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Listen and you will live.Listen and you will live.Listen and you will live.
The Lord wants to meet youHe wants to dwell in your heartYou cannot refuse his invitationIf you want to remain in him.
The Lord has something to sayThe Lord wants to speak to you.In silence dispose your heartIf you want to listen to your God.
Listen and you will live.Listen and you will live.Listen and you will live.
Listen and you will live.Listen and you will live.Listen and you will live.
…No one has gone up to heaven
except the one who has come down
from heaven, the Son of Man.
And just as Moses lifted up the
serpent in the desert, so must
the Son of Man be lifted up,
so that everyone who believes in him
may have eternal life.
For God so loved the world
that he gave his only Son,
so that everyone who believes in him
might not perish
but might have eternal life.”
(Jn 3:13-16)
“Risen and living Lord,
you are the new hope
of the Church and of humanity.
You are the one true hope
for the human family and for history.
Already in this life, and in the life
to come you are
“among us the hope of glory”.
(EE 18)
“Hope does not disappoint,
because the love of God
has been poured out into our hearts
through the holy Spirit
that has been given to us.
For Christ, while we were still helpless,
yet died at the appointed time
for the ungodly.”
“Indeed, only with difficulty
does one die for a just person,
though perhaps for a good person
one might even find courage to die.
But God proves his love for us
in that while we were still sinners
Christ died for us.”
(Rm 5:5-8).
“Hope is the wellspring of life,
the seed of every spiritual birth.
It is she who makes grace
gush forth…
Because she is small,
she thinks she needs other virtues
in order to walk:
Instead it is the others
who need her.”(Charles Peguy)
“Mary... a new creation molded
by the Holy Spirit, causes the virtue
of hope to grow within us.
To her, Mother of hope and consolation,
we confidently lift up our prayer:
to her we entrust the future
of the Church and the future
of all the women and men
of this world.”
(EE 125)
Mary, Mother of hope, accompany us
on our journey!
Teach us to proclaim the living God;
help us to bear witness to Jesus,
the one Saviour;
make us kindly towards our neighbors,
welcoming to the needy,
concerned for justice,
impassioned builders of a more just world;
intercede for us as we carry out our work in history,
certain that the Father's plan will be fulfilled.
Mary, Mother of Hope, pray for us!
Mary, dawn of a new world,Mary, dawn of a new world,
show yourself the Mother of hope show yourself the Mother of hope
and watch over us!and watch over us!
Watch over the whole Church:Watch over the whole Church:
may she be transparently open to the Gospel;may she be transparently open to the Gospel;
may she be an authentic place of communion;may she be an authentic place of communion;
may she carry out fully her missionmay she carry out fully her mission
of proclaiming, celebrating and servingof proclaiming, celebrating and serving
the Gospel of hopethe Gospel of hope
for the peace and joy of all.for the peace and joy of all.
Mary, Mother of Hope, pray for us!
Queen of Peace,Queen of Peace, protect the men and women protect the men and women
of the third millennium!of the third millennium!
Watch over all Christians,Watch over all Christians,
Watch over young people,Watch over young people,
the hope of the future,the hope of the future,
Watch over the leaders of nations:Watch over the leaders of nations:
may they be committedmay they be committed
to building a common houseto building a common house
which respects the dignity and rightswhich respects the dignity and rights
of every person.of every person.
Mary, Mother of Hope, pray for us!
Mary,Mary, give us Jesus! give us Jesus!
GGrant that we may follow him and love him!rant that we may follow him and love him!
He is the hope of the Church,He is the hope of the Church,
and of all humanity!and of all humanity!
He lives with us, in our midst, in his Church!He lives with us, in our midst, in his Church!
May the hope of gloryMay the hope of glory
which he has poured into our heartswhich he has poured into our hearts
bear fruits of justice and peace!bear fruits of justice and peace!
(EE 125)(EE 125)
Mary, Mother of Hope, pray for us!
Church of God, Church of God, Do not be afraid! Do not be afraid!
In the Gospel, which is Jesus, In the Gospel, which is Jesus,
you will find sure and lasting hope …you will find sure and lasting hope …
Be certain! The Gospel of hope Be certain! The Gospel of hope
does not disappoint! does not disappoint!
It is a the light which illumines It is a the light which illumines
and directs your way; and directs your way;
it is the strength which sustains it is the strength which sustains
you in trials; you in trials;
it is the prophecy of a new world.”it is the prophecy of a new world.”
(Cf EE 121)(Cf EE 121)
May your mercy May your mercy
embrace us, Lord embrace us, Lord
Because only in you,Because only in you,
Living Word, Living Word,
crucified for lovecrucified for love
our fears and our fears and
doubts doubts
become light.become light.