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| Icon of the Mother of the Church, written on the separation wall between Bethlehem and Jerusalem. |
PRAYER TO OUR LADY
WHO BRINGS DOWN WALLS
Most Holy Mother of God,
We pray to you as mother of the Church,
mother of all Christians who suffer.
We beg you, through your ardent intercession,
to bring down this wall, the walls of our hearts,
and all the walls that generate hatred, violence,
fear, and indifference between people
and between nations.
You who crushed the ancient Serpent by your Fiat,
gather and unite us under your virginal cloak,
protect us from all evil and open forever in our lives
the gate of Hope.
Bring to birth in us and in our world
the civilization of Love that sprang forth from the Cross
and Resurrection of your divine Son,
our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ,
who lives and reigns forever. Amen.
Bethlehem Icon Centre
