Pope's Prayer for Women
by VP
Posted on Sunday March 08, 2026 at 12:00AM in Prayers
The Holy Family, St. Joseph Catholic Church, Raleigh NC
Hail, Full of grace, blessed art thou among women!" (Luke 1, 28;42).
We
beg you, Mary, to stretch out over us, your daughters, the hand of your
maternal protection. We who draw close to your queenly throne, like a
battle line, are attentive to your wishes and determined to put into
effect, with your help, the ideals of truth and of Christian perfection
within ourselves and our sisters.
Our
admiring glance is fixed on you, O miraculous child, the favorite of
the Father! O Virgin, the spouse of the Holy Ghost! O loving Mother of
Jesus! Obtain for us from your Divine Son the power to enable us to be
the reflection of your lofty virtues in every age and circumstance.
May
we be upright and pure in our sentiments and actions; tender,
affectionate and understanding companions to our husbands; diligent,
watchful and wise mothers to our children; keen administrators of our
homes; exemplary citizens of our beloved country, and loyal daughters of
the Church, ready to be guided by her in our thoughts and actions.
Help
us, O dearly beloved Mother, to respect the duties of our station in
life and to make our homes centers of the spiritual life and of operative
charity, formative schools of conscience, and gardens of all virtues.
Help us so that, in social and public life as well, we may be examples
of profound faith, of constant and gentle christian practice, of
incorrupt integrity, and of true balance based on the most solid
religious principles. Bless our intentions and our labors. And, as we
are inspired by you in undertaking them, may we, with your help, be
granted the joy of witnessing their abundant fruits in time and in eternity. Amen.
Pope Pius XII May 26 1957 on Christian Women's Day. (The Catholic Advocate, Volume 6, Number 23, 8 June 1957)
