August 20, 2020

Sacred Image of Our Lady of Montevergine Installed at St. Frances Cabrini Church in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn

Our pal Tony Limone with the sacred image of Our Lady of Montevergine
Photo by New York Scugnizzo
In this time of pandemic we need many prayers and intercessors in our lives, our families and in our world. We make prayer and intercession to our Patroness, St. Frances Cabrini, as we pray each Wednesday in our novena prayers that honor her:
You aided the sick with goodness, look mercifully upon our suffering and promptly obtain the grace we confidently ask and remembering she traversed the earth to anoint others with inexhaustible charity, extend your help to us by hearing the prayer we devoutly entrust to your heart.
Another intercessor is the Virgin Mary who we pray to as the Mother of Good Health. We also have the image in our Church of Our Lady of Montevergine, who under this title is Patroness of the town of Avellino in Italy. A perpetual candle, lit by the statue by our parishioners, Mr. & Mrs. Antonio Limone, is for the intention to end the coronavirus. This is the prayer we offer to Our Lady of Montevergine for the health of our world:
O Blessed Virgin who have deemed worthy, centuries ago, to choose and consecrate Montevergine as your sanctuary, turn your eyes of mercy upon us kneeling at your feet, honoring you and invoking you in this Holy Image. 
O most loving Mother of all the faithful, be always for each one of us a true Mother as you have been until now; and obtain for us the grace to be always your true, loving, respectful and devout children. Hail Mary...

O Beneficent Treasure of divine graces, give us abundantly the favors we ask of you with confidence; you know well what are the many needs of our souls. Hail Mary... 
O most powerful Advocate of poor sinners, assist us in dangers, fortify us in temptations and guard us from all sins; and do not cease to intercede with your Divine Son for the salvation of our souls, until you have led us with you into Heaven. Hail Mary...
Source: St. Frances Cabrini Church
1562 86th Street
Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, NY 11228
718-236-9165
www.stfrancescabrini-brooklyn.org