepherd child

Welcome to our intercessory prayer ministry for families, babies, little ones and those who love them.

In our prayers for families, we pray for the sanctity of all life and for vocations to marriage, the priesthood and consecrated life, which are born and nurtured in families.

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Prayer of Entrustment to Mary was prayed for this ministry at the icon of the Madonna Salus Populi Romani (Salvation of the Roman People, Our Lady of Good Health) in the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore (Basilica of Mary Major) in Rome, Italy, in Nossa Senhora do Rosario da Fatima (Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary) in Fatima, Portugal, in Eglise du Sacre-Coeur (Sacred Heart Parish Church), the site of St. Bernadette's baptismal font, in Lourdes, France and at The National Shrine of The Divine Mercy in Stockbridge, Massachusetts at the Shrine of the Holy Innocents before Our Lady of Guadalupe and at Basilica Papale de San Pietro in Vaticano (St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City) at the Tomb of St. John Paul II in Rome, Italy and at the Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (Basilica of the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe) in Mexico City, Mexico.

This ministry is consecrated to Jesus Christ, Wisdom Incarnate, through the hands of Mary and dedicated to Our Lady of the Rosary. In our prayers to Mary, we honor and worship her Son Jesus. When He was on the Cross, He gave His Mother to John and she became our Mother as well. "Behold, your Mother." John 19:27

Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam
For the greater glory of God

January 27, 2016

Mary Mother of the Eucharist

Mary's body and soul are the heavenly tabernacle of God. She is the incorruptible Host, Holy and Immaculate. The Madonna and the Holy Eucharist are united inseparably "even to the end of the world."  Matthew 28:20

Prayer to Mary Mother of the Eucharist

Hail Mary, sweet Mother of the Eucharist, with sorrow and much love, You have given us your son Jesus while hanging from the Cross. We, weak creatures, anchor ourselves to You to be worthy sons of this great LOVE and SORROW. Help us to be humble and simple, help us to love all men, help us to live in grace always to be ready to welcome Jesus into our heart.

O Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, we, by ourselves, will never be able to understand this great mystery of love. Gain for us the light of the Holy Spirit, because only in that moment we will be able to perceive even for just one instant, all the infinite love of your Jesus in giving Himself to us. Amen.

When we go before Jesus on the altar, we always find Him "with Mary His Mother," as the Magi did at Bethlehem. Matthew 2:11

Jesus in the sacred Host, comes to each of us as He did to Saint John the Evangelist from the Cross on Calvary, "Behold thy Mother." John 19:27

January 25, 2016

Reflection: I am Jesus who you are persecuting...

The story of Saint Paul is the story of God's love being poured into his heart. Saul persecuted the Church without mercy. When Jesus came to Saul, from the sky, a light flashed around him. Jesus said, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?" Saul asked who was speaking and the voice said, "I am Jesus, the Nazorean, whom you are persecuting." Saul knew that Jesus had died yet Jesus was speaking to him. Saul was persecuting His followers. In an instant, Saul was forever changed. Immediately, upon hearing the voice, Saul could not see because He was blinded by the light. His friends led him and he could not see for three days. Then the Lord sent Ananias to lay hands on Saul. He regained his sight and was baptized. The Lord gave Saul three days of blindness as He worked on Saul's heart. Saul was transformed into Saint Paul because Jesus showered him with His love and mercy. Saul was the chosen instrument of Jesus.

Acts 9:15-19  But the Lord said to him, “Go, for this man is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name before Gentiles, kings, and children of Israel, and I will show him what he will have to suffer for my name.” So Ananias went and entered the house; laying his hands on him, he said, “Saul, my brother, the Lord has sent me, Jesus who appeared to you on the way by which you came, that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”  Immediately things like scales fell from his eyes and he regained his sight. He got up and was baptized, and when he had eaten, he recovered his strength.

God has called YOU to be His witness, his chosen instrument. Jesus shines light on the darkness. When you turn to Him, He will restore your soul through the Sacrament of Reconciliation and strengthen you with the Eucharist. Resist the devil and turn to Jesus in faith and He will scatter the darkness and shine His beautiful light and love upon you. When you are faced with something difficult, the Lord will never leave you alone. Turn to Him and He will show you the way. In the darkness of the world today, you will be called to stand up and speak the truth, to be His witness. Jesus will entrust souls to you, souls He wants you to pray for. Jesus is the Way and the Truth and the Life. He shines light and scatters the darkness. He gives us the Bread of Life, the Eucharist, to strengthen, heal and nourish us. 

Never give up praying for the conversion of a soul. Jesus has entrusted that soul to you and He hears your prayers.

