Apr 20, 2025
O sublime teacher
and defender of the Church
and her freedom,
the joy of Heaven
you sought
in your spiritual life,
and for the autonomy of MotherChurch
you fought
in your call as shepherd –
pray that we
who remain so blind
to the presence of God
will have our eyes opened
and draw closer
to Him who is our life,
in whose light
we alone find peace;
and pray, too,
that we shall fulfill our call
as disciples of truth
and defend with your same strength
the life of our Mother,
despite the persecutions that come.