Prayer of Pope John Paul II at Notre-Dame

When he came to Paris for the first time on May 30, 1980, Pope John Paul II offered a prayer at the foot of the statue of Our Lady of Paris.

Virgin Mary, at the heart of the Cité
We pray to you for this capital city.
You Intact, preserve the purity of its faith!

Virgin Mary, from the banks of the Seine,
We pray to you for the country of France.
O Mother, teach it to hope!

Virgin Mary, in this great Christian site,
We pray to you for all the earth’s people.
You, full of grace, may they be one in Love.