The month of March is designated as Women’s Month and Friday is International Women’s Day. As a ministry of the Sisters of Bon Secours, we remember the first twelve women to become Sisters of Bon Secours 200 years ago. They stepped out in faith to care for people in need in ways that were unheard of and often looked down upon. They trusted in God to lead them in answering the Call to care for the poor, the sick, and the dying. Because of the courage and bravery of those original women and the hundreds of Sisters of Bon Secours that followed, the Retreat and Conference Center is able to provide a spiritually nourishing ministry.
Please join us in a prayer for women across the world…
International Women’s Day Prayer
Dear God our Creator,
We thank you for all women across the globe.
We celebrate their strengths and accomplishments and pray for the day when every woman will be treated with honor and dignity.
We pray that all women will be blessed with economic opportunity, access to education, the ability to choose their life path, religious freedom, and the right to vote. Protect them from exploitation, discrimination and repression.
We thank you for the women who were pioneers in all arenas of life – in art, science, business, education, literature, sports, military, farming, religion, medicine, industry and politics We are indebted to them for their perseverance in opening the doors of opportunity for those who came after them.
We gratefully acknowledge the role of women in our families and societies, those who have nurtured us, guided us, taught us, loved us and protected us.
We embrace the powerful role models of strong women in the Bible. We thank you that Mary said yes to your plans for the redemption of the world by saying yes to becoming the mother of Jesus even though it would bring her shame and reproach. And we thank you for honoring all women by choosing women to be the first witnesses of the resurrection of Christ in a culture where women’s testimonies were not valued.
We prayer your continued blessing on all women. And we pray for the women in our lives. May they reach their full potential in faith and their full potential in life.
Amen.