Mary, Our Mother

Prayer Celebration Directions

GATHERING SONG
GATHERING PRAYER
Leader		Mary, God chose you from the beginning to be our mother. Help each of us to choose the right way to live.
All		In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
READING (based on Luke 1:46-49)
Leader		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.'"
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)
LITANY OF MARY (As you pray the litany together, one child crowns the statue of Mary and rejoins the circle.)
Leader		Holy Mary,
All		Pray for us.
Leader		Holy Mother of God,
All		Pray for us.
Leader		Mother of Jesus,
All		Pray for us.
Leader		Queen of Peace,
All		Pray for us.
CLOSING PRAYER
Leader		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.
All		Amen.
CLOSING SONG