Prayer for a Good Time of Engagement

Holy Mary, Mother of God,we bring you our awakening love.Deign to look upon it with your gracious eyeand teach us to love beautifully.You who are all love,set our hearts on fire as well.Watch over us, so that our love may remain lasting and self-giving.May it draw us ever closer to Godand make us sensitive to the needs of the belovedand of our neighbors.May it guard us from eviland dispose us to work on ourselves.May it make us able to share the gift of lovewith the one we love.Do not let it happen, Mother, that the lovewhich has so wonderfully united usshould ever grow coldand die out through our thoughtlessness.Help us to find each other in Christand to draw our love from the fullness of His Heart. Amen.