MARY, STAR OF THE SEA
MARY, STAR OF EVANGELIZATION
Holy Mary , missionary woman,
grant your church
the joy of rediscovering
the roots of her primary vocation
of envoy to the whole world
That there be no preoccupation
other than presenting Jesus Christ.
Like you did with the shepherds,
with Simeon, the Magi from the East
and with many other unnamed persons
awaiting Redemption.
Holy Mary , missionary woman ,
kindle in our Christian life
the same fire that made you
Bearer of light on the paths of Palestine.
and though life binds us to the meridians and parallels
where we have been born,
make us feel in the same way
the yearning of multitudes
that have yet to know Christ .
By Italian Bishop Tonino Bello
Translation Jerry F. Vierling