I am the little brush that Jesus has chosen in order to paint His own image in the souls entrusted to my care.  Saint Therese of Lisieux

January 22, 2016

Reflection: Choose LIFE...

Today is a Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children. We remember the millions of little ones lost to abortion since 1973, the tragic anniversary of Roe v Wade in the United States. 

For the sake of Your Name, O Lord, give me life. Psalm 143:11

You formed my inmost being; You knit me in my mother's womb. Psalm 139:13

Unborn children are entitled to the unalienable Right to Life endowed by God.

From the Declaration of Independence July 4, 1776
We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.

I call heaven and earth today to witness against you: I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. Choose life, then, that you and your descendants may live, by loving the Lord, your God, heeding His voice, and holding fast to Him. For that will mean life for you, a long life for you to live on the land which the Lord swore He would give to your fathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Deuteronomy 30:19-20

We ask Our Lady of Guadalupe to intercede that we will become a culture of LIFE. For the Protection of all LIFE in the womb, let us pray the Hail Mary three times in gratitude for the apparitions of Our Lady of Guadalupe and the countless conversions that followed. Let us pray for conversions in our time for a culture of LIFE through the power of the Holy Spirit that all will know a baby is a blessing and a precious gift from God.

What can you do for this cause?
Pray for the full restoration of the legal guarantee of the right to life.
Fast and offer Penance for the sins against the dignity of life through abortion.

Pope Francis called this year to be an Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy. Let us pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy for all who have had abortions or been involved in helping someone have an abortion that they will seek Mercy and forgiveness through the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Let us pray for the conversion of our government leaders and all who favor, promote, seek and perform abortions. The Chaplet of Divine Mercy

Our Lady of Guadalupe, Protectress of the Unborn, we ask you to intercede for the protection of life in the womb.  Jesus, through the intercession of Saint John Paul II, open hearts and minds to the sanctity of all LIFE.



January 21, 2016

Reflection: Saint Agnes, Virgin and Martyr...

Today is the Feast Day of Saint Agnes of Rome, holy martyr and patron saint of girls. According to tradition, she was a beautiful virgin, who turned away all suitors, declaring that she could have no spouse, but Jesus. The rejected suitors informed Roman officials that she was a Christian and she was punished by being exposed in a brothel. There she was left miraculously unharmed; the only man who attempted to violate her was struck blind, and she healed him with prayer.

She was murdered at the age of 13, during the persecutions ordered by Diocletian. The name Agnes means lamb.  Saint Agnes was a courageous witness, who would not let sufferings, persecutions and confinement break her commitment to Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God

Agnus Dei, qui tolis peccata mundi,
Lamb of God, who take away sins of world,
dona nobis pacem. grant us peace.


Here is a wise and faithful virgin who went with lighted lamp to meet her Lord.

The bridegroom is here; let us go out to meet Christ the Lord. Matthew 25:6

Today Christians are being persecuted and martyred all around the world. Let us call upon Saint Agnes to intercede for those in danger. Let us ask her to help us be courageous witnesses for Christ. He came to seek and save the lost and He calls upon us to do the same. When we see injustice and we witness to Christ, we shine His light into the darkness.  He dispels and scatters the darkness and opens the eyes of those who can not see. Jesus is the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.

Our Savior Jesus Christ destroyed death and brought life and immortality to light through the Gospel. 2 Timothy 1:10

January 17, 2016

Reflection: Do whatever He tells you...

At the wedding feast of Cana, Mary noticed the wine ran out. She went to her Son and told Him they have no wine. She knows her Son. Then she said to the servants, "Do whatever He tells you." John 2:5 

Jesus revealed Himself with His first miracle by changing water into the finest wine. Mary completely trusted Jesus. When we turn to Mary, she will always lead us to her Beloved Son.

Mary is our powerful intercessor. Before Jesus performed the miracle at the wedding feast at Cana, Mary intervened. She interceded on behalf of the hosts of the wedding. Go to Mary and do whatever He tells you.

How do you know what Jesus is telling you to do? 

You have to be quiet. Silence opens your heart and mind so you can hear Him. When you spend time in silence, listen. Jesus will speak to you in the silence.

Pray after Mass in silence. After you have received Jesus in the Eucharist, He is with you in a most intimate way. Sit with Him, listen and let Him love you.

Go to Eucharistic adoration or sit in front of the tabernacle. Jesus is Present. Pour out your heart to Him and listen. Bring your Bible and a journal. Sometimes the Holy Spirit will place a Scripture in your thoughts or you may want to write in your journal.

