Following is the text of the message addressed by Apostolic Vicar of Southern Arabia in the United Arab Emirates Bishop Paolo Martinelli recommending Pope Francis to our prayers:

Dear brothers and sisters, 

You have heard about the health situation of our dear Pope Francis. I invite individuals, families, parishes, and all Catholic movements and associations in the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia to join their local parishes in lifting up Pope Francis in their prayers and intentions.

May the Lord, through the powerful intercession of Our Lady of Arabia and the Martyrs of Najran, grant our Holy Father Pope Francis renewed strength, health, and energy in his vocation to serve the Church as the Successor of Peter and the Vicar of Christ on Earth.

+ Paolo Martinelli OFM Cap.
Apostolic Vicar of Southern Arabia