Our Father, who art in heaven, you have given us a model of life
in the Holy Family of Nazareth.
Help us, most loving Father, to make a new Nazareth
of our own families, where joy and peace will reign.
May it be deeply contemplative,
fervently eucharistic and joyfully vibrant.
Help us to stay together through good and ill
thanks to our praying as a family.
Teach us to encounter Jesus
in every member of our own families,
especially those who suffer and are wounded.
May the eucharistic Heart of Jesus
make our hearts as meek and humble as his (Mt 11:29).
Help us to fulfill our vocation as a family in holiness.
May we love one another as God loves each one of us
more and more every day,
and forgive each other's faults
as you forgive our sins.
Most loving Father, help us
to accept all you give to us
and give all you take from us
with a big smile.
Immaculate heart of Mary, cause of our joy,
pray for us.
Holy Guardian Angels
be always with us,
guiding us and protecting us.
Amen.
—-Saint Teresa of Calcutta
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