In this icon of Our Lady of the Liturgical Life, Mary our Queen Mother stands before us with gracious authority, gesturing with a broad sweep of her arm over the vast expanse of the incarnational mystery contained in her maternal heart. Speaking to the hearts of her children, she says: "This is the fruit of my womb. This is the victim Lamb wounded for the sins of the world; look on Him whom you have pierced. See also unveiled before your eyes through the circle of the Sacred Host and around the chalice filled with the Blood of the Lamb, the entire pageant of the liturgy. Here is the Passover of Jesus, the Word made flesh – conception, birth, life, death and resurrection. Even his glorious ascension and the descent of the Holy Spirit can be seen. In your communion with my Son at every sacrifice of the Mass, He brings you forth into the new creation."

Prayer to Our Lady of the Liturgical Life

Queen Mother Mary, we come before you begging an outpouring of grace upon the whole world. Open the eyes of our hearts with your faith. Draw us deeply into the life of the Church as we ponder the mysteries of creation, redemption, and sanctification celebrated in your maternal heart. Lead us into the Eucharistic heart of your Son to drink of the inexhaustible fountain of the divine will. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.