Make time to talk to Mary. Meditate on the Mysteries of the Rosary and the Stations of the Cross through the eyes of Mary. Ask her to help you trust in Him as she did.

When you make time to talk to Mary and listen to Jesus, you will come to know what He is telling you to do and you will see miracles in your life and the lives of those you pray for.

O Mary, Mother of our Savior, help us to listen and ponder all things in our hearts as you did.

January 10, 2016

Reflection: The Baptism of the Lord...

Today is the Feast Day of the Baptism of Our Lord. In the life of Christ, His Baptism in the Jordan by John the Baptist marks the beginning of His public life. A dove descends upon Him representing the power of God and the Holy Spirit. The Baptism of Jesus occurred when He was thirty years old and marked the beginning of His three year public ministry of teaching, healing, delivering and performing miracles. Saint Peter stated that His Baptism was in fulfillment of the prophecy of Daniel. He was anointed by the Holy Spirit as the Christ, the Messiah, which means the Anointed One:

"God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and He went along doing good and healing all who were in the power of the devil, for God was with Him."  Acts 10:38

An anointing means an intimate union or covenant between God and one of His servants. God the Father speaks at this moment, to make clear who this Person is, His Divine Son, begotten from all eternity:

You are My Beloved Son; with You, I am well pleased.

Through His Baptism, Jesus, who was without sin, assumed the sins of the world, descended into the purifying waters to make the water holy, and to raise mankind to be children of God. His Baptism was for our personal redemption. Our lives are changed forever by Christ’s redemptive sacrifice, through our Baptism, our attendance at Holy Mass, and our death in Christ. Jesus went out to be baptized by John the Baptist, not for repentance, but to be a model for us, as a way to approach the Heavenly Father. The mystery of His Baptism is mercy. In the Baptism of Jesus, we see the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

"This is the one who came through water and blood, Jesus Christ, not by water alone, but by water and blood. The Spirit is the one that testifies, and the Spirit is truth." 1 John 5:6

After Jesus was baptized, He came up from the water and behold, the heavens were opened for Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming upon Him. And a voice came from the heavens, saying, "You are My Beloved Son; with You, I am well pleased." Luke 3:22

From the Catechism of the Catholic Church: The Sacrament of Baptism
Baptism seals the Christian with an indelible spiritual mark (character) of his belonging to Christ. CCC 1272  Baptism indeed is the seal of eternal life. CCC 1274



May the Father, Son and Holy Spirit with Our Blessed Mother Mary, protect all those we pray for through this prayer ministry.

January 07, 2016

The Memorare

Mary was petitioned as "Mother of God" at least by the 3rd Century, as is evidenced by the discovery of the Sub Tuum prayer:

This prayer, known in Latin as "Sub tuum Praesidium" and first found in a Greek papyrus, c. 300, is the oldest known prayer to the Virgin.

We turn to you for protection, Holy Mother of God. Listen to our prayers and help us in all our needs. Save us from every danger, glorious and blessed Virgin.

The "Memorare" is a sixteenth-century version of a fifteenth-century prayer that began "Ad sanctitatis tuae pedes, dulcissima Virgo Maria." Claude Bernard (1588-1641) popularized the idea that the "Memorare" was written by Saint Bernard.

Mary, Our Mother, understands the sufferings we carry when our children hurt. Let us bring our children to her and ask for her intercession to her Beloved Son Jesus. Her heart was pierced when she heard Simeon's words, as she held her precious baby. She did not understand, but she kept all these things in her heart. Let us unite our sufferings and those of our children and those for whom we pray with Mary by praying the Memorare.

Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to you for your protection, implored your help or sought your intercession was left unaided. Inspired by this confidence, we fly to you, O Virgin of virgins, our Mother.  To you we come, before you we stand, sinful and sorrowful.  O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not our petitions, but in your mercy, hear and answer them. Amen.

Saint Bernard sums up the great spiritual advantage of true devotion to our Blessed Mother.  Let us repeat that wonderful prayer of Saint Bernard to become a trusting child before Mary, even as the Son of God did. Saint Bernard says, and we say with him, "Look to the star of the sea, call upon Mary … in danger, in distress, in doubt, think of Mary, call upon Mary. May her name never be far from your lips, or far from your heart … If you follow her, you will not stray; if you pray to her, you will not despair; if you turn your thoughts to her, you will not err. If she holds you, you will not fall; if she protects you, you need not fear; if she is your guide, you will not tire; if she is gracious to you, you will surely reach your destination."



On earth, the Blessed Virgin offered her life in that obedient service which is true worship of God. In heaven, she leads the song of eternal praise which rises like incense before the throne of God.  Let us imitate Mary and ponder everything in our heart.