Throughout May, join the worldwide Rosary marathon.

Throughout May, join the worldwide Rosary marathon.

Over the course of the pandemic, certain powerful moments of national and worldwide prayer stand out. A year ago in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, Archbishop José H. Gomez reconsecrated the United States to Mary, Mother of the Church, from the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. And last March, Pope Francis stood alone in St. Peter’s Square, holding a monstrance high as he blessed the Church and the world with the Blessed Sacrament via a livestream broadcast. This May brings another unique effort to bond together as people of faith and to offer our prayers for the healing of our brothers and sisters and an end to the COVID-19 pandemic: a worldwide Rosary marathon lasting throughout the Marian month. Pope Francis will begin and end the initiative, starting with a recitation of the Rosary on May 1, which will be broadcasted across all of Vatican Media, and ending with another Rosary broadcast on May 31. Every day in between, Vatican News will broadcast a recitation of the Rosary at 6 p.m. Rome time (noon EDT) from one of 30 participating Marian shrines worldwide.