Every year, the Holy Father goes to Piazza Spagna
in Rome to venerate the image of our Lady there. In 2013, Pope
Francis went following the tradition, and offered the following
prayer to our Lady.
THE HOLY FATHER’S PRAYER
Holy and Immaculate Virgin,
to You, who are the honor of our people
and the solicitous custodian of our city,
we turn with confidence and love.
You are the All Beautiful, O Mary!
Sin is not in You.
Awaken in all of us a renewed desire of
holiness:
may the splendor of truth shine in our word,
may the song of charity resound in our works,
may purity and chastity inhabit our body and our
heart,
may all the beauty of the Gospel be present in
our life.
You are the All Beautiful, O Mary!
The Word of God was made flesh in You.
Help us to remain in attentive listening to the
voice of the Lord:
may the cry of the poor not leave us
indifferent,
may the suffering of the sick and of those in
need not find us distracted,
may the loneliness of the elderly and the
fragility of children move us,
may every human life be always loved and
venerated by us all.
You are the All Beautiful, O Mary!
In You is the full joy of the blessed life with
God.
Makes us not lose the meaning of our earthly
journey:
may the gentle light of faith illumine our
days,
may the consoling strength of hope orientate our
steps,
may the infectious warmth of love animate our
heart,
may the eyes of all of us remain well fixed
there, in God, where true joy is.
You are the All Beautiful, O Mary!
Hear our prayer, answer our supplication:
may the beauty of the merciful love of God in
Jesus be in us,
may this divine beauty save us, our city, the
whole world.
Amen.
(Translation by Zenit)
