April 21, 2021
Mary, I beg you, by that grace
through which the Lord is with you
and you will to be with him,
let your mercy be with me.
Let love for you always be with me,
and the care for me be always with you.
Let the cry of my need,
as long as it persists, be with you,
and the care of your goodness,
as long as I need it, be with me.
Let joy in your blessedness
be always with me,
and compassion for my wretchedness,
where I need it, be with you.
The Columbans are a society of missionaries, including priests and lay people, who minister to people of various cultures as a way of witnessing to the universal love of God.