December 1, 2018
O Immaculata, Queen of Heaven and Earth,
refuge of sinner and most Loving Mother,
God has willed to entrust
the entire order of mercy on to you.
I, a repentant sinner, cast myself at your feet,
humbly imploring you to take me with all that I am and have,
wholly to yourself as your possession and property.
Please make of me,
of all my powers of soul and body,
of my whole life, death and eternity,
whatever most pleases you.
Use all that I am and have without reserve,
wholly to destroy all the heresies in the world.
The Columbans are a society of missionaries, including priests and lay people, who minister to people of various cultures as a way of witnessing to the universal love of God.