Prayer composed by Selim Sfeir Maronite Archbishop of Cyprus
Holy Father, You who guide Your Church with Your care and watch over her with Your love, we ask You to pour out upon the Cardinals gathered in Rome the spirit of wisdom, discernment, and peace.
Enlighten their hearts with the light of the Holy Spirit, that they may understand Your will and act for the good of the universal Church.
Unite them in love, that they may choose the Pope whom You desire for Your Church in this time, to succeed Peter and continue the mission of the Good Shepherd, which Your Son Jesus Christ entrusted to Peter, the head of the Apostles, preserving the unity of faith and ecclesial communion.
We lift up our supplication to You through the intercession of our Mother Mary, Queen of the Apostles, and all the saints who faithfully and holily served the Church, becoming a light on the paths of the faithful.
We ask You, O Lord.
† Selim Sfeir
Maronite Archbishop of Cyprus