Dear Mom, I ask you to fill me and all those who suffer and are in difficulty with your own strength of soul, your hope, your courage to live life to the full. Protect and help all mothers, their families, and all who turn to you and entrust their needs to you.
I now invite you to pray with me the prayer to my mother:
GOD, you who are our Father, we give you praise and we bless you because in Gianna Beretta Molla you have given and made known a woman who witnessed the Gospel as a young woman, as a bride, as a mother, and as a doctor. We thank you because through the gift of her life, we learn to accept and honor every human being.
You, Lord Jesus, were her privileged reference. She was able to know you in the beauty of nature. As she questioned her choice of life, she was in search of you and of the best way to serve you. Through her married love, she became a sign of your love for the Church and for humanity. Like you, Good Samaritan, she stopped at the side of every sick, small, and weak person. After your example and for your love, she gave herself entirely, generating new life.
Holy Spirit, font of every perfection, give also to us the wisdom, intelligence, and courage exemplified in the life of Gianna, and through her intercession, may we be able to put ourselves at the service of every person and to grow in the way of love and holiness in our personal, family, and professional lives. Amen.