POPE
JOHN PAUL II'S PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF LOURDES
This prayer was said during the Holy
Father's August 15, 2004 visit to Lourdes,
France.
The Pope asked her among other things to "be our
guide along the paths of the world."
Hail
Mary, poor and humble Woman, Blessed by the Most
High! Virgin of hope, dawn of a new era, We join
in your song of praise, to celebrate the Lord’s
mercy, to proclaim the coming of the Kingdom and
the full liberation of humanity.
Hail Mary, lowly handmaid of the Lord, Glorious
Mother of Christ! Faithful Virgin, holy
dwelling-place of the Word, Teach us to
persevere in listening to the Word, and to be
docile to the voice of the Spirit, attentive to
his promptings in the depths of our conscience
and to his manifestations in the events of
history.
Hail Mary, Woman of sorrows, Mother of the
living! Virgin spouse beneath the Cross, the new
Eve, Be our guide along the paths of the world.
Teach us to experience and to spread the love of
Christ, to stand with you before the innumerable
crosses on which your Son is still crucified.
Hail Mary, woman of faith, First of the
disciples! Virgin Mother of the Church, help us
always to account for the hope that is in us,
with trust in human goodness and the Father’s
love. Teach us to build up the world beginning
from within: in the depths of silence and
prayer, in the joy of fraternal love, in the
unique fruitfulness of the Cross.
Holy Mary, Mother of believers, Our Lady of
Lourdes, pray for us.
Amen.
TOTALLY YOURS
Immaculate Conception, Mary, my Mother.
Live in me. Act in me. Speak in and through me.
Think your thoughts in my mind. Love, through my
heart.
Give me your dispositions and feelings.
Teach, lead and guide me to Jesus.
Correct, enlighten and expand my thoughts and
behavior.
Possess my soul. Take over my entire personality
and life.
Replace it with yourself.
Incline me to constant adoration and
thanksgiving.
Pray in me and through me.
Let me live in you and keep me in this union
always.
– Pope John Paul II
