Like all of the Cardinals, Cardinal George has sent word back home to Chicago asking all of the faithful to pray for him and the other Cardinals that the Holy Spirit guide them in all things as they enter the conclave tomorrow. Tonight at 6:30pm, there will be a pre-conclave prayer service at Holy Name Cathedral.
In that spirit, I offer this prayer, courtesy of CIN and written by Professor Mark Miravalle of Franciscan University of Steubenville. I invite all Integrity readers to say this prayer today and during the conclave.
Heavenly Father,
We, the People of God, gathered in solidarity as did the disciples in the Upper Room, pray for the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the cardinals who will be in conclave for the election of the next Vicar of our Lord Jesus Christ. May the hearts of our cardinals be open to the wisdom of the Holy Spirit, beyond any human judgment, to elect the candidate most pleasing to you, Heavenly Father, and who will guide the Church at this momentous time in history at the beginning of the Third Millennium.
We invoke our Mother Mary, united in prayer with the disciples in the Upper Room, to intercede for our cardinals to select the next Holy Father in docility to the promptings of the Holy Spirit, her divine Spouse. Holy Mary, Mother of God and of the Church, we entrust this conclave to your maternal and Immaculate Heart, and offer these prayers for your guidance and protection over the choosing of the next Vicar of your Son:
1 Our Father
1 Hail Mary
1 Glory Be
Mary, Mother of the Church, pray for us!
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