OUR LADY OF 

PERPETUAL HELP

Mary, Mother of Perpetual Help,

help me to say, “Be it done to me

according to your word.”

But, Mary, like you,

remind me to first ask questions,

so I can discover and ponder

what God is really asking.

Mary, Mother of Perpetual Help,

help me to notice those in need, so I

can move quickly to visit and help them.

Mother, Mother of Perpetual Help,

help me to see when others have

run out of the wine of life and help them

to do whatever Jesus tells them to do.

Mary, Mother of Perpetual Help,

help me to help others who are

carrying their cross or about to die.

Mary, Mother of Perpetual Help,

help me to be one of those people

who are life’s foundation stones,

holding family and community together.

© Andy Costello 2016