The intercession of the saints. “Being more closely united to Christ, those who dwell in heaven fix the whole Church ... between God and men, Christ Jesus.... So by their fraternal concern ...

According to tradition, this litany, approved in 1899 for public recitation, originated at Marseilles, where devotion to the Sacred Heart became very popular during the early eighteenth century.

Members of the Catholic community around the world, and here in Philadelphia, continue to pray for Pope Francis.