Farewell, Pope Benedict!

Want to hear an interview with him in English? This was done by Raymond Arroyo while Pope John Paul II was still alive.

God the Father, have mercy on us.
Jesus Christ, have mercy on us.
Holy Spirit, have mercy on us.
Triune God, have mercy on us.

Mary, Mother of the Church, pray for us.
St. Joseph, Patron of the Church, pray for us.
St. Peter, rock on which the Church was founded, pray for us.
St. Paul, apostle to the Gentiles, pray for us.
All you holy Apostles and Evangelists, pray for us.

St. Benedict of Nursia, patron of Europe, pray for us.
St. Boniface, apostle to the Germans, pray for us.
St. Peter Canisius, great catechist, pray for us.
St. Robert Bellarmine, curial cardinal, pray for us.

Bl. John Paul II, predecessor to Benedict, pray for us.
Bl. John XXIII, convoker of Vatican II, pray for us.
St. Pius X, patron of pilgrims, pray for us.
All you holy popes and patriarchs, pray for us.

That we may have the pope of your choosing, Lord, hear our prayer.
That the cardinals may be attentive and open to the promptings of the Holy Spirit, Lord, hear our prayer.
That the universal church be guided, guarded, and suffused with divine life throughout this transition period, Lord, hear our prayer.
That the successor to Benedict be a man after God's own heart, Lord, hear our prayer.

Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.