Pope John Paul II's Prayer to Our Lady of Guadalupe
Pope John Paul II had a deep affection and devotion for Our Lady of Guadalupe. During his papacy, he visited Mexico in 1979, where he had a historic encounter with the image of Holy Mary at the Basilica in Mexico City, a landmark moment in his pontificate. Here, we share with you the prayer that the Pope dedicated to Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Oh, Immaculate Virgin, Mother of the true God and Mother of the Church. You, who from this place show your mercy and compassion to all those who seek your shelter; listen to the prayer that we address to you with filial trust, and present it to your Son Jesus, our only Redeemer.
Mother of mercy, Teacher of hidden and silent sacrifice, to you, who come to meet us sinners, we also consecrate our lives, our work, our joys, our illnesses, and our sorrows.
Grant peace, justice, and prosperity to our peoples; since everything we have and are, we place under your care, Our Lady and Mother. We want to be entirely yours and walk with you on the path of full fidelity to Jesus Christ and his Church: Do not let go of your loving hand.
Virgin of Guadalupe, Mother of the Americas, we ask you for all the Bishops, so that they may lead the faithful along paths of intense Christian life, love, and humble service to God and souls. Look upon this vast harvest and intercede so that the Lord may instill a hunger for holiness in all the People of God, and grant abundant vocations of priests and religious, strong in faith and zealous dispensers of the mysteries of God.
Grant our homes the grace to love and respect life from its beginning with the same love with which you conceived in your womb the life of the Son of God. Holy Mary, Mother of Fair Love, protect our families, so that they may be very united, and bless the education of our children.
Our hope, look upon us with compassion, teach us to go continually to Jesus and, if we fall, help us to rise again, to return to Him, through the confession of our faults and sins in the sacrament of penance, which brings peace to the soul.
We beg you to grant us a great love for all the holy sacraments, which are like the footprints your Son left us on earth. Thus, Most Holy Mother, with God's peace in our conscience, with our hearts free from evil and hatred, we will be able to bring to all the true joy and true peace that come from your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, who with God the Father and the Holy Spirit, lives and reigns forever and ever. Amen.
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