September 2011

Join us each week and pray for an hour before the Blessed Sacrament, for your children. They need you to bring them to the Lord in prayer.

This Saturday 1st October, Join us in Eucharistic Adoration after the 10.30 a.m. mass in St. Mary's Church James St., Drogheda.  All are welcome to come and pray to the Lord our God. 

September

Our special intention for the month of September is for parents and young people starting out in life and we invite you to include this intention in your weekly holy hour.

A new school year, a new beginning. Whether our children are just starting in play school, entering national school or leaving home to go to college, our hearts and hopes go with them. We invite you to pray for children as they go out to face the world. We pray for the safety of our children, we pray that Our Lady will bless and protect them and keep them close to her most loving Son, Jesus Christ.

Dear God bless all children this day. Instruct them; give them inquiring minds and discerning hearts. Strenghthen them; give them courage to persevere in all they undertake. Delight them; give them the gift of joy and wonder in all things. Befriend them; give them laughter and love to share with all. Guard them; give them protection and safety as they move out of our embrace. Love them; give them sure and certain knowledge of your unfailing love. 

Father capture the hearts and minds of our children.  We offer them to You with open hands.  Through the example of Jesus, teach them to surrender their lives fully to You.  Bless them with the knowledge that they are Your beloved ones and that they truly belong to a commmunity of love and mercy.  Break open their hearts so that the seed of the Word and the power of the Eucharist can be planted in fertile ground, take root and transform their lives.  Give our children to the world with the power of the Holy Spirit to witness to the love of Jesus and serve Him in each person they meet.  Amen.