Prayer for the Election of a Holy Pope

Prayer for the Election of a Holy Pope

In the Month of Mary and Under Her Immaculate Mantle

O Most Holy Trinity—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—

we adore You, we praise You, and we thank You

for the abiding care You show for Your Church

through the gift of the papacy.

As the Church prepares to elect a new Supreme Pontiff, we entrust this sacred moment to Your divine providence.

Grant us the miracle of the conclave:

stir the hearts of the Cardinal Electors with the fire of a new Pentecost.

Let the Holy Spirit descend upon them with tongues of flame, that they may discern and choose a shepherd after Your own Heart—the one You have already chosen.

O Mary, Mother of the Church and Queen of the Apostles, in this month of May, so tenderly dedicated to your honor, we turn to you with filial confidence.

You appeared at Fatima to three humble shepherds, warning of the trials to come upon the Church, but also assuring us of your promised triumph.

You called us to prayer, penance, and sacrifice—

and you promised that in the end, your Immaculate Heart would triumph.

Watch now over the cardinals, as once you watched over the Apostles in the Cenacle.

Intercede, dearest Mother, for the restoration of sound doctrine, that truth may be proclaimed with clarity and courage. Implore the renewal of Christian morals, that purity, integrity, and charity may be reborn in every soul.

Beg your Son for the restoration of the sacred liturgy, that it may once again form saints and sanctify the world.

Gather your children into one fold under one shepherd.

Heal wounds, dispel confusion, and restore unity in Christ.

Through the heart of the Holy Father yet to come, let the dawn of your long-promised triumph begin.

O Virgin Most Powerful,

we await with hope the new Vicar of Christ.

Clothe him with holiness, humility, and apostolic courage.

May he be a father to the poor, a voice for the faithful,

a guardian of the sacred, and a light in the darkness.

Come, Holy Spirit—

come through the Immaculate Heart of Mary,

and renew the face of the Church.

Amen.

- Composed by Father Jay Finelli