Pope Francis to pray the rosary
with the Shrines of the world
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| Pope Francis in prayer (Vatican Media) |
The Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization
announces that Pope Francis is to join Marian sanctuaries across the world, to
pray to the Virgin Mary for help amidst the pandemic.
By Gabriella Ceraso
"Devoted and with one accord to prayer, together with
Mary (cf. Acts 1:14)". On this theme Pope Francis will lead the recitation
of the Rosary on Saturday 30 May, joining the Marian Shrines of the world
which, due to the health emergency, have had to interrupt their normal
activities and pilgrimages.
The Pope will once again be close to humanity in prayer, to
ask the Virgin Mary for help amid the pandemic. The prayer will be broadcast
live to the world from the Grotto of Lourdes in the Vatican Gardens at 5.30.pm
Rome time.
The Pontifical Council for Promoting the New
Evangelization that promotes the initiative, has given dozens of rosaries to
families and individuals who represent the areas most involved and most
affected by the coronavirus pandemic. These include doctors and nurses,
recovered patients and people who have suffered a loss, a hospital chaplain, a
pharmacist and a journalist, a Civil Defence volunteer with his family and a
family who welcomed their newest member into the world during this difficult
time. They will all be present to express hope.
The Pontifical Council for Promoting the New
Evangelization writes that at the end of this Marian month, Pope Francis will
place the sorrows of all humanity at the feet of our heavenly Mother, certain
that she will not fail to help.
The largest sanctuaries of the five continents will be
connected online. These include Lourdes, Fatima, Lujan, Milagro, Guadalupe, San
Giovanni Rotondo and Pompeii. Archbishop Rino Fisichella, President of
The Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization,
sent out a letter addressed to the rectors of the shrines to invite them to
organise and promote this special moment of prayer in accordance with current
health regulations and relevant time zones.
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