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Holy Virgin, moved by the painful uncertainty we experience in seeking and acquiring the true and the good, we cast ourselves at thy feet and invoke thee under the sweet title of Mother of Good Counsel. We beseech thee: come to our aid at this moment in our worldly sojourn when the double darkness of error and of evil plot our ruin by leading minds and hearts astray.
Seat of Wisdom and Star of the Sea, enlighten the victims of doubt and of error so that they may not be seduced by evil masquerading as good; strengthen them against the hostile and corrupting forces of passion and of sin.
Mother of Good Counsel, obtain for us our most urgent need... (here mention your request) and secure for us from thy Divine Son the love of virtue and the strength to choose, in doubtful and difficult situations, the course agreeable to our salvation.
Supported by thy hand we shall thus journey without harm along the paths taught us by the word and example of Jesus our Savior, following the Sun of Truth and Justice in freedom and safety across the battlefield of life under the guidance of thy maternal Star, until we come at length to the harbor of salvation to enjoy with thee unalloyed and everlasting peace.
Amen. (Prayer to Mater boni consilii, composed by Pope Pius XII)
Saint Mark, a cousin of Barnabas accompanied Saint Paul on his first missionary journey and later went with him to Rome. He wrote one of the four Gospels and it is said to be the oldest and shortest. The Gospel of Mark emphasizes Jesus’s rejection by humanity while showing God’s triumphant glory. He is not one of the 12 apostles, just like Luke because we are not certain that he met Jesus personally. He was a disciple of Saint Peter whose teaching was the basis for Mark’s gospel. Mark is said to be the founder of the church of Alexandria and bishop of Alexandria, Egypt and Venice. The famous Piazza San Marco, claims Mark as its patron saint; the large basilica there is believed to have his remains.
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