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.

The 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

September 17, 2016

Reflection: Remembering Bella...

Taking a child, He placed it in their midst, and putting His arms around it, He said to them, "whoever receives one child such as this, in My Name, receives Me; and whoever receives Me, receives not Me but the One who sent Me." Mark 9:36-37

 This reflection was posted one year ago. It is being re-posted today in memory of beautiful little Bella...

A tragic story unfolded this week. Months ago, the body of a little child was found in a trash bag washed ashore on Deer Island in Boston. The child was named Baby Doe. This week, her identity was discovered. Her name is Bella, which means beautiful in Italian. She was just shy of three years old. The circumstances of her death are tragic. It is likely that she suffered much in her short life. She is surely resting now in the arms of Jesus.

A great sadness comes in knowing about the loss of this beautiful child. How is it possible? Didn't people miss her? Why didn't they come forward? The answers may never be known.

What lessons can be carried forward in our own lives from this tragic story? Let us ask the Lord to reveal to us if there are times that we have been silent when we should have spoken. As we pray about this, He will help us listen to His promptings so that we will know when He wants us to do something. He will give us courage to speak the truth, in love.

Be still and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10

Following God's Will first means listening to Him in prayer. When we make time every day to listen in silence to the Lord, He will speak.

The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God. Romans 8:16

On this day, as we ponder beautiful little Bella, know that you are a beautiful child of God. Ask Jesus what He wants to say to you: Jesus, what do You want to say to me?
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