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Posted on 25 April 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

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℣. Oremus pro Pontifice nostro Leone. ℣. Let us pray for N, our Pope.
℟ Dominus conservet eum, et vivificet eum, et beatum faciat eum in terra, et non tradat eum in animam inimicorum eius. ℟ May the Lord preserve him, and give him life, and make him blessed upon the earth, and deliver him not up to the will of his enemies.
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