Cosmos-Liturgy-Sex

Somehow, I missed this article at Zenit from yesterday. I have said that I lend credence to the general ideas found in the Marian apparitions of modern times that a great chastisement, or direct divine intervention of cosmic proportions, could be in our near future. Given the potential for the defeat of religion in the upcoming election…well, at any rate, we should all be turning to Mary in fervent prayer in these trying times for the Church. Here’s the Holy Father’s prayer, drawn from Blessed Bartolo Longo:

Benedict XVI placed the world in Mary’s hands during his one-day visit to the shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary in Pompeii, near Naples.

The Pope’s leading of the Supplication of the Blessed Virgin of the Rosary, a prayer written by Blessed Bartolo Longo (1841-1926) was one of the high points of this 12th pastoral trip in Italy.

“We implore you to have pity today on the nations that have gone astray, on all Europe, on the whole world, that they might repent and return to your heart,” the text of the prayer reads.

With the words of Bartolo, the Pontiff turned to Mary, saying: “If you will not help us because we are ungrateful and unworthy children of your protection, we will not know to whom to turn.”

In a gesture of filial love, the Pope then offered the Madonna a golden rose.