Wave of Prayer
Mothers’ Union expresses its Christian identity through its life of prayer and worship. It is this spiritual life together which underpins our work with families and communities. Every day a wave of prayer goes around the world as members stop and pray in the middle of the day to pray for the work of the Mothers’ Union and international issues. These daily prayers follow an annual pattern which means that every Mothers’ Union region is prayed for at least once during the year.
Please join us in prayer for the Mothers’ Union’s work around the world. Below is a calendar for the current month with the places we are asking for prayers for.
March 2024
Lord, we pray for the flourishing of Mothers’ Union worldwide. Today we pray for the people and work of:
29 March: Mothers’ Union worldwide
30-31st March: Toamasina in Madagascar; Mukono in Uganda; Ikwerre & Ife East in Nigeria; Down & Dromore in All Ireland and Delhi in India
Monthly Prayer
‘First at the cradle and last at the cross’, women from every walk of life continue to inspire us. Whether we are a ‘Mary’ or a ‘Martha’, we pray to be blessed with a prayerful heart and a spirit of hope that brings encouragement and light to others. Amen
Final Blessing
I bind myself today: To the power of God to guide me. To the might of God to uphold me. To the wisdom of God to teach me. The eye of God to watch over me. The ear of God to hear me. The word of God to speak to me. The way of God to lie before me. The host of God to defend me. Amen. St Patrick
April 2024
Lord, we pray for the flourishing of Mothers’ Union worldwide. Today we pray for the people and work of:
1 April: Toamasina in Madagascar; Mukono in Uganda; Ikwerre & Ife East in Nigeria; Down & Dromore in All Ireland and Delhi in India
2-4 April: Umzimvubu in South Africa; Lweru in Tanzania; On the Niger in Nigeria; Cape Coast in Ghana; Ontario in Canada and Limerick & Killaloe in All Ireland
5 April: Mothers’ Union worldwide
6-8 April: Cueibet in South Sudan; Gahini in Rwanda; Wusasa & Ibadan in Nigeria and Christchurch in New Zealand
9-11 April: Nord Kivu in DR Congo; Kigali in Rwanda; Kiteto & Kubwa in Nigeria; Perth in Australia and Kuranagala in Sri Lanka
12 April: Mothers’ Union worldwide
13-15 April: Yirol in South Sudan; Ruvuma in Tanzania; Nike & Benin in Nigeria; Canberra & Goulburn in Australia and Dogura in Papua New Guinea
16-18 April: Kindu in DR Congo; Mount Kenya West in Kenya; Egbu in Nigeria; Te Pihopatanga O Aotearoa in New Zealand; Cork, Cloyne & Ross in All Ireland and Eastern Himalayas in India
19 April: Mothers’ Union worldwide
20-22 April: Kinshasa in DR Congo; Victoria Nyanza in Tanzania; Ahoada & Warri in Nigeria; Oxford in England and Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea
23-25 April: Kisangani in DR Congo; Kagera in Tanzania; Awka in Nigeria; Sunyani in Ghana; Manchester in England and Popondota in Papua New Guinea
26 April: Mothers’ Union worldwide
27-29 April: Port Sudan in Sudan; Muhabura in Uganda; Niger Delta West & Yewa in Nigeria; The Northern Territory in Australia and Chennai in India
30 April: Aru in DR Congo; Kigezi in Uganda; Ikeduru in Nigeria; Ho in Ghana; York in England and Guyana & Suriname in Guyana
Monthly Prayer
We celebrate abundant life with full and thankful hearts. We give thanks for the imprint of heaven which enhances our life in the here and now. May our appreciation of all we enjoy bring praise to our bountiful God. Amen
Final Blessing
Jesus, brightness of your Father, guide every event in our lives for your highest purpose and for our good, until we arrive in your house, and stand before your throne; you live and reign, now and forever. Amen