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Mary, Our Mother
Prayer Celebration Directions

GATHERING SONG

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GATHERING PRAYER

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Mary, God chose you from the beginning to be our mother. Help each of us to choose the right way to live.
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In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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READING
(based on Luke 1:46-49)
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Listen to a reading from the Gospel of Luke in the Bible. "Mary said, 'My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, my spirit rejoices in God my savior. The Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is his name.'"
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PRESENTATION OF CARDS
(Invite the children to process up and place the colored flowers on the prayer table and then to join hands and form a circle around it) 
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LITANY OF MARY
(As you pray the litany together, one child crowns the statue of Mary and rejoins the circle.) 
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Holy Mary,
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Pray for us.
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Holy Mother of God,
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Pray for us.
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Mother of Jesus,
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Pray for us.
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Queen of Peace,
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Pray for us.
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CLOSING PRAYER
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Mary, we know that you are now in heaven. We know that you watch over all your children. Take care of us. Help us to stay close to you. You are our heavenly mother.
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Amen.
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CLOSING SONG
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