They Have Never Stopped Honoring You

Here, in this land of France, I entrust to your motherly love, O Mother of God, the sons and daughters of this nation. They have never stopped honoring you in their traditions, in the art of their cathedrals, in their pilgrimages, in popular piety, as in the devotion of spiritual authors. They are sure to stay close to Christ in contemplating you, listening to you and praying to you. Many have chosen to devote themselves to you, including kings, such as Louis XIII on behalf of his people. O Mary, give the gifts of the Holy Spirit to get these brothers and sisters of France, so as to impart new youth, the youth of faith, to these Christians and their communities, which I entrust to your Immaculate Heart and your motherly love.