Plead with Mary for peace in the family

O Mary, Help of Christians, in our needs we turn to you with eyes of love, with free hands and ardent hearts.
We turn to you to be able to see your Son, our Lord.
Let us raise our hands to have the Bread of Life.
We open hearts to receive the Prince of Peace.

Mother of the Church, your sons and daughters thank you
for your reliable word that resounds down the centuries,
rising from an empty soul filled with grace,
prepared by God to welcome the Word given to the world,
so that the world itself can be reborn.
In you, the kingdom of God has dawned,
a kingdom of grace and peace, of love and justice, born from the depths of the Word made flesh.
The Church throughout the world joins you in giving praise to him
whose mercy extends from generation to generation.

O Stella maris, light of every ocean and Lady of the depths,
lead the peoples of Oceania through every dark and stormy sea,
so that they can reach the port of peace and light
prepared in the One who calmed the waters.
Protect all your children from all evil,
because the waves are high and we are far from home.
As we venture out to the world's oceans,
and we cross the deserts of our time,
show us, O Mary, the Fruit of your womb,
for without your Son we are lost.
Pray that we never fail along the path of life,
so that in heart and soul, with words and deeds,
on stormy days and on calm days,
we can always turn to Christ and say:
"Who is this whom the wind and the sea also obey?"

Our Lady of Peace, in which every storm subsides,
at the beginning of the new millennium, pray
because the Church in Oceania does not cease to show everyone
the glorious face of your Son, full of grace and truth,
so that God reigns in the hearts of the peoples of the Pacific
and they find peace in the Savior of the world.
Intercede for the Church in Oceania, to have strength
to faithfully follow the way of Jesus Christ,
to boldly proclaim the truth of Jesus Christ,
to live the life of Jesus Christ joyfully.

Help the Christians, protect us!
Bright Star of the Sea, guide us!
Our Lady of Peace, pray for us!