THE PAPAL VISIT TO UKRAINE, JUNE 23-27, 2001

Prayer to Our Lady of Zarvanytsia

Text of pope's prayer on Saturday, June 23, at the Greek-Catholic Church of St. Nicholas in Kyiv.

O Blessed Virgin Mary, Our Lady of Zarvanytsia, I thank you for the gift of my visit to Kyivan Rus' from where the light of the Gospel spread through this whole region.

Here before your miraculous icon, kept in this Church of St. Nicholas, I entrust to you, Mother of God and Mother of the Church, my apostolic journey to Ukraine.

Holy Mother of God, spread your maternal mantle over all Christians and over all people of good will who live in this great nation. Lead them to your Son, Jesus, Who is for everyone the Way, the Truth and the Life.

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, July 8, 2001, No. 27, Vol. LXIX

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