Legion of Mary

Blessings of Families, the Sick, Rosary Beads, etc 1. Rosary Beads In memory of the mysteries of the life, death and resurrection of our Lord and in honour of the Virgin Mary, Mother of Christ and Mother of the Church, may those who devoutly use this rosary to pray be blessed, in the name of the Father, and of the Son  and of the Holy Spirit. 2. Religious Objects and Articles of Devotion Blessed be your name, O Lord, you are the fount and source of every blessing, and you look with delight upon the devout practices of the faithful. Draw near, we pray, to these your servants  and, as they use these symbols of their faith and devotion, grant that they may also strive to be transformed into the likeness of Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you forever and ever. 3. Families 4. The Sick Lord Jesus, who went about doing good and healing all, we ask you to bless  your friends who are sick. Give them strength in body, courage in spirit, and patience with pain. Let them recover their health, so that, restored to the Christian community, they may joyfully praise your name, for you live and reign forever and ever. A. O God, you have created us in love and saved us in mercy, and through the bond of marriage you have established the family and willed that it should become a sign of Christ’s love for his Church. Shower your blessings  on the families of our parish. Enable those who are joined by one love to support one another by their fervour of spirit and devotion to prayer. Make them responsive to the needs of others and witnesses to the faith in all they say and do. Through Christ our Lord. B. We bless your name, O Lord, for sending your own incarnate Son to become part of a family, so that, as he lived his life, he would experience its worries and its joys. We ask you, Lord, to protect and watch over the families of our parish, so that in the strength of your grace its members may enjoy prosperity, possess the priceless gift of your peace, and, as the Church alive in the home, bear witness in this world to your glory. Through Christ our Lord. 24