The Rosary around the world (Part 1)

Notre Dame d'Afrique, Algiers

Pope Francis is holding a “prayer marathon” that kicked off on May 1 and will stretch around the globe during the Marian month of May, each day with a particular intention. These are the places chosen as Marian shrines from where the Rosary will be recited, daily at 6PM (Rome time) and 12 noon (Eastern Time Zone):

May 1: Saint Peter’s (Vatican): Prayer for wounded humanity led by the Pope.

also May 1: Our Lady of Walsingham (England): Prayer for the deceased.

May 2: Jesus the Savior and Mother Mary Sanctuary (Nigeria): Prayer for those who could not say goodbye to their loved ones.

May 3: Czestochowa Shrine (Poland): Prayer for the sick.

May 4: Basilica of the Annunciation (Holy Land): Prayer for pregnant women.

May 5: Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Rosary (South Korea): Prayer for children and adolescents.

May 6: Our Lady of Aparecida (Brazil): Prayer for young people.

May 7: National Shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage, also known as the Antipolo Cathedral (Philippines): Prayer for families.

May 8: Our Lady of Luján (Argentina): Prayer for people involved in communication.

May 9: Our Lady of Loreto (Italy): Prayer for the elderly.

May 10: Our Lady of Knock (Ireland): Prayer for people with disabilities.

May 11: Notre-Dame de Banneux (Belgium): Prayer for the poor and people in economic difficulty.

May 12: Notre-Dame d’Afrique (Algeria): Prayer for lonely people who have lost hope. (see photo)

May 13: Shrine of the Blessed Virgin of the Holy Rosary (Portugal): Prayer for prisoners.

May 14: Our Lady of Health (India): Prayer for scientists and medical research institutes.

May 15: Mary Queen of Peace (Bosnia and Herzegovina): Prayer for migrants.

(May 16-31 will appear tomorrow.)