Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Maria Bambina c 1700, Cathedral of St. Lucia del MelaPicture Source

Family Prayer to Maria Bambina

Maria, given us by God, in the sweetness of the face of a child, look upon this family that is your very own and in your motherliness, grant perennial youth to our hearts.

May there arise in us a renewed commitment in our vocation to follow Jesus and may our charity be more joyful from this day.

Teach us that love can stand with steadfastness at the foot of the cross.

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