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After Mass on Sunday, our priest gave each of us a card with a special prayer printed on it for the intention of a safe trip for the Holy Father as he begins his travels to Turkey tomorrow through Friday. The prayer was composed by the Supreme Chaplain of The Knights of Columbus, Bishop William E. Lori and is available online to print here.
I wanted to pass it on to others who may not have come across it yet. With all of the misunderstandings after his trip to Germany and the threats received by the Holy Father from extremists, I hope that we can all offer our prayers together for his safety and for a fruitful dialouge between Pope Benedict and the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (a cause near and dear to my heart).
Here is the prayer:
Spiritual Pilgrimage With Pope Benedict XVI
Prayer composed by Bishop William E. Lori, supreme chaplain, for the Spiritual Pilgrimage with His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI on his Nov. 28-Dec. 1 pastoral visit to Turkey.
Heavenly Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth takes its name, we humbly ask that you sustain, inspire, and protect your servant, Pope Benedict XVI, as he goes on pilgrimage to Turkey – a land to which St. Paul brought the Gospel of your Son; a land where once the Mother of your Son, the Seat of Wisdom, dwelt; a land where faith in your Son’s true divinity was definitively professed. Bless our Holy Father, who comes as a messenger of truth and love to all people of faith and good will dwelling in this land so rich in history. In the power of the Holy Spirit, may this visit of the Holy Father bring about deeper ties of understanding, cooperation, and peace among Roman Catholics, the Orthodox, and those who profess Islam. May the prayers and events of these historic days greatly contribute both to greater accord among those who worship you, the living and true God, and also to peace in our world so often torn apart by war and sectarian violence.
We also ask, O Heavenly Father, that you watch over and protect Pope Benedict and entrust him to the loving care of Mary, under the title of Our Lady of Fatima, a title cherished both by Catholics and Muslims. Through her prayers and maternal love, may Pope Benedict be kept safe from all harm as he prays, bears witness to the Gospel, and invites all peoples to a dialogue of faith, reason, and love. We make our prayer through Christ, our Lord. Amen.
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Thank you for posting this, Katherine. I was just coming to the forums to do the same thing - post a reminder to pray for our Holy Father. I watched an interview with Raymond Arroyo on the Glen Beck (I think) show today. His comments on the danger to the Pope of this visit made me really worried. So we will be joining you in these prayers.
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Thanks Katherine,
I just printed it to pray during morning prayer. We will say it every day until his safe return.
Natalia
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I just printed it out for us too.
Thank you.
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Amen.
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Thanks for printing this -- I'm going to post it on the blog too (just in case anyone other than me reads that  ).
Blessings and again, thanks for posting....
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Thanks Katherine!
I printed this out and we prayed this during our morning prayer.
I hope that the Holy Father has a safe and fruitful journey.
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