O Mary, Immaculate Virgin,
Woman of pain and hope
Be benevolent to each person who suffers
And obtain for everyone fullness of life.
Turn your maternal gaze
Especially to those in Africa
Who are in extreme need,
Because afflicted by AIDS
Or another fatal disease.
Look at the mothers
Who weep for their children;
Look at the grandparents
Who are without sufficient resources
To support their grandchildren
Who have become orphans
Clasp all of them to your Mother's heart
O Queen of Africa and the whole world,
Most Holy Virgin, Pray for us!
-Pope John Paul II
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