I refer to the letter by John Azzopardi titled ‘Through Mary’s help’ (March 19).

The writer refers to a prayer he found in a Żabbar playing field. It might interest readers to know that this prayer is the concluding paragraph of a daily Act of Consecration to the Sacred Heart of Mary written by Saint Maximilian Kolbe, who volunteered to die in place of a stranger in the German death camp of Auschwitz.

The prayer bears repeating: “O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who come to you and those who stay away, especially the enemies of the Church and those who are recommended to you.”

It is our duty to pray for everybody, both believers and unbelievers, both friends and enemies.

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