The Ordinary Synod on the Family takes place this month, Oct. 4-25. Please pray for the Holy Spirit to enlighten the Synod Fathers and to direct them in the will of the Father and the glory of Jesus Christ and His holy bride, the Church.
“A Prayer For the Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on the Family“
Jesus, Mary and Joseph, in you we contemplate the splendor of true love, to you we turn with trust.
Holy Family of Nazareth, grant that our families too may be places of communion and prayer, authentic schools of the Gospel and small domestic Churches. Holy Family of Nazareth, may families never again experience violence, rejection and division: may all who have been hurt or scandalized find ready comfort and healing.
Holy Family of Nazareth, may the approaching Synod of Bishops make us once more mindful of the sacredness and inviolability of the family, and its beauty in God’s plan.
Jesus, Mary and Joseph, graciously hear our prayer. Amen.