PRAYER TO THE HOLY FAMILY

PRAYER TO THE HOLY FAMILY

Jesus, Mary and Joseph,in you we contemplate

the splendour 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.

Celebrating the Feast of the Holy Family on this first Sunday after Christmas, the Pope entrusted the work of the bishops to Jesus, Mary and Joseph and recited this prayer.