What would the Virgin Mary have been like in a war zone?
Our Mother of Perpetual Help, fierce protector of the church,
forced to see things she never wanted to see, to do things she never wanted to do.
Advocate of Eve, Blessed Cause of Salvation,
surrounded by famine and plague and the blood of innocents -
screaming and weeping for the children who will never come home.
Theotokos, may you carry all your children to safety.
Between 2006 and 2010, over 1,000 children died in drug-related violence in Mexico. Over 3,000 more were arrested or imprisoned. Another 10,000 were orphaned.
For more information on how to help those affected by drug-related violence in Mexico,
please visit UNICEF Mexico or Compassion Mexico.
