1. INTRODUCTION LET US PRAY,

“Marathon of Prayer” for an end to the Pour forth, we beseech you, O Lord, Covid-19 pandemic. your grace into our hearts: that we, to whom the Incarnation of Christ your Son At Chapel of St. Vibiana, we are was made known by the message of an responding to “to the Holy Father’s Angel, may by his Passion and Cross be heartfelt wish, the month of May will be brought to the glory of his Resurrection. dedicated to a ‘marathon’ of prayer, to Through the same Christ our Lord. ask for the end of the pandemic, which Amen. has afflicted the world for more than a year now, and to ask for the resumption THE RECITATION OF THE HOLY of social and work activities". 4. INTRODUCTION 2. THE SIGN OF THE CROSS Dear brothers and sisters, the time of 3. THE pandemic has deeply affected our lives. This trial is an opportunity to witness to our V/. The Angel of the Lord declared faith, to nurture hope and to make gestures unto Mary, of charity through corporal and spiritual R/. And she conceived of the works of charity. Holy Spirit. So many are marked by grief because they have lost a loved one or have been , full of grace; the LORD is with unable to accompany them at the time of thee: blessed art thou amongst women, and their passing and burial. blessed is the Fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Family and social relationships have Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for been severely tested; the economic crisis us sinners, now and at the hour of our and the lack of work cause fear due to the death. Amen. increasingly uncertain future of one's family. V/. Behold the handmaid In this experience, we feel like the of the Lord, first Christian community, which the text of R/. Be it done unto me according the Acts of the Apostles describes with this to your Word. beautiful expression: "Prayer by the Church was fervently Hail Mary…, Holy Mary…. being made to God" (Acts 12:5). We, too, wish to join together in V/. And the Word was made flesh, raising our prayers to God so that He may R/. And dwelt among us. hear our petitions. In this month of May we gather Hail Mary…, Holy Mary…. around the Holy Father, who asks the entire Church, to raise together with the Blessed V/. Pray for us, Virgin Mary, Mother of God, supplications O holy Mother of God, for the end of this trial. R/. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

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The candle that has just been lit will Our Father … remind our community that we have been Hail Mary (3x) … called to pray for the end of the pandemic Glory Be … and in particular for [insert prayer intention found in the HAIL MARY appendix], at the of [insert the name of the Hail Mary, full of grace; the LORD is with shrine] thee: blessed art thou amongst women, and in [insert the name of the country]. blessed is the Fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our Let us pray together: death. Amen. We fly to thy protection, O holy Mother of God. GLORY BE Despise not our petitions in our necessities, but deliver us always from all dangers, Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to O glorious and blessed Virgin. Amen. the Holy Spirit as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. HOLY ROSARY

5. APOSTLE’S CREED FATIMA PRAYER

I believe in God, the Father almighty, O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us Creator of heaven and earth, from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, heaven, especially those in most need of thy our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy mercy. Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; he descended into hell; on the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty; from there he will come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy , the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.

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JOYFUL MYSTERIES Monday & Saturday Virgin Mary, turn your merciful eyes towards us amid this coronavirus 1. The pandemic. 2. The Visitation Comfort those who are distraught 3. The Birth of Our Lord and mourn their loved ones who have died, 4. The Presentation and at times are buried in a way that 5. The Finding in the Temple grieves them deeply. Be close to those who are concerned SORROWFUL MYSTERIES Tuesday & Friday; for their loved ones who are sick and who, in order to prevent the spread of the 1. The Agony in the Garden disease, cannot be close to them. Fill with 2. The Scourging hope those who are 3. The Crowning With Thorns troubled by the uncertainty of the future 4. The Carrying of the Cross and the consequences for the economy and 5. The Crucifixion employment. Mother of God and our Mother, pray GLORIOUS MYSTERIES Wednesday & Sunday for us to God, the Father of mercies, that this great suffering may end 1. The Resurrection and that hope and peace may dawn anew. 2. The Ascension Plead with your divine Son, as you 3. The Coming of the Holy Spirit did at Cana, so that the families of the sick 4. The Assumption of Our Lady and the victims be comforted, and their 5. The Coronation of Our Lady hearts be opened to confidence and trust. Protect those doctors, nurses, health LUMINOUS MYSTERIES Thursday. workers and volunteers who are on the frontline of this emergency, and are 1. Baptism of Jesus Christ risking their lives to save others. Support 2. Christ Reveals Himself at Cana their heroic effort and grant them strength, 3. Proclamation of the Kingdom and Call to generosity, and continued health. Conversion Mary, Consolation of the afflicted, 4. The Transfiguration embrace all your children in distress and 5. Institution of the Eucharist pray that God will stretch out his all- powerful hand and free us from this terrible pandemic, so that life can serenely resume its normal course. 7. CONCLUDING OF THE HOLY ROSARY To you, who shine on our journey as a sign of salvation and hope, HAIL HOLY QUEEN FOR THE PANDEMIC do we entrust ourselves, O Clement, O Loving, We fly to your protection, O Sweet Virgin Mary. Amen. O Holy Mother of God. In the present tragic situation, when the whole world is prey to suffering and Pray for us, O holy Mother of God, that we anxiety, we fly to you, Mother of God and may be made worthy of the promises of our Mother, and seek refuge under your Christ. Amen. protection.

