Prayer for Mother with Child
O Almighty and Everlasting God, Who
through the co-operation of the Holy Spirit,
didst prepare the body and soul of the
glorious Virgin Mary to be a worthy dwelling
place of Thy Divine Son; and, through the
co-operation of the same Holy Spirit didst
sanctify St. John the Baptist, while still
in his mother’s womb; hearken to the prayers
of Thy humble servant who implores Thee
through the intercession of St. Gerard, to
protect me amid the dangers of child-bearing
and to watch over the child with which Thou
hast deigned to bless me; that it may be
cleansed by the saving water of Baptism and
after a Christian life on earth, it may with
its mother attain everlasting bliss in
Heaven. Amen.