Prayer To The Holy 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.

-Pope Francis, Feast of the Holy Family 2013

Blessed John Paul II was a strong proponent and defender of the importance of family life. Let us pray today for all families, that they may live like the Holy Family, as authentic schools of the Gospel.