Saturday, May 13, 2023

TENDER MOTHER AND LOST CHILDREN

 


Virgin of Tenderness- Ukraine

As we remember our own Mothers this day- alive or with the Lord- let us continue to pray for all mothers in the Ukraine, especially those who are separated from their children, either due to evacuation, defending their country, or death.  May the Mother of God, who is also our own Mother,  who  experienced human struggles of her own, losing her only son, give comfort to the people of Ukraine and may she comfort  all mothers in Russia  also suffering great loss.  May  she bring hope where there is no hope and a lasting peace now and future generations!

"Therefore, Mother of God and our Mother, to your Immaculate Heart we solemnly entrust and consecrate ourselves, the Church and all humanity, especially Russia and Ukraine.  Accept this act that we carry out with confidence and love.  Grant that war may end and peace spread throughout the world.  The “Fiat” that arose from your heart opened the doors of history to the Prince of Peace.  We trust that, through your heart, peace will dawn once more.  To you we consecrate the future of the whole human family, the needs and expectations of every people, the anxieties and hopes of the world.

 Through your intercession, may God’s mercy be poured out on the earth and the gentle rhythm of peace return to mark our days.  Our Lady of the “Fiat”, on whom the Holy Spirit descended, restore among us the harmony that comes from God.  May you, our “living fountain of hope”, water the dryness of our hearts.  In your womb Jesus took flesh; help us to foster the growth of communion.  You once trod the streets of our world; lead us now on the paths of peace.  Amen."    Act of Consecration of Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary- March 2022

N.B. Also called "The Eleusa"  (Greek:  tenderness or showing mercy) is a type of depiction of the Virgin Mother in icons in which the Christ Child is nestled against her cheek.


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