Take Out Issue Extras May 2009

Mother's Day Prayer

All-loving God,
we give you thanks and praise
for mothers young and old.
We pray for young mothers,
who give life and count toes and tend to our every need;
May they be blessed with patience and tenderness
to care for their families and themselves with great joy.
We pray for our own mothers
who have nurtured and cared for us;
May they continue to guide
in strong and gentle ways.
We remember mothers who are separated
from their children because of war, poverty, or conflict;
May they feel the loving embrace of
our God who wipes every tear away.
We pray for women who are not mothers
but still love and shape us
with motherly care and compassion.
We remember mothers, grandmothers,
and great-grandmothers who are no longer with us
but who live forever in our memory
and nourish us with their love.
Amen.

(From the Mother's Prayer Card, ID X905. Order here» Also availalbe in Spanish.)

Mary's Garden flowers

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A Mary garden flower list

Amaryllis--Beautiful Lady
Baby's Breath--Lady's Veil
Bachelor's Buttons Mary's Crown
Begonia--Heart of Mary
Bleeding Heart--Mary's Heart
Canterbury Bells--Our Lady's Nightcap, Mary Bells, Our Lady's Smock
Columbine--Our Lady's Shoes, Lady's Slipper.
Daffodil--Mary's Star
English Daisy--Mary-Love
Fern--Lady's Hair
Forget-me-not--Eyes of Mary
Foxglove--Our Lady's Gloves
Fuchsia Our Lady's Earrings
Geranium--Lady Beautiful
Ground Ivy--Madonna's Herb
Honeysuckle--Lady's Fingers
Honeysuckle--Lady's Stick
Impatiens--Our Lady's Earrings
Ox-Eye Daisy--Mary's Star
Pansy--Our Lady's Delight
Petunia--Lady's Praise
Pink--Mary's Pink
Pot Marigold--Mary's Gold
Primrose--Mary's Candlestick)
Rose-White: Mary's Purity; Red: Mary's Sorrow; Gold: Mary's Glory; Red and White: The Visitation
Scabiosa--Mary's Pincushion
Sea Pink--Our Lady's Cushion
Sunflower--Mary's Gold
Sweet Pea--Our Lady's Flower
Sweet Pea--Mary's Foot
Tulip--Mary's Prayer
Violet Our Lady's Modesty
Wisteria--Virgin's Bower

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