Pope's Prayer at Column of the Virgin
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p>"Bless Us, This City and This Country!"
MUNICH, Germany, SEPT. 11, 2006 (Zenit) - Here is a translation of the prayer Benedict XVI recited in German before the Mariensaeule (Column of the Virgin) in the Marienplatz, in which he entrusted Bavaria again to the Mother of God.
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Holy Mother of the Lord!
Our ancestors, at a time of trouble, set up your statue here, in the very heart of Munich, and entrusted the city and country to your care. They wanted to meet you again and again along the paths of their daily life, and to learn from you the right way to live, to find God and to live in harmony.
They gave you a crown and a scepter, which at that time were symbols of dominion over the country, because they knew that power and dominion would then be in good hands -- in the hands of a Mother.
Your Son, just before his farewell to his disciples, said to them: "Whoever wishes to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wishes to be first among you must be slave of all" (Mark 10:43-44).
At the decisive hour in your own life, you said: "Here I am, the servant of the Lord" (Luke 1:38). You lived your whole life as service. And you continue to do so throughout history.
At Cana, you silently and discreetly interceded for the spouses, and so you continue to do. You take upon yourself people's needs and concerns, and you bring them before the Lord, before your Son. Your power is goodness. Your power is service.
Teach us -- great and small alike -- to carry out our responsibilities in the same way. Help us to find the strength to offer reconciliation and forgiveness. Help us to become patient and humble, but also free and courageous, just as you were at the hour of the cross.
In your arms you hold Jesus, the child who blesses, the child who is also the Lord of the world. By holding the child who blesses, you have yourself become a blessing.
Bless us, this city and this country! Show us Jesus, the blessed fruit of your womb! Pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen!
[Translation issued by the Holy See; adapted]
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