Mary, servant of the Word

I have been attending a Saturday morning Mass at St Dominic in Shaker Heights. The early 6:30 AM Mass is followed by a Eucharistic Holy Hour. The Holy Hour is organized, a piece of paper dispersed with communal prayers to be read by a speaker every fifteen minutes. It is a hallowed service, sublimely providing space for prayer. Here is one of the prayers read.

Prayer for Vocations
By Pope John Paul II

Mary, your life was a humble and generous service. You were the servant of the Word when the angel announced to you the divine plan of salvation. You were servant of the Son, giving him life and remaining open to His mystery.

You were servant of the redemption, standing courageously at the foot of the cross, close to the Suffering Servant and Lamb, who was sacrificing himself for love of us. You were servant of the Church on the day of Pentecost, and with your intercession you continue to generate her in every believer, even in these our difficult and troubled times.

Let the young people of the third millennium look to you, young daughter of Israel, who have known the agitation of a young heart when faced with the plan of the eternal God. Make them able to accept the invitation of your Son to give their lives wholly for the glory of God.

Make them understand that to serve God satisfies the heart, and that only in the service of God and his kingdom do we realize ourselves in accordance with the divine plan, and life become a hymn of glory to the most Holy Trinity. Amen.

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