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Our Lady of Families Sodality
“Sodality is a Door to Spirituality
& a Channel to Service.”
HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC PARISH
Prayer Booklet
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What is Sodality?
The Sodality is a group of Catholic
individuals with similar ideas who
work together in the service of the
Church and the world. The
objective of the Sodality is to
promote a closer relationship with
Jesus through adoration and
emulation of His Mother. The
Sodality provides a channel through
which Sodalists speak as a group to bring the Church’s values
to issues in religion, education and civic affairs.
The Sodality assists each member in fulfilling a personal
vocation as a witness for Christ in one’s daily actions and the
use of one’s talents on behalf of the Church, the community
and the world. As the primary function of the Sodality, this is
accomplished through a well-developed prayer life which
fosters service in the family, Church and community. The
Sodality is organized under two principal missions: Spiritual
Life and Apostolic Life, i.e., prayer and service.
The suggested prayer life includes daily Mass, the Rosary,
Scripture reading, the Liturgy of the Hours, spiritual
formation, retreats and days of recollection, and other
personal devotions. Apostolic activities include service to the
Church and programs that care for the sick, the elderly, the
poor, the homeless, important legislation and concern for
Christian education.
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A Brief History of Sodality
Midway through the sixteenth
century (1563), a young Jesuit
priest named Father John Leontius
was teaching a small class at the
Jesuit College in Rome when one
day, around a little altar of the
Blessed Virgin Mary, he gathered
what seemed to have been his
prized pupils. He sketched out a
single program that appeared to
fit instinctively into precisely the
needs of that time when the Church was being persecuted.
These young students bound themselves in faith, hope and
love to Christ Jesus. As active, militant Catholics, they were
to be recognized as followers of Christ by their military zeal,
charity and service. They found in Mary the great inspiration
to give themselves to the service of Christ. They loved her
for what she was and did for the Lord, and showed her
special veneration, placing their groups in her loving
protection. This was the beginning of the first structured
Sodality.
Later in the century (1584), Pope Gregory XIII acknowledged
the Sodality in the Roman College, and granted it a list of
special indulgences. This Sodality was made the Mother
Sodality for the world, and was given the title “Prima
Primaria.” Sodalities were quickly organized throughout
Europe and later in America. About two hundred years later
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(1751), women and girls were finally admitted to the Society
by Pope Benedict XXIV.
The Sodality came to North
America in 1739 when Pope
Clement XII issued a Papal Bull
approving the Sodality founded
in 1730 at the Ursuline School in
New Orleans, Louisiana. George-
town University was the site of
the first Sodality in the newly
formed United States of America.
Sodalities exist today in states
from coast to coast and
internationally in 60 countries, as
of 2005.
(Excerpt from Manual of the Sodality Union of the ADW.)
The Sodality of Our Lady of Families
The Sodality of Our Lady of Families was installed as an
organization of Holy Family Catholic Church on June 18, 2017
at 9:30 AM Sunday Mass. It was instituted to provide
another avenue for parishioners to enhance or develop their
prayer life and to attain a closer relationship with Jesus
through devotion to his Mother.
As a group the Sodalists monthly attend the 9:30 AM Mass
on the 4th Sunday from September to December and from
February to May. The Rosary is prayed prior to Mass and the
General Meeting is held immediately after Mass in the
classroom at the Parish Hall. The General Meetings are open
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to all who wish to attend. Membership is open to all
Catholics, women and men.
If you are seeking affiliation with an
organization that will enhance your
prayer life and provide opportunities
for service to the Church and
community, then come to a meeting
or activity so as to explore if the
Sodality is for you.
If you would like additional information about the Sodality of
Our Lady of Families, please leave your name and contact
information at the Rectory (301) 249-2266 and you will be
contacted by a Sodality member.
RECITATION OF THE ROSARY
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
The Apostles’ Creed
I BELIEVE IN GOD, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and
earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was
conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered
under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he
descended into hell; on the third day he rose again from the
dead; he ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand
of God the Father almighty; from there he will come to judge
the living and the dead. / I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy
catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of
sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.
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OUR FATHER, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy
kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. /
Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not
into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
Recite the Hail Mary on the following three beads for an increase in faith, hope and charity.
HAIL MARY, Full of Grace, The Lord is with thee. Blessed art
thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb,
Jesus. / Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now,
and at the hour of our death. Amen.
