Mother,
I commend and entrust to you allthat goes to make up earthly progress,
asking that it should not be one-sided,
but that it should create conditions
for the full spiritual advancement of individuals,
families, communities and nations.
I commend to you the unborn, the poor,
the suffering, the sick and the handicapped,
the aging and the dying. I ask you to reconcile
those in sin, to heal those in pain, and to uplift
those who have lost their hope and joy.
Show to those who struggle in doubt
the light of Christ your Son. Amen.