{"id":58195,"date":"2017-05-12T19:43:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-12T17:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www1.romereports.com\/2017\/05\/12\/pope-francis-prayer-on-the-chapel-of-apparitions\/"},"modified":"2017-05-12T19:43:00","modified_gmt":"2017-05-12T17:43:00","slug":"pope-francis-prayer-on-the-chapel-of-apparitions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/2017\/05\/12\/pope-francis-prayer-on-the-chapel-of-apparitions\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope Francis' prayer on the Chapel of Apparitions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pope Francis:<\/p>\n<p>Hail Holy Queen,<br \/>\nBlessed Virgin of Fatima,<br \/>\nLady of Immaculate Heart,<br \/>\nour refuge and our way to God!<br \/>\nAs a pilgrim of the Light that comes to us from your hands,<br \/>\nI give thanks to God the Father, who in every time and place is at work in human history;<br \/>\nAs a pilgrim of the Peace that, in this place, you proclaim,<br \/>\nI give praise to Christ, our peace, and I implore for the world concord among all peoples;<br \/>\nAs a pilgrim of the Hope that the Spirit awakens,<br \/>\nI come as a prophet and messenger to wash the feet of all, at the same table that unites us.<\/p>\n<p>Refrain (sung by the assembly):<\/p>\n<p>Ave O Clemens, Ave O pia!<br \/>\nSalve Regina Rosarii Fatimae.<br \/>\nAve O clemens, Ave O pia!<br \/>\nAve O dulcis Virgo Maria!<\/p>\n<p>Pope Francis:\u00a0<br \/>\nHail, Mother of Mercy,<br \/>\nLady robed in white!<br \/>\nIn this place where, a hundred years ago<br \/>\nyou made known to all the purposes of God\u00e2??s mercy,<br \/>\nI gaze at your robe of light<br \/>\nand, as a bishop robed in white,<br \/>\nI call to mind all those who,<br \/>\nrobed in the splendour of their baptism,<br \/>\ndesire to live in God<br \/>\nand tell the mysteries of Christ in order to obtain peace.<\/p>\n<p>Refrain...<\/p>\n<p>The Holy Father:<br \/>\nHail, life and sweetness,<br \/>\nHail, our hope,<br \/>\nO Pilgrim Virgin, O Universal Queen!<br \/>\nIn the depths of your being,<br \/>\nin your Immaculate Heart,<br \/>\nyou keep the joys of men and women<br \/>\nas they journey to the Heavenly Homeland.<br \/>\nIn the depths of your being,<br \/>\nin your Immaculate Heart,<br \/>\nyou keep the sorrows of the human family,<br \/>\nas they mourn and weep in this valley of tears.<br \/>\nIn the depths of your being,<br \/>\nin your Immaculate Heart,<br \/>\nadorn us with the radiance of the jewels of your crown<br \/>\nand make us pilgrims, even as you were a pilgrim.<br \/>\nWith your virginal smile,<br \/>\nenliven the joy of Christ\u00e2??s Church.<br \/>\nWith your gaze of sweetness,<br \/>\nstrengthen the hope of God\u00e2??s children.<br \/>\nWith your hands lifted in prayer to the Lord,<br \/>\ndraw all people together into one human family.<\/p>\n<p>Refrain:<\/p>\n<p>Pope Francis:<br \/>\nO clement, O loving,<br \/>\nO sweet Virgin Mary,<br \/>\nQueen of the Rosary of Fatima!<br \/>\nGrant that we may follow the example of Blessed Francisco and Blessed Jacinta,<br \/>\nand of all who devote themselves to proclaiming the Gospel.<br \/>\nThus we will follow all paths<br \/>\nand everywhere make our pilgrim way;<br \/>\nwe will tear down all walls<br \/>\nand cross every frontier,<br \/>\nas we go out to every periphery,<br \/>\nto make known God\u00e2??s justice and peace.<br \/>\nIn the joy of the Gospel, we will be the Church robed in white,<br \/>\nthe whiteness washed in the blood of the Lamb,<br \/>\nblood that today too is shed in the wars tearing our world apart.<br \/>\nAnd so we will be, like you, an image of the column of light<br \/>\nthat illumines the ways of the world,<br \/>\nmaking God known to all,<br \/>\nmaking known to all that God exists,<br \/>\nthat God dwells in the midst of his people,<br \/>\nyesterday, today and for all eternity.<\/p>\n<p>Refrain...<\/p>\n<p>Pope Francis, with all the faithful:<br \/>\nHail, Mother of the Lord,<br \/>\nVirgin Mary, Queen of the Rosary of Fatima!<br \/>\nBlessed among all women,<br \/>\nyou are the image of the Church robed in paschal light,<br \/>\nyou are the honour of our people,<br \/>\nyou are the victory over every assault of evil.<br \/>\nProphecy of the merciful love of the Father,<br \/>\nTeacher of the Message of Good News of the Son,<br \/>\nSign of the burning Fire of the Holy Spirit,<br \/>\nteach us, in this valley of joys and sorrows,<br \/>\nthe eternal truths that the Father reveals to the little ones.<br \/>\nShow us the strength of your protective mantle.<br \/>\nIn your Immaculate Heart,<br \/>\nbe the refuge of sinners<br \/>\nand the way that leads to God.<br \/>\nIn union with my brothers and sisters,<br \/>\nin faith, in hope and in love,<br \/>\nI entrust myself to you.<br \/>\nIn union with my brothers and sisters, through you, I consecrate myself to God,<br \/>\nO Virgin of the Rosary of Fatima.<br \/>\nAnd at last, enveloped in the Light that comes from your hands,<br \/>\nI will give glory to the Lord for ever and ever. Amen.<\/p>\n<p>Refrain...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 12, 2017. 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