GLORY BE to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. /
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world
without end. Amen.
THE JOYFUL MYSTERIES
1. The Annunciation 1. The Visitation 2. The Nativity 3. The Presentation 4. Finding Jesus in the
Temple
THE SORROWFUL MYSTERIES
1. Agony in the Garden 2. Scourging at the Pillar 3. Crowning with Thorns 4. Carrying of the Cross 5. The Crucifixion
THE GLORIOUS MYSTERIES
1. The Resurrection 2. The Ascension 3. The Descent of the Holy
Spirit 4. The Assumption 5. The Coronation
THE LUMINOUS MYSTERIES
1. Baptism of the Lord 2. The Wedding at Cana 3. Proclamation of the
Kingdom of God 4. The Transfiguration 5. Institution of the Eucharist
Fatima Aspiration – O My Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us
from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those
most in need of thy mercy.
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Reflect upon each Mystery and recite the Our Father on the next large bead or the bead that is alone. On each of the ten small beads which follow, recite the Hail Mary. Recite the Glory Be on the space before the next large or solitary bead. The Fatima Aspiration can also be said after the Glory Be.
HAIL, HOLY QUEEN, Mother of Mercy, our life, our sweetness
and our hope! To thee do we cry, poor banished children of
Eve; to thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in
this valley of tears. Turn then, most gracious advocate, thine
eyes of mercy toward us, and after this our exile, show unto us
the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O
sweet Virgin Mary!
Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us pray. O GOD, whose only
begotten Son, by His life, death,
and resurrection, has purchased
for us the rewards of eternal life,
grant, we beseech Thee, that
meditating upon these mysteries of
the Most Holy Rosary of the
Blessed Virgin Mary, we may
imitate what they contain and
obtain what they promise, through the same Christ Our Lord.
Amen.
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The Angelus
The Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary. And she conceived of the Holy Spirit.
Hail Mary…
Behold the handmaid of the Lord. Be it done unto me according to Thy word.
Hail Mary…
And the Word was made Flesh. And dwelt among us.
Hail Mary…
Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us pray.
Pour forth, we beseech Thee, O Lord, Thy grace into our hearts; that we, to whom the incarnation of Christ, Thy Son, was made known by the message of an angel, may by His Passion and Cross be brought to the glory of His Resurrection, through the same Christ Our Lord. Amen.
The Regina Caeli
Queen of Heaven, rejoice, alleluia. For He whom you did merit to bear, alleluia. Has risen, as he said, alleluia. Pray for us to God, alleluia. Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, alleluia. For the Lord has truly risen, alleluia. Let us pray.
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O God, who gave joy to the world through the resurrection of Thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, grant we beseech Thee, that through the intercession of the Virgin Mary, His Mother, we may obtain the joys of everlasting life. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
MIRACULOUS MEDAL NOVENA
Immaculate Mary
Immaculate Mary, your praises we sing, You reign now in heaven with Jesus, our King. Ave, Ave, Ave Maria, Ave, Ave Maria.
In heaven, the blessed your glory proclaim; On earth, we your children invoke your fair name. Ave, Ave, Ave Maria, Ave, Ave Maria.
Your name is our power, your virtues our light, Your love is our comfort, your pleading our might. Ave, Ave, Ave Maria, Ave, Ave Maria.
We pray for our Mother, the Church upon earth, And bless, dearest lady, the land of our birth. Ave, Ave, Ave Maria, Ave, Ave Maria.
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Come, O Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Your faithful, and kindle in
them the fire of Your love. Send forth Your Spirit, and they shall
be created.
Response: And You shall renew the face of the earth.
Let us pray. O God, who did instruct the hearts of the faithful
by the light of the Holy Spirit, grant us in the same Spirit to be
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truly wise and ever to rejoice in His consolation, through Jesus
Christ Our Lord. Amen.
O Mary, conceived without sin. Response: Pray for us who have recourse to you. (3 times)
O Lord Jesus Christ, who have vouchsafed to glorify by
numberless miracles the Blessed Virgin Mary, immaculate from
the first moment of her conception, grant that all who devoutly
implore her protection on earth, may eternally enjoy Your
presence in heaven, who, with the Father and Holy Spirit, live
and reign, God, for ever and ever. Amen. / O Lord Jesus Christ,
who for the accomplishment of Your greatest works, have
chosen the weak things of the world, that no flesh may glory in
Your sight; and who for a better and more widely diffused belief
in the Immaculate Conception of Your Mother, have wished
that the Miraculous Medal be manifested to Saint Catherine
Laboure, grant, we beseech You, that filled with like humility,
we may glorify this mystery by word and work. Amen.
