Prayer to the Holy Family

Jesus, Mary and Joseph
to you, Holy Family of Nazareth,
today, we turn our gaze
with admiration and confidence;
in you we contemplate
the beauty of communion in true love;
we recommend all our families to you,
so that the wonders of grace may be renewed in them.

Holy Family of Nazareth,
attractive school of the Holy Gospel:
teach us to imitate your virtues
with a wise spiritual discipline,
give us a clear look
who knows how to recognize the work of Providence
in the daily realities of life.

Holy Family of Nazareth,
faithful guardian of the mystery of salvation:
revive in us the esteem of silence,
make our families prayer suppers
and turn them into small domestic churches,
renew the desire for holiness,
support the noble effort of work, education,
listening, mutual understanding and forgiveness.

Holy Family of Nazareth,
awakens awareness in our society
of the sacred and inviolable character of the family,
priceless and irreplaceable good.
Let each family be a welcoming home of kindness and peace
for children and the elderly,
for those who are sick and alone,
for those who are poor and needy.

Jesus, Mary and Joseph
we confidently pray, we joyfully entrust ourselves to you.