An Election Prayer to Mary
O most Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Mercy, at this most critical time,
we entrust the United States of America to your loving care. Most Holy
Mother, we beg you to reclaim this land for the glory of your Son.
Overwhelmed with the burden of the sins of our nation, we cry to you
from the depths of our hearts and seek refuge in your motherly
protection. Look down with mercy upon us and touch the hearts of our
people. Open our minds to the great worth of human life and to the
responsibilities that accompany human freedom. Free us from the
falsehoods that lead to the evil of abortion and threaten the sanctity
of family life. Grant our country the wisdom to proclaim that God's law
is the foundation on which this nation was founded, and that He alone is
the True Source of our cherished rights to life, liberty and the pursuit
of happiness. O Merciful Mother, give us the courage to reject the
culture of death and the strength to build a new Culture of Life.
Trusting in your most powerful intercession, we pray,
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that
anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thy
intercession was left unaided. Inspired by this confidence, we fly unto
thee, O Virgin of virgins, our Mother. To thee do we come, before thee
we stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise
not our petitions, but in thy mercy hear and answer us. Amen
Msgr. William J. Blacet
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