Memorare
Remember, O most compassionate Virgin Mary, that never was
it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored
your assistance, or sought your intercession was left unaided.
Inspired with this confidence, we fly unto you, O Virgin of
Virgins, our Mother; to you we come; before you we kneel
sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise
not our petitions, but in your clemency hear and answer them.
Amen.
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Novena Prayer
O Immaculate Virgin Mary, Mother of Our Lord Jesus and our
Mother, penetrated with the most lively confidence in your all-
powerful and never failing intercession, manifested so often
through the Miraculous Medal, we your loving and trustful
children implore you to obtain for us the graces and favors we
ask during this Novena, if they be beneficial to our immortal
souls, and the souls for whom we pray. (Here privately form
your petitions.) You know, O Mary, how often our souls have
been the sanctuaries of your Son who hates iniquity. Obtain for
us then a deep hatred of sin and that purity of heart which will
attach us to God alone so that our every thought, word and
deed may tend to His greater glory. Obtain for us also a spirit of
prayer and self-denial that we may recover by penance what
we have lost by sin and at length attain to that blessed abode
where you are the Queen of angels and of men. Amen.
Act of Consecration to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal
O Virgin Mother of God, Mary Immaculate, we dedicate and
consecrate ourselves to you under the title of Our Lady of the
Miraculous Medal. May this Medal be for each one of us a sure
sign of your affection for us and a constant reminder of our
duties toward you. Ever while wearing it, may be blessed by
your loving protection and preserved in the grace of your Son.
O most powerful Virgin, Mother of our Savior, keep us close to
you every moment of our lives. Obtain for us, your children, the
grace of a happy death; so that, in union with you, we may
enjoy the bliss of heaven forever. Amen.
O Mary, conceived without sin. Response: Pray for us who have recourse to you. (3 times)
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Hail Holy Queen Enthroned Above
Hail, holy Queen enthroned above, O Maria. Hail, Queen of mercy and of love, O Maria. (Chorus)
Chorus
Triumph, all ye cherubim, Sing with us, ye seraphim, Heaven and earth resound the hymn: Salve, salve, salve Regina!
Our life, our sweetness, here below, O Maria!
Our hope in sorrow and in woe, O Maria! (Chorus)
To thee we cry, poor sons of Eve, O Maria! To thee we sigh, we mourn, we grieve, O Maria! (Chorus)
Turn then most gracious Advocate, O Maria! Toward us thine eyes compassionate, O Maria! (Chorus)
The cause of joy to men below, O Maria! The spring through which all graces flow, O Maria!
Angels, all your praises bring, Earth and heaven, with us sing, All creation echoing: Salve, salve, salve Regina!
1st Fridays - St. Claude de la Colombiere, S.J. & the French
Visitation nun St. Margaret Mary Alacoque (1673) promoted
the Sacred Heart of Jesus devotion revealed to her. / 1st
Saturdays - During WWI, the Virgin Mary appeared to three
shepherd children near Fatima, Portugal. She requested the
daily recitation of the Rosary, the consecration of the world to
her Immaculate Heart, and Communion for reparation on the
First Saturday of every month.
