O God,
who by the resurrection of Your Son,
Our Lord Jesus Christ,
has made the whole world, great,
we beg You, that,
through the intercession of the Virgin Mary, His Mother,
we may attain the joys of eternal life.
Through the same Christ Our Lord.
Amen.
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.