Catholics here know that this country was dedicated to Our Lady. (Jesus surely hears the prayers of His mother!)
At the website: CatholicPhilly.com,
Cardinal Justin Rigali outlined that our country was dedicated to Mary, starting by Columbus' ship the Santa Maria; the Spanish and French missionaries; by Fr. John Carroll in the time of the 13 colonies; and
finally by St. John Paul II when he prayed to Mary,
“The bishops of the Church in the United States have chosen you in the mystery of your Immaculate Conception as the Patroness of the People of God in this country. May the hope enclosed in this mystery prevail over sin and may it be shared among all the sons and daughters of America and throughout the human family. In a period during which the struggle between good and evil, between the prince of darkness and the Father of light and of evangelical love is becoming greater, may the light of your Immaculate Conception show to all the way of grace and salvation. Amen.”
Catholics here know that this country was dedicated to Our Lady. (Jesus surely hears the prayers of His mother!)
At the website: CatholicPhilly.com,
Cardinal Justin Rigali outlined that our country was dedicated to Mary, starting by Columbus' ship the Santa Maria; the Spanish and French missionaries; by Fr. John Carroll in the time of the 13 colonies; and
finally by St. John Paul II when he prayed to Mary,
“The bishops of the Church in the United States have chosen you in the mystery of your Immaculate Conception as the Patroness of the People of God in this country. May the hope enclosed in this mystery prevail over sin and may it be shared among all the sons and daughters of America and throughout the human family. In a period during which the struggle between good and evil, between the prince of darkness and the Father of light and of evangelical love is becoming greater, may the light of your Immaculate Conception show to all the way of grace and salvation. Amen.”
4 December 2008
We pray in Jesus' name. Amen!