Traditional Roman Catholicism
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A Prayer
O Saint Catherine, thou lily of virginity and rose of charity who didst adorn the
garden of Saint Dominic, heroine of Christian zeal who wast chosen like Saint Francis to be the special Patron of Italy, to thee we have
recourse with confidence, invoking thy mighty protection upon ourselves and upon the whole Church of Christ, thy Beloved, in whose
Heart thou didst drink of the inexhaustible fountain of all grace and all peace for thee and for the world. From that Divine Heart thou
didst draw the living water of virtue and concord in families, of upright conduct in young people, of union among the discordant nations,
of renewal of public morality and of brotherly love, which is compassionate and benevolent towards the unfortunate and suffering, and
didst teach us by thy example how to unite the love of Christ with the love of country.
If thou lovest the land of Italy and its people entrusted to thee, if pity for us moves thee, if that tomb is dear to thee in which Rome
venerates and honors thy virginal remains, oh! graciously turn thine eyes and thy favor upon our pain and upon our prayer, and fulfill
our desires.
Defend, assist, and comfort thy fatherland and the world. Under thy protection and thy guidance be the sons and daughters of Italy, our
hearts and our minds, our labors and our hopes, our faith and our love; that faith and that love which formed thy very life and made thee
the living image of Christ crucified in thy intrepid zeal for His Spouse, Holy Church.
O heroic and holy messenger of union and peace for the Church of Christ, thou who didst restore the successor of Peter to the
Apostolic Roman See in the splendor of its authority and teaching office, protect and console him in his paternal and universal
solicitude, in his anxious cares and in his counsels for the salvation and the tranquillity of the peoples of the earth; revive, preserve, and
increase in us and in all faithful Christians, O heavenly Patroness, the affection and the filial submission which thou didst cherish for him
and for the fold of Christ in a world at peace. Amen (Pope Pius XII)
This prayer formerly carried an indulgence of 500 days and a plenary indulgence on the usual conditions, when this prayer has been
recited daily for a month (Pius XII Rescript in his own hand, March 7, 1942, document exhibited March 24, 1942; S. P. Ap., June 18,
1949).
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O Saint Catherine, thou lily of virginity and rose of charity who didst adorn the
garden of Saint Dominic, heroine of Christian zeal who wast chosen like Saint Francis to be the special Patron of Italy, to thee we have
recourse with confidence, invoking thy mighty protection upon ourselves and upon the whole Church of Christ, thy Beloved, in whose
Heart thou didst drink of the inexhaustible fountain of all grace and all peace for thee and for the world. From that Divine Heart thou
didst draw the living water of virtue and concord in families, of upright conduct in young people, of union among the discordant nations,
of renewal of public morality and of brotherly love, which is compassionate and benevolent towards the unfortunate and suffering, and
didst teach us by thy example how to unite the love of Christ with the love of country.
If thou lovest the land of Italy and its people entrusted to thee, if pity for us moves thee, if that tomb is dear to thee in which Rome
venerates and honors thy virginal remains, oh! graciously turn thine eyes and thy favor upon our pain and upon our prayer, and fulfill
our desires.
Defend, assist, and comfort thy fatherland and the world. Under thy protection and thy guidance be the sons and daughters of Italy, our
hearts and our minds, our labors and our hopes, our faith and our love; that faith and that love which formed thy very life and made thee
the living image of Christ crucified in thy intrepid zeal for His Spouse, Holy Church.
O heroic and holy messenger of union and peace for the Church of Christ, thou who didst restore the successor of Peter to the
Apostolic Roman See in the splendor of its authority and teaching office, protect and console him in his paternal and universal
solicitude, in his anxious cares and in his counsels for the salvation and the tranquillity of the peoples of the earth; revive, preserve, and
increase in us and in all faithful Christians, O heavenly Patroness, the affection and the filial submission which thou didst cherish for him
and for the fold of Christ in a world at peace. Amen (Pope Pius XII)
This prayer formerly carried an indulgence of 500 days and a plenary indulgence on the usual conditions, when this prayer has been
recited daily for a month (Pius XII Rescript in his own hand, March 7, 1942, document exhibited March 24, 1942; S. P. Ap., June 18,
1949).
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