Mary, Mother of God, at your request,
Jesus worked His first miracle.
He changed water into wine for the wedding guests at Cana in Galilee.
Over the centuries you have not ceased
to obtain countless signs and wonders for the poor,
exiled children of Eve.
We therefore ask you to intercede with your Divine Son
for the miraculous graces which the modern world so desperately needs.
Mary, Mother of the Holy Family,
and Mother of our families,
pray for us.
Amen.
The Columbans are a society of missionaries, including priests and lay people, who minister to people of various cultures as a way of witnessing to the universal love of God.