Catholic Meditations

Prayer to St. Aloysius Gonzaga for our Children

St. Aloysius Gonzaga,
in this era
where children are so targeted
by the dark one,
and temptation in school,
and home,
and with friends
abound like never before,
pray for our children,
remind our dear Jesus
how precious he found the young ones,
and what promises he had
for those who would harm them.
St. Aloysius Gonzaga,
you can see the pain,
the grief,
the sorrow
that comes to these young ones,
pray for them.
Where there is sexual abuse,
please pray for them.
Where there is temptation for drugs,
please pray for them.
Where there is the lack of adults to guide them,
please pray for them.
Where there is gang violence,
and young people trying to make sense
out of a world which seems mad,
please pray for them.
Where they are abandoned,
please pray for them.
And pray for us, too,
who are parents,
that we may lead our children
in the way the Father would have us,
And pray for us, too,
who should answer the call to help and care,
that we might respond to the Spirit's voice
as clearly as Mary, our mother,
with a resounding yes.

Dear Lord,
thank you for your servant St. Aloysius Gonzaga who was such a role model, and who now intercedes for us in heaven.

May we learn from his example, and like him, come home to you at last.

Amen.