Family Prayer to Maria Bambina

Maria, given us by God,

in the sweetness of the face of a child,

look upon this family

that is your very own

and in your motherliness,

grant perennial youth to our hearts.

May there arise in us

a renewed commitment in our vocation to follow Jesus

and may our charity be more joyful from this day.

Teach us that love can stand

with steadfastness at the foot of the cross.