Supplication to Mary, mother of the Church, to be recited today May 21st

Mother of the Church, and our Mother Mary,
we collect in our hands
how much a people is capable of offering you;
the innocence of children,
the generosity and enthusiasm of young people,
the suffering of the sick,
the truest affections cultivated in families,
worker fatigue,
the worries of the unemployed,
the loneliness of the elderly,
the anguish of those who seek the true meaning of existence,
the sincere repentance of those who have lost their way in sin,
intentions and hopes
of those who discover the love of the Father,
loyalty and dedication
of those who spend their energies in the apostolate
and in works of mercy.
And You, O Holy Virgin, make us
as many courageous witnesses of Christ.
We want our charity to be authentic,
so as to bring the unbelievers back to faith,
conquer the doubtful, reach everyone.
Grant, o Maria, to the civil community
to progress in solidarity,
to operate with a keen sense of justice,
to always grow in fraternity.
Help us all to raise the horizons of hope
to the eternal realities of Heaven.
Most Holy Virgin, we entrust ourselves to You
and we invoke You, to get to the Church
to witness the Gospel in every choice,
to make it shine before the world
the face of your Son and our Lord Jesus Christ.

(John Paul II)