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TRADITIONAL FIRST FRIDAY PRAYERS
Act of Reparation
Most sweet Jesus, whose overflowing charity for men is
requited by so much forgetfulness, negligence and contempt,
behold us prostrate before you, eager to repair by a special act
of homage the cruel indifference and injuries to which your
loving Heart is everywhere subject. / Mindful alas! That we
ourselves have had a share in such great indignities, which we
now deplore from the depths of our hearts, we humbly ask
your pardon and declare our readiness to atone by voluntary
expiation, not only for our own personal offenses, but also for
the sins of those, who, straying far from the path of salvation
refuse in their obstinate infidelity to follow you, their Shepherd
and Leader, or renouncing the promises of their baptism, have
cast off the yoke of your law. / We are now resolved to expiate
each and every deplorable outrage committed against you; we
are now determined to make amends for the manifold offenses
against Christian modesty in unbecoming dress and behavior,
for all the foul seductions laid to ensnare the feet of the
innocent, for the frequent violations of Sundays and holy days,
and the shocking blasphemies uttered against you and your
Saints. / We wish also to make amends for the insults to which
your Vicar on earth and your priests are subjected, for the
profanation, by conscious neglect or terrible acts of sacrilege, of
the very Sacrament of your divine love, and lastly for the public
crimes of nations who resist the rights and teaching authority of
the Church which you have founded. / Would that we were able
to wash away such abominations with our blood. We now offer,
in reparation for these violations of your divine honor, the
satisfaction you once made to your Eternal Father on the cross
and which you continue to renew daily on our altars; we offer it
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in union with the acts of atonement of your Virgin Mother and
all the Saints and of the pious faithful on earth; and we
sincerely promise to make recompense, as far as we can with
the help of your grace, for all neglect of your great love and for
the sins we and others have committed in the past. /
Henceforth, we will live a life of unswerving faith, of purity of
conduct, of perfect observance of the precepts of the Gospel
and especially that of chastity. We promise to the best of our
power to prevent others from offending you and to bring as
many as possible to follow you. / O loving Jesus, through the
intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, our model in
reparation, deign to receive the voluntary offering we make of
this act of expiation; and by the crowning gift of perseverance
keep us faithful unto death in our duty and the allegiance we
owe to you, so that we may all one day come to that happy
home, where with the Father and the Holy Spirit, you live and
reign, God forever and ever. Amen.
Act of Dedication
Most sweet Jesus, Redeemer of the human race, look down
upon us humbly prostrate before your altar. We are yours, and
yours we wish to be; but to be more surely united with you,
behold, we freely consecrate ourselves today to your Most
Sacred Heart. Many indeed have never known you; many too,
despising your precepts have rejected you. Have mercy on
them all, most merciful Jesus, and draw them to your Sacred
Heart. / Be King, O Lord, not only of the faithful who have never
forsaken you, but also of the prodigal children who have
abandoned you; grant that they may quickly return to their
Father's house, lest they die of wretchedness and hunger. / Be
King of those who are deceived by erroneous opinions, or
whom discord keeps aloof, and call them back to the harbor of
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truth and the unity of faith, so that soon there may be but one
flock and one Shepherd. / Grant, O Lord, to your Church
assurance of freedom and immunity from harm; give peace and
order to all nations; and make the earth resound from pole to
pole with one cry: Praise to the divine Heart that wrought our
salvation; to it be glory and honor forever. Amen.
Litany to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Lord, have mercy. R. Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. R. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. R. Lord, have mercy.
Response for Invocations: “Have mercy on us.”
God our Father in heaven, God the Son, Redeemer of the world, God the Holy Spirit, Holy Trinity, one God, Heart of Jesus, Son of the eternal Father, Heart of Jesus, formed by the Holy Spirit in the womb of the Virgin Mother, Heart of Jesus, one with the eternal Word, Heart of Jesus, infinite in majesty, Heart of Jesus, holy temple of God, Heart of Jesus, tabernacle of the Most High, Heart of Jesus, house of God and gate of heaven, Heart of Jesus, aflame with love for us, Heart of Jesus, source of justice and love, Heart of Jesus, full of goodness and love, Heart of Jesus, wellspring of all virtue, Heart of Jesus, worthy of all praise, Heart of Jesus, king and center of all hearts, Heart of Jesus, treasure-house of wisdom and knowledge, Heart of Jesus, in whom there dwells the fullness of God, Heart of Jesus, in whom the Father is well pleased,
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Heart of Jesus, from whose fullness we have all received, Heart of Jesus, desire of the eternal hills, Heart of Jesus, patient and full of mercy, Heart of Jesus, generous to all who turn to you, Heart of Jesus, fountain of life and holiness, Heart of Jesus, atonement for our sins, Heart of Jesus, overwhelmed with insults, Heart of Jesus, broken for our sins, Heart of Jesus, obedient even to death, Heart of Jesus, pierced by a lance, Heart of Jesus, source of all consolation, Heart of Jesus, our life and resurrection, Heart of Jesus, our peace and reconciliation, Heart of Jesus, victim for our sins, Heart of Jesus, salvation of all who trust in you, Heart of Jesus, hope of all who die in you, Heart of Jesus, delight of all the saints,
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, R. Have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, R. Have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, R. Have mercy on us.
Jesus, gentle and humble of heart. R. Touch our hearts and make them like your own.
