Posted on 04/21/2025 9:43:55 AM PDT by ebb tide
In the Month of Mary and Under Her Immaculate Mantle
O Most Holy Trinity—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—
we adore You, we praise You, and we thank You
for the abiding care You show for Your Church
through the gift of the papacy.
As the Church prepares to elect a new Supreme Pontiff, we entrust this sacred moment to Your divine providence.
Grant us the miracle of the conclave:
stir the hearts of the Cardinal Electors with the fire of a new Pentecost.
Let the Holy Spirit descend upon them with tongues of flame, that they may discern and choose a shepherd after Your own Heart—the one You have already chosen.
O Mary, Mother of the Church and Queen of the Apostles, in this month of May, so tenderly dedicated to your honor, we turn to you with filial confidence.
You appeared at Fatima to three humble shepherds, warning of the trials to come upon the Church, but also assuring us of your promised triumph.
You called us to prayer, penance, and sacrifice—
and you promised that in the end, your Immaculate Heart would triumph.
Watch now over the cardinals, as once you watched over the Apostles in the Cenacle.
Intercede, dearest Mother, for the restoration of sound doctrine, that truth may be proclaimed with clarity and courage. Implore the renewal of Christian morals, that purity, integrity, and charity may be reborn in every soul.
Beg your Son for the restoration of the sacred liturgy, that it may once again form saints and sanctify the world.
Gather your children into one fold under one shepherd.
Heal wounds, dispel confusion, and restore unity in Christ.
Through the heart of the Holy Father yet to come, let the dawn of your long-promised triumph begin.
O Virgin Most Powerful,
we await with hope the new Vicar of Christ.
Clothe him with holiness, humility, and apostolic courage.
May he be a father to the poor, a voice for the faithful,
a guardian of the sacred, and a light in the darkness.
Come, Holy Spirit—
come through the Immaculate Heart of Mary,
and renew the face of the Church.
Amen.
Beg your Son for the restoration of the sacred liturgy, that it may once again form saints and sanctify the world.
Ping
It gives me hope that the conclave will happen in the month of May. May the Blessed Virgin intercede with her Son to ask for a good and holy pope. May he perform a miracle at her request, as he did at Cana.
May we repeat, many times, Mary’s simple prayer, “They have no wine,” asking for Jesus to perform a miracle.
That will be my simple prayer, over and over again, until the new pope is elected. “They have no wine.”
I won’t recommend “Conclave” by Robert Harris as a guide..Good book - good story but probably not the time!
Amen
Problems that have to be addressed at a global level don't get addressed. Vacant sees don't get filled. Except for those two things, nothing much changes. Masses are said, confessions are heard, people are baptized, confirmed, married, ordained (at least to the priesthood & diaconate), and buried.
Amen brudduh.
Praying for one who truly seeks the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit in every decision great and small. Who will honor the 2,000 year history of the Church, and revive tradition, recover beauty, venerate truth — not seek to deconstruct or dismantle in accordance with the false spirits of the age.
One who is committed to the Scriptures in word and deed, and the restorative power of the Sacraments. One who will be bold in proclaiming the sanctity of life, of marriage and God-ordained sexuality, and God’s supremacy over all creation - ALL the trappings of modernity— including science, tech, and A.I. !
One who will call out the evils of Marxism. One who is willingly transparent regarding the current shortcomings and corruptions of Rome. Who cherishes Western civilization and the catholicity (lower case c) of its virtues — even if not Western by birth or blood themselves. One who fosters a church and world that is in keeping with Martin Luther King’s inspired adage: that human beings be judged by the content of our character, and not the color of our skin. One who will testify to the non-negotiable doctrine of Christ being the only way to the Father.
A pope who will prepare all our hearts for the coming of Christ!
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