Prayer for Pope Leo XIV

through the Intercession of Our Lady of Guadalupe

Cardinal Burke’s Exhortation to Prayer

Let us daily assist Pope Leo by asking Our Lady of Guadalupe to guide and protect him. We know the great tumult which marks our world and menaces the Church. Pope Leo has been chosen to be our shepherd in fighting the good fight with Christ, staying the course with Him on the way of the cross, and keeping true to Him in His holy Catholic Church. Let us not fail to assist him by our prayers.

Let us continue to count upon Our Lady of Guadalupe to intercede for all the graces which Pope Leo needs to be a true shepherd of the Church throughout the world in these most difficult times. ¡Viva Cristo Rey! ¡Viva la Virgen de Guadalupe¡ ¡Viva el Papa! Long live Christ the King! Long live the Virgin of Guadalupe! Long live the Pope!

Raymond Leo Cardinal BURKE

May 18, 2025

As we have invoked the intercession of Our Lady of Guadalupe for the Sacred College of Cardinals in the Conclave which elected Pope Leo XIV as the Successor of Saint Peter, the Vicar of Christ on earth, let us now daily assist Pope Leo by asking Our Lady of Guadalupe to guide and protect him.

Prayer for Pope Leo XIV

Vicar of Christ on Earth and Shepherd of the Universal Church

O Holy Virgin Mary, Mother of the Lord of Heaven and of Earth, Our Lady of Guadalupe, guide and protect the Roman Pontiff, Pope Leo XIV. Through your intercession, may he receive in abundance the grace of the Successor of Saint Peter: the perpetual and visible source and foundation of the unity of our Bishops and of all our brothers and sisters in the Mystical Body of your Divine Son. Unite Pope Leo’s heart to your Immaculate Heart, leading him to rest his heart ever more securely in the glorious-pierced Heart of Jesus, so that he may confirm us in the Catholic faith, in the worship of God in spirit and truth, and in a good and holy Christian life.

In the tumult of the present time, keep Pope Leo securely within the hollow of your mantle, in the crossing of your arms, protecting him from Satan, the Father of Lies, and from every evil spirit. Implore Our Lord to grant him, in particular, the wisdom and courage to be a true Shepherd of the Church throughout the world. With you, I place all my trust in Christ, the Good Shepherd, Who alone is our help and salvation. Amen.

Heart of Jesus, formed by the Holy Spirit in the womb of the Virgin Mother, have mercy upon us!

Our Lady of Guadalupe, Queen of the Apostles, pray for us!

Saints Peter and Paul, pray for us!

Pope Saint Leo the Great, pray for us!

Raymond Leo Cardinal BURKE

May 18, 2025.