Let us pray,
Father, we rejoice in the gifts of love we have received from the
heart of Jesus your Son. Open our hearts to share his life and
continue to bless us with his love. We ask this in the name of
Jesus the Lord. R. Amen.
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First Friday Sacred Heart Prayers
All: Lord Jesus Christ, you have promised that where two or
more are gathered in your name, you will be in their midst.
Look down, then, with love and compassion upon us here
before you to honor your Sacred Heart and to make it known
and loved by all. Come into our midst, gentle Jesus, fill our
hearts with blessings and inflame them with your love.
Priest: O Jesus, look upon those who kneel before you. People: Heart of Jesus, hear and grant our prayers.
All: Divine Heart of Jesus, to you we have recourse. In you we
find consolation when afflicted, protection when persecuted,
strength when overwhelmed with trials, and light in doubt and
darkness. We firmly believe you can bestow on us the graces
we implore. We are most unworthy of your favors, but you are
the God of mercies and will not refuse a contrite and humble
heart. / Remembering your words: “Ask and you will receive,
seek and you will find, knock and it will be opened to you”;
mindful too, that from your Sacred Heart have come words of
tenderness and pleading love: “Come to Me, all you that labor
and are burdened, and I will refresh you”; we come to you now
with childlike confidence to make our pleas in this prayer.
(Please pause here to make any personal intention for this Holy
Hour). But if what we ask is not for the glory of God and the
saving of souls, answer our prayer in the way you know best.
Whatever may be your decision with regard to our requests, we
will never cease to adore, love, and serve you.
Priest: O Jesus, answer our petitions as we kneel before you. People: Heart of Jesus, hear and grant our prayers.
Priest: Let us pray.
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All: O Almighty and Eternal God, look upon the Heart of your
dearly beloved Son and upon the praise and satisfaction he
offers you in behalf of sinners, and being appeased, grant
pardon to those who seek your mercy, in the name of the same
Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the
unity of the Holy Spirit, One God, forever and ever. Amen.
THE FIRST SATURDAY DEVOTIONS
To be recited after the Rosary:
Queen of the Rosary, sweet Virgin of Fatima, who has deigned
to appear in the land of Portugal and has brought both interior
and exterior peace to that once troubled country; we beg you
to watch over our dear homeland as well and to assure its
moral and spiritual revival. / Restore peace to all the nations of
the world so that all, and our nation in particular, may be happy
to call you their Queen of Peace.
Our Lady of the Rosary, pray for our country.
Our Lady of Fatima, obtain for all humanity a lasting peace.
Amen.
Act of Consecration
Mary, Virgin most powerful and Mother of mercy, Queen of
heaven and refuge of sinners, we consecrate ourselves to your
Immaculate Heart. We consecrate to you our very being and
our whole life; all that we have, all that we love, all that we are.
To you we give our bodies, our hearts, and our souls; to you we
give our homes, our families, our country. / Mindful of this
consecration, we pledge to imitate you by the practice of
Christian virtues without regard for human recognition. We
resolve to receive Holy Communion, on the first Saturday of
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every month when possible, and to offer daily five decades of
the Rosary with all our sacrifices in the spirit of penance and
reparation. Amen.
DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET
(The chaplet employs traditional rosary beads.)
Begin with the following: the Sign of the Cross, an Our Father, a
Hail Mary and the Apostles Creed.
On Our Father beads say: “Eternal Father, I offer You the Body
and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your dearly beloved Son, Our
Lord Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the
whole world.”
On the ten Hail Mary beads say: “For the sake of His sorrowful
Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world.”
Conclude with (three times): “Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy
Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.”
Revised 2/25/17
Sodality Prayer to Jesus through Mary
O Mother Mary, may you continue to bless our lives as we
journey in faith, hope, and love.
Be our model and guide as we live in the grace won by
your Son Jesus, in His suffering and resurrection.
May your motherly intercession for us bring healing,
strength and renewal.
O Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners.
Help us to bring all people to your Son, especially those in
most need of His mercy.
May our Sodality help us grow in your image as disciples
of Jesus.
We pray this in His name. Amen.
This is a shared effort of Holy Family
Catholic Parish & Our Lady of Families
Sodality @ 12010 Woodmore Road,
Mitchellville, MD 20721.
If you would like additional information about the Sodality of
Our Lady of Families, please leave your name and contact
information at the Rectory (301) 249-2266 and you will be
contacted by a Sodality member.
TO JESUS THROUGH MARY