Mothering Sunday
This Sunday, th
e Fourth Sunday of Lent is mid-Lent Sunday or Laetare Sunday, from the first words of the Introit Laetare Jerusalem (‘Rejoice, O Jerusalem’) from Isaiah 66:10. It’s also Mothering Sunday – and we wish all mothers a very happy day! In medieval England, today was a holiday from work when people went home to the mother church in which they were baptised. As families gathered, they gave gifts to their mothers, hence Mothering Sunday, a day we pray for our mothers too, who through their selflessness carpet their children’s lives with happiness. Please remember to say a prayer to Our Lady for your mother and grandmother. Let the example of their faith and love shine forth. Grant that we may honour them always with profound respect.
Here are some prayers from the Book of Blessings you may wish to offer:
1. For our mothers, who have given us life and love, that we may show them reverence and love, we pray to the Lord.
2. For mothers who have lost a child through death, that their faith may give them hope, and their family and friends support and console them, we pray to the Lord.
3. For mothers who have died, that God may bring them into the joy of his kingdom, we pray to the Lord.
