Entrusted to Mary

At the conclusion of the Mass which was celebrated in Saint Peter's Square this morning for the Marian Day, part of the celebrations of the Year of Faith, His Excellency, Rino Fisichella, President of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelization spoke words of greeting to the Holy Father on behalf of all those who were present.

The Holy Father then spoke the words of an Act of Entrustment to the Blessed Virgin of Fatima.

Prayer of the Holy Father, Pope Francis

Entrusting all humanity to the care of the

Blessed Virgin of Fatima

Our Lady of Fatima,

with renewed gratitude for your motherly presence

we join our voices to that of all the generations

who call you blessed.

We celebrate with you the great works of God,

which never tired of bending with mercy

toward humanity, beset by evil and wounded by sin,

to heal and to save it.

Welcome with benevolence O Mother,

the act of entrusting which we do today with confidence,

before this your image, which to so many his held dear.

We are confident that each of us is precious in your sight

and that nothing which resides in our hearts is unknown to you.

We are looked upon by your sweet eyes

and we receive the comforting caress of your smile.

Keep our lives safe in your arms:

bless and strengthen every desire for goodness;

revitalize and nourish our faith;

sustain and brighten our hope;

inspire and enliven our charity;

guide all of us in the path of holiness.

Teach us your special love and concern

for the young and the poor,

for the excluded and the suffering,

for sinners, and the faint-hearted:

gather us all under your protection

and take us all to your beloved Son, our Lord Jesus.

Amen.