Moment of Marian Prayer for the Synod
At the request of the Holy Father, the Secretariat responsible for the Universal Synod has invited the Church around the world to hold a moment of Marian Prayer on May 31st , the Memoria of the Visitation and the last day of the Marian Month of May, to place the work of the Synod, especially the upcoming assembly in October, under the protection of Our Lady.
In response to this request, the Synodal Office has asked that each parish, at the conclusion of Mass on this day, say a dedicated prayer to Our Lady at the Marian Shrine in our churches. Full details are available here - https://www.synodresources.org/31may2023/
We will pray before the statue of Our Lady of Lourdes at the end of Mass on Wednesday.
If you are unable to attend Mass on Wednesday, but wish to join in the prayer then the Synodal Office suggests this prayer:
O God, Father of mercies,
whose Only Begotten Son, as he hung upon the Cross,
chose the Blessed Virgin Mary, his Mother,
to be our Mother also,
grant, we pray, that with her loving help
your Church may be more fruitful day by day
and, exulting in the holiness of her children,
may draw to her embrace all the families of the peoples.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.
