Mothers of Lu Prayer

Prayer said after every Mass on the 1st Sunday of each month by Mothers, Grandmothers & Godmothers:

O God, grant that one of my sons becomes a priest!  I promise to live as a good Christian woman and will lead my children to all that is good, wherewith I hope to receive the grace to be able to give to You, O God, a holy priest.”

                                                               The Mothers of Lu Story

"The little village of Lu, northern Italy, with only a few thousand inhabitants, is in a rural area 90 kilometers east of Turin. It would still be unknown to this day if, in the year 1881, the family's mothers of Lu had not made a decision that had “serious consequences”. The deepest desire of many of these mothers was for one of their sons to become a priest or for a daughter to place her life completely in God’s service.

Under the direction of their parish priest, Msgr. Alessandro Canora, they gathered every Tuesday for adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, asking the Lord for vocations. They received Holy Communion on the first Sunday of every month with the same intention. After Mass, all the mothers prayed a particular prayer together imploring for vocations to the priesthood.

Through the trusting prayer of these mothers and the openness of the other parents, an atmosphere of deep joy and Christian piety developed in the families, making it much easier for the children to recognize their vocations."