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April 29, 2021 (CNA) : Pope Francis on Saturday will lead a rosary to begin a month-long prayer marathon for the end of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The pope’s rosary will be broadcast live from the Gregorian Chapel of St. Peter’s Basilica at 6 p.m. Rome time on May 1.
Situated directly to the west of the Holy Sacrament Chapel, the Gregorian Chapel contains the relics of St. Gregory of Nazianzus, a Doctor of the Church, as well as a 7th-century icon of Our Lady of Help.
The rosary kicks off a month of daily rosaries prayed at Catholic shrines around the world for the intention of an end to the coronavirus pandemic and the resumption of work and social activities.
Families, teens, and young adults from Rome and the surrounding region will lead the rosary together with Pope Francis.
During the event May 1, Pope Francis will also bless rosaries to be sent to the 30 Marian shrines participating in the daily live-streamed prayers.
Pope Francis will also close the month of rosaries by leading the prayer in the Vatican Gardens May 31.
All Catholics are invited to participate in the daily rosaries however and wherever they are able, the press release said.
Source : CNA
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