| Mary, you responded in faith to the call of the Spirit to be the mother of Jesus: | Teach us to respond generously when the Spirit calls us. |
| Mary, you proposed a radical transformation of society in the words of the Magnificat: | May the Church continue today that work of liberation. |
| Mary, your song encouraged economic transformation: | Help us to witness against the increase of poverty and unemployment and the unjust accumulation of wealth. |
| Mary, your song sought political transformation: | Help us to oppose all political abuses, human rights violations and corruption in government. |
| Mary, your song sought cultural transformation: | Help us to resist all cultural trends that are contrary to the values of genuine humanity. |
| Mary, you gave birth to Jesus in a stable: | Help us to help the homeless and those badly housed. |
| Mary, together with Joseph, you knew the problems of protecting your child: | Inspire us to take steps to protect all children when they can be innocent victims. |
| Mary, you were a refugee with Joseph and Jesus in Egypt: | Motivate us to respond to the plight of refugees and to resolve the problems that create rootless people. |
| Mary, our sister, who shared and cared for Jesus and Joseph in Nazareth: | Help us to perceive what is happening to our families and children. |
| Mary, our friend, who tended and mended: | Help us to reduce the damage to our cultures and environment because of global industrialisation. |
| Mary, our mother, who protects and bandages the wounded: | Help us to make common cause with all marginalized people. |
| Mary, you tried to understand your Son’s ministry to the marginalized people of your day: | Help all Christians to identify with and assist those whom Society rejects. |
| Mary, with motherly concern you worried about the safety of your Son: | Be with all parents who are anxious about family matters for whatever reason. |
| Mary, you heard with sorrow the news of your Son’s midnight arrest and detention: | Be with all whose loved ones have "disappeared" in the middle of the night. |
| Mary, you witnessed the injustice of your Son’s trial: | Help us to uncover and resist all injustice today, especially in our legal systems. |
| Mary, you saw the connivance of the high priests in the trial and killing of Jesus: | Help us to evaluate the thinking and action of the religious institutions among us. |
| Mary, you stood with the other women by the cross of Jesus until the end and then became our mother: | Be with all women who watch and pray in the midst of extreme violence and brutality. |
| Mary, you rejoiced when your Risen Son appeared to you, you gave confidence and fresh hope to the disciples: | Give us courage and hope through faith in the risen Lord Jesus, and give us the strength to persevere. |
| Mary, you were in the midst of the disciples of Jesus when they received the Holy Spirit, which strengthened them to be a witnessing community: | Inspire us to listen to the Holy Spirit in our times; to be a renewed community of sharing and witness. |
| Mary, loving witness of the gospel of truth and the glory of the Kingdom: | Hear us, our Mother. |