Were our Hearts Not Burning? (Lk 24:32)
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Prayer to Mary, Mother of the Truth

O Mary, 
Mother of Mercy, 
watch over all people, 
that the Cross of Christ 
may not be emptied of its power, 
that man may not stray 
from the path of the good 
or become blind to sin, 
but may put his hope ever more fully in God 
who is "rich in mercy" (Eph 2:4). 
May he carry out the good works prepared 
by God beforehand (cf. Eph 2:10) 
and so live completely 
"for the praise of his glory" (Eph 1:12).

* From Pope John Paul II, encyclical Veritatis Splendor, August 6, 1993, 120.