Churchill Avenue News

A prayer for Caroline Chisholm’s intercession.

We thank you, most loving and merciful God, for the admirable life of Caroline Chisholm, who heard your call in youth and responded as a woman of patient, energetic faith.

With the support of her husband Archibald and her children, she assisted people in need, irrespective of their country or creed, by social reforms and charitable work, especially re-uniting families, protecting vulnerable girls, placing the unemployed in gainful work and achieving improvements for poor emigrants.

According to your providential will, may we receive the favours we ask through her intercession, and may her heroic virtue be recognized and her example followed throughout the world, leading the Church to number her among your saints.

Caroline Chisholm, Servant of God, pray for us.

Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us.

Amen.