Published on May 23, 2021 by Elsa Anders Cook. Pope Francis will open the Marian month of prayer on 1 May with a Rosary broadcast across Vatican Media’s platforms. (Vatican Media). “We can see the pandemic is like a prison that we want with all our heart to break out of” and can make people lose hope, Father Salvatore added. We pray for all who are suffering and bereaved. Prayers for Peace Amidst Pandemic Fear What “No Harm Shall Overcome You” in Psalm 91:10 Means for the Coronavirus "Be Still and Know That I Am God": Meaning & Promise of Psalm 46:10 I still missed a week. We pray for all of those who have experienced such great loss during this pandemic. If you still have the July 2020 letter from Bishop Olmsted, the Diocesan ID number is located in the upper right area. Pope Francis has called for a global prayer … The rosary, led by Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory, was part of a worldwide effort called by Pope Francis to pray for an end to the coronavirus pandemic. I didn’t mean to do so even as I tried to plan ahead for another Pentecost in Coronatide. It is like watching an apocalyptic movie.”. For the past two and a half weeks, India has been gripped by a deadly second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic with the country’s healthcare system buckling under the surge of new cases. Pope Francis will open the Marian month of prayer on 1 May with a Rosary broadcast across Vatican Media’s platforms. For those who cannot visit a shrine, the Vatican will be broadcasting on multiple platforms starting at 6 p.m. Rome time each day from a different shrine around the world. POPE Francis is urging Catholics to pray their Rosaries through the month of May for an end to the COVID-19 pandemic. “At the beginning of the month dedicated to Our Lady, we join in prayer with all the shrines around the world, the faithful and all people of good will to entrust to our holy mother all of humanity so harshly tried by this pandemic,” the pope said, introducing the recitation of the glorious mysteries of the rosary. Catholics across the globe are encouraged to dedicate the Marian month of May to praying for an end to the pandemic. Let's pray that the new year will be focused on healing ourselves through repentance and the renewing of our minds. May we who have no risk factors remember those most vulnerable. Keep their families safe and healthy. DIOCESE OF ANTIPOLO The National Shrine of Our Lady o Antipolo Bishop Francisco de Leon on Friday, May 7, led the faithful in the recitation of the rosary to pray for an end to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. The prayers, he said, also will remember “the people, especially women, who endured violence within the home” during the pandemic lockdowns. Posted Thu, May 6, 2021 at 10:05 am ET | Updated Thu, May 6, 2021 at 4:23 pm ET Reply Cardinal Dolan will lead a special prayer service for the people of India suffering in the coronavirus pandemic. Basilica Special Livestream Worldwide Rosary to Pray for an End to the Pandemic May 17, 2021 The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception h This year’s dedication of May to pandemic-related prayer recalls a similar occurrence during the first wave in March 2020. Published: 10:42 EDT, 22 April 2021 | Updated: 12:28 EDT, 22 April 2021. That prayer had been issued for 2020 only. Rossi said. St. Teresa of Kolkata may have best summed up the importance of Mary to Catholics when a Protestant gentleman asked her about her devotion to the Blessed Mother. Prayer for a Pandemic May we who are merely inconvenienced, remember those whose lives are at stake. On May 1, Pope Francis and about 160 young adults and families from Rome began the monthlong practice and prayed the rosary in St. Peter’s Basilica. 2021-04-19 Special Day of prayer for the situation of the pandemic 2021-02-23 "Looking to history while thanking God, looking to the future confident in his power": one hundred years of the Ecclesiastical Province Pope Francis has called for a global prayer marathon for the entire month of May, praying for the end to the pandemic. Uncategorized. The Pope will also close the initiative on 31 May with another specially-broadcast Rosary. 