Remember Rosary This Month of May to End Pandemic

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Deborah Castellano Lubov

05 May, 2021

1 min

Remember Rosary This Month of May to End Pandemic

Pope's Appeal During General Audience

Pope at General Audience in Library - Copyright: Vatican Media

Remember this Month of May to pray the rosary for an end to the pandemic and for resuming work and social activities. Pope Francis made this appeal during his private General Audience today, May 5, on prayer, which was streamed again from the Pope’s apostolic library, as he reminded those watching of the marathon he launched Saturday, May 1, from the Vatican with shrines worldwide.

“In this month of May, led by the shrines scattered throughout the world, we are reciting the Rosary to pray for the end of the pandemic and for resuming social activity and work,” he said this morning.

“Today, the Shrine of the Blessed Virgin of the Rosary in Namyang, South Korea will lead this Marian prayer. We unite ourselves to all those gathered in this shrine, praying especially for children and adolescents.”

The Pope’s words this morning comes as Italy continues to battle coronavirus and its variants. While it has begun to lift some restrictions, many limitations remain in place across the country.

Continuing his series of catecheses on Christian prayer, this week he focused on contemplative prayer.

Deborah Castellano Lubov

Deborah Castellano Lubov is Editorial Director & Senior Vatican & Rome Correspondent for EXAUDI (& Prior, for ZENIT); Author of 'The Other Francis' ('L'Altro Francesco') featuring interviews with those closest to the Pope and preface by Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Parolin (currently published in 5 languages); Deborah is also NBC & MSNBC Vatican Analyst. She often covers the Pope's travels abroad, often from the Papal Flight (including for historic trips such as to Abu Dhabi and Japan & Thailand), and has also asked him questions on the return-flight press conference on behalf of the English-speaking press present. Lubov has done much TV & radio commentary, including for NBC, Sky, EWTN, BBC, Vatican Radio, AP, Reuters and more. She also has contributed to various books on the Pope and has written for various Catholic publications. For 'The Other Francis': http://www.gracewing.co.uk/page219.html or https://www.amazon.com/Other-Francis-Everything-They-about/dp/0852449348/