As you know, our Christian brothers and sisters in Iraq and Syria are suffering cruel persecution and martyrdom. The Chaldean Catholic Patriarch in Baghdad has asked Catholics around the world to join them in prayer of a nine-day Rosary novena, asking the Blessed Virgin Mary to intercede for the Christians of Iraq and Syria.
The nine days of the novena will be from
January 25 to February 2, 2015. Our Chaldean Catholic brothers and sisters have asked us to recite a prayer to Our Lady of the Chaldeans along with the Rosary on each of those nine days. Here is the prayer:
"Mother of God, Virgin Mary, be for us a safeguard from all illnesses and hardships. Through the great love you have for Christ, ask and beseech him to be merciful to us, to give healing to our ailments, to console the downtrodden, to reunite those who are scattered, and to forgive us. Amen."
Your prayers and the prayers of your parishioners will be much appreciated.