“From Bethlehem to Egypt, with the newborn baby hidden and clutched to his chest, through desert and unknown lands, sad and silent, following in Joseph's steady footsteps ... Here is the Mother of the Son of God on the way to exile. Nossa Senhora do Desterro, look at us, your children, apprehensive and insecure, in this valley of tears, on the way to the definitive homeland. After this exile, O loving Mother, show us Jesus, blessed fruit of your womb, O merciful, O pious, O sweet ever Virgin Mary. Nossa Senhora do Desterro, accompany us on the crossing of the desert of life, until we reach the eternal Oasis, the sky. Amen. ”