23 April 2021. The theme of the month of prayer — “From the entire church an unceasing prayer rises to God” — is significant as well, he said. God, keep them safe and healthy. Sison calls prayer an encounter with the Lord, echoing Pope Francis’ view. Father … “Mary knows what suffering is,” and just as she was at the foot of Christ’s cross, “she is at the foot of the many crosses other people bear, bringing them comfort, redemption and accompaniment in a self-centered world,” said the Servite priest, a theological expert in Mariology in a Catholic News Service article. We celebrate our Blessed Mother during May and Pope Francis recently asked that we unite worldwide every day throughout the month to pray the rosary, pleading for an end to the COVID-19 pandemic and praying for those most affected by the disease and its consequences. The diocese mandated Pope Francis led the world in prayer during that confusing and difficult time, celebrating a live-streamed, daily Mass in the Casa Santa Marta. The Holy Father said those intentions would include people who have died or fallen ill with the virus, their loved ones, the medical personnel who cared for them, people who had lost their jobs, and students who long to return to school and to their friends. The church emphasizes her role as “mother, sister and friend,” who always comes to help, “who prays for us,” and who points to and “connects us to Christ, and Christ responds to our human weaknesses.”, The rosary, he added, “is a gentle chain that unites us to God, unites us to each other, and Mary is witness to this.”, This week, we begin a series of stories from readers who share how the Blessed Mother has impacted their lives. Let's end this year with a thankful heart and start the new year with peace and faith. President and CEO. It is also a leading source of news for Catholic print and broadcast media throughout the world. Father Perrella told CNS that Our Lady does not take any honor or focus away from Christ. Members of the community gathered at the lawn near Merit Health River Region Sunday afternoon for a prayer service aimed at defeating the COVID-19 pandemic and praying … The gathering prayed … A pandemic of prayer for India. Catholic News Service, serving since 1920 as a news agency specializing in reporting religion, is the primary source of national and world news that appears in the U.S. Catholic press. Let us move into the next year knowing that God loves us and wants the best for us. UPDATE: It seems that the "Pandemic prayer" was approved for this year as well. It takes place under the theme “The whole Church was fervently praying to God,” which recalls a verse in the Book of Acts (12:5). Two weeks if you saw what I offered for Pentecost and thought it had nothing even remotely related to what might happen on Sunday morning on Zoom. The Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization announced the news with a press release on Wednesday afternoon. Please see the links attached to join. The first congregation at the national mosque was held at 7 am on Friday, led by Senior Pesh Imam Hafez Mufti Moulana Mizanur Rahman. They were joined remotely by people at the National Shrine and Basilica of Our Lady of Walsingham in England, the first of 30 Marian shrines around the world that will lead the rosary every day throughout May. I missed a week. HERE A friend contacted me saying that their local diocese had mandated the use of the Good Friday Prayer issued last year for "Pandemic Time". Virgin Mary, turn your merciful eyes towards us amid this coronavirus pandemic. “The pope did the right thing to call this marathon of prayer to Mary,” Father Salvatore added. 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The Pontifical Council for Promoting New Evangelization coordinated the rosary marathon, the scheduling of the shrines and the assigning of a specific prayer intention for each day of the month traditionally devoted to Mary. “No Mary, no Jesus — no mother, no son,” she replied. Prayer: Pope Francis prays the rosary at the Shrine of Our Lady of Divine Love in Rome in this May 1, 2018. Let us know here. A A. CNA Staff, May 3, 2021 / 12:00 pm America/Denver (CNA). ‘We are immersed in fire. COMMIT-TO-PRAYING-FOR-AN-END-TO-THE-COVID.pdf. Amen. 15 New Year Prayers for 2021. Pray for India 16th to 23rd May 2021 . We have all heard the adage “April showers bring May flowers,” but for Catholics, there’s something about Mary this month. Each day will see Vatican News broadcast the recitation of the Rosary at 6 PM Rome time from the various Shines taking part in the initiative. The initiative, behind which the Pope has thrown his support, involves 30 Marian Shrines from various parts of the world. God, help them to be knowledgeable about the diagnosis and treatment of this disease, as well as the changing protocols. Pope Francis recites the Rosary on 30 May 2020 in the Vatican's Lourdes Grotto  MANILA, Philippines — Thousands of Roman Catholic faithful fulfilled their vows to an image believed to be miraculous, many of them praying for an end to the