A FAMILY PRAYER

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,

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.

Amen

A prayer composed by Pope Francis in 2013,