Pope Francis has asked that this month of May be dedicated to praying insistently for an end to the pandemic.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s why he\u2019s kicking off what the Vatican is calling a \u201cprayer marathon.\u201d Each day will feature a different Marian shrine.<\/p>\n
The rosary will be the main prayer for the marathon. It will be streamed live from a different shrine every day at 6 p.m., Rome time.<\/p>\n
The Pope will inaugurate the marathon at the Vatican, with a prayer in front of an ancient mosaic in St. Peter\u2019s Basilica on Saturday, May 1.<\/p>\n
Each day after that, the rosary will be broadcast from a different place, like Guadalupe, Fatima, Lourdes, the Immaculate Conception in Washington, Medjugorje in Bosnia and la Caridad del Cobre in Cuba.<\/p>\n
The Pope will conclude the marathon on May 31, in a chapel in the Vatican Gardens.<\/p>\n
The Vatican wants to involve as many Catholics as possible and invites them to connect from their homes or parishes to pray for the end of the pandemic.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s no coincidence that the rosary is the chosen prayer, as May is traditionally the month the Catholic Church dedicates to the Virgin Mary.<\/p>\n
In fact, on May 30, 2020, during the first wave of Covid-19 infections, Pope Francis invited doctors, nurses, hospital chaplains and family members of pandemic victims to pray the rosary together in the Vatican Gardens for the same cause.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Javier Romero<\/p>\n
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