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VII

Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre

Prayer of Pope Francis to the Virgen de la Caridad

Shrine of the Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre Santiago, Cuba

Monday, September 21, 2015

Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre,

Patroness of Cuba!

Hail, Mary,

full of grace!

You are the beloved Daughter of the Father,

Mother of Christ, our God,

the living Temple

of the Holy Spirit.

You carry in your name,

Virgin of Charity,

the memory of God who is Love,

the memory of the new commandments of Jesus,

the evocation of the Holy Spirit:

love poured into our hearts,

the fire of charity

sent on Pentecost

upon the Church,

the gift of the full freedom

of the children of God.

Blessed are you among women

and blessed is the fruit

of your womb, Jesus!

You came to visit our people

And you chose to remain with us

As Mother and Lady of Cuba,

on our pilgrimage

through the paths of history.

Your name and your image

are carved

into the hearts and minds

of all Cubans,

both in the Country and abroad,

as a sign of hope

and the center of brotherly communion.

Holy Mary, Mother of God

and our Mother!

Pray for us

before your Son Jesus Christ,

intercede for us

with your motherly heart,

flooded with the love of the Holy Spirit.

Increase our faith,

awaken our hope,

broaden and strengthen our love.

Watch over our families,

protect our young people and our children,

console those who suffer.

Be the mother of the faithful

and of the pastors of the Church,

model and star of the new evangelization.

Mother of reconciliation!

Gather your people

scattered around the earth.

Make of our Cuban nation

a house of brothers and sisters

that this people may open wide

her mind, her heart

and her life to Christ,

the one Savior and Redeemer,

who lives and reigns with the Father

and the Holy Spirit

forever and ever.

Amen.