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O God, whose only-begotten Son by His life, 10. FAREWELL GREETING TO MOTHER death and resurrection, has purchased for MARY us the rewards of eternal life; Grant, we beseech Thee, that by meditating Dear Brothers and Sisters at the end of this upon these mysteries of the Most Holy day we entrust into the hands of the Blessed Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may Virgin Mary the people touched by the imitate what they contain and obtain what pandemic and they promise, through the same Christ our in particular [insert prayer intention Lord. Amen. found in the appendix], at the shrine of [insert the name of the 8. SAINT MICHAEL PRAYER shrine] in [insert the name of the country], Saint Michael, the Archangel, defend us in that she may entrust them to her Son: May battle. Be our protection against the He hear and grant our petitions. wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray; and Let us invoke her together: do thou, O Prince of the heavenly host, by the power of God cast into hell Satan and all Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, the evil spirits who prowl throughout the that never was it known that anyone who world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen. fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thy intercession, was left unaided. Inspired by this confidence I fly unto thee, 9. PRAYER TO ST. JOSEPH O Virgin of virgins, my Mother. AFTER THE ROSARY To thee do I come, before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful. Prayer During the Year of St. Joseph O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, Hail, Guardian of the Redeemer, but in thy mercy hear and answer me. Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Amen. To you God entrusted his only Son; in you Mary placed her trust; with you Christ became man. Blessed Joseph, to us too, 11. SIGN OF THE CROSS & END. show yourself a father and guide us in the path of life. We invite you to join us tomorrow at Obtain for us grace, mercy, 6PM on our facebook live. and courage, and defend us from every evil. Amen.

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APPENDIX SHRINE LIST 11. Virgin of the Poor (Belgium) AND DAILY PRAYER INTENTIONS For all the poor, the homeless, and the economically distressed Day Sanctuary Daily Prayer Intention 12. Our Lady of Africa (Algeria) Vatican Basílica for the entire world For all people who live alone and those wounded by this Pandemic who have lost hope 13. Blessed Virgen del Rosario 1. Our Lady of Walsingham () (England) For all prisoners For all the deceased 14. Our Lady of Health (India) 2. Jesus the Saviour and Mother For all scientists and medical research Mary (Nigeria) institutions For all those who have not been able to 15. Our Lady Queen of Peace (Bosnia) say goodbye to their deceased loved For all migrants ones 3. Our Lady of Częstochowa 16. St. Mary’s Cathedral (Australia) (Poland) For all victims of violence and human For all those infected with the corona trafficking virus and all the sick 17. (U.S.A.) 4. of the Annunciation For all world leaders and for all heads of (Israel) international organizations For all expectant women and their 18. (France) unborn babies For all doctors and nurses 5. Blessed Virgen del Rosario 19. Mother Mary's House (TurKey) (South Korea) For all people at war and for world peace For all children and adolescents 20. Our Lady of Charity of Copper () For all pharmacists and health care 6. Our Lady of () Personnel For all young people 7. and Good 21. Our Lady of Nagasaki (Japan) Voyage () For all social workers For all families 22. Our Lady of Montserrat (Spain) 8. Our Lady of Luján (Argentina) For all volunteers For all communication workers 23. Our Lady of Cap (Canada) 9. Holy house of Loreto (Italia) For all law enforcement and military For all seniors personnel and for all firefighters 10. Our Lady of Knock (Ireland) For all people with disabilities

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24. (To be confirmed) For all those who provide essential services 25. Basilica of the Blessed Virgin of Ta’Pinu (Malta) For all teachers, students and educators

26. (Mexico) For all workers and entrepreneurs 27. Mother of God (Ukraine) For all the unemployed 28. Black of Altötting Germany) For the Holy Father, bishops, presbyters, and deacons 29. Our Lady of Lebanon (Lebanon) For all consecrated men and women 30. Blessed Virgin of the Holy Rosary of Pompeii (Italia) For the Church 31. Vatican Gardens (Rome) For the end of the pandemic and the resumption of our social and economic life

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