Prayer for January 1 - in entrusting the Church to Mary, the Mother of God

O Mother of all peoples, you know all their sufferings and their hopes.  You maternally feel all their struggles between good and evil, between the light and the darkness that shapes the world.  Receive our cries, directed in the Holy Spirit straight to your heart and with the love of you merciful heart and with the love of the Mother and Handmaid of the Lord, embrace those who most look for your embrace.  We pray that you reach out to those who trust in you in a special way.  Take the entire human family into your maternal protection.   With our affection and love, we entrust our cries to you, Mother of the Church.  May the time of peace and liberty approach for all, the time of truth, justice, and hope.  AMEN.