As the VII World gathering of Families gets underway in Milan, Italy we look at one
Catholic initiative that’s bound to impact families around the globe.
Thousands
of mothers the world over are joining an interdenominational prayer chain called “Mothers’
Prayers.” The movement began in 1995 in Veronica Williams’ living room in Kent, in
southeast England when she and another Catholic grandmother decided to meet weekly
to pray for their children and their childrens’ children. Soon, dozens of other mothers
were knocking on Veronica’s door, asking to join them too.
The movement now
counts prayer groups in more than ninety countries. They’re not just for Catholics
– Anglicans, Orthodox and Protestant mothers form part of the groups too – all united
in their prayers for the welfare of their children… and world peace.
Tracey
McClure sat down with Veronica to ask her more about the movement… Listen to the
program: