In
complete faith, you received the message of the Archangel Gabriel
and became the mother of Jesus, the only Son of God:
Teach
us to pray, in order to grow in faith.
At
the Visitation, you exulted with joy in the Magnificat:
Teach
us to give thanks to God.
At
Cana, you asked Christ to provide wine for the wedding-feast:
Teach
us to intercede in favor of our brothers and sisters.
Standing
at the foot of the Cross, you suffered with Jesus for the love of sinners:
Teach
us to welcome the mercy of the Father.
At
Pentecost, you prayed with the Apostles when they received the plenitude of the
Holy Spirit:
Teach
us to ask the Spirit to help us bear witness to the Gospel.
You
are the Mother of the Church and the Protectress of families.
May you watch over each of our families:
Teach
us to love each other faithfully.
You
are the Mother of humanity and the Patroness of France.
Open our country to the universal love of God:
Teach
us to serve with generosity.
Oh
Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to you !
Our Lady of Prayer, teach us to pray.
December
8, 1999
André VINGT-TROIS
Archbishop of Tours
Monseigneur FIOT, Les faits mystérieux de l'Ile-Bouchard, Tours, Gibert-Clarey, 1951, 44 pages. Imprimatur de l'Archevêché de Tours. Dernière réédition de 2001 sous le titre L'Ile-Bouchard (8 au 14 décembre 1947), en dépôt à la Paroisse de L'ILE-BOUCHARD 37220, 52 pages. (disponible dans l'église Saint-Gilles).
This first English publication by Paul RHOADS relies
principally upon the translation in english of Mgr Fiot's boolket, but the
author also benefited from contacts with people close to the events, including
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