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Pope's prayer at Loreto shrine September 03, 2007
During his weekend visit to Loreto, Italy, on September 1-2, Pope Benedict XVI made a private visit to the famous Holy House there.
On Saturday evening, after a meeting with young people in the town's Montorso section, the Holy Father made a visit to the shrine to pray in silence. The following day, before leaving Loreto, the Pope met with Loreto's mayor and with Archbishop Gianni Danzi, the pontifical delegate to the Marian shrine. He also gave his blessing to the local Capuchin friars and cloistered nuns at the site.
"May the Holy House truly be the center and heart of your city," the Pope said. He reminded the local officials of "the great privilege you have of living in the shadow of the Holy House."
In his prayer at the renowned shrine, the Pope appealed to Christ to "show us, we ask of you, your ever-new face, the mysterious mirror of God's inexhaustible mercy." He asked the Virgin Mary to "help us have innocent hands and a pure heart" with which to serv God.
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