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For Mary's Month of May, Pope Suggests 'Simple,' 'Effective' Praying of Rosary

Encourages Young People and the Ill to Turn to Mary

mayo 03, 2017 12:40Deborah Castellano LubovGeneral Audience, Meetings

For Mary’s month of May, Pope Francis has recommended the «simple and effective» prayer of the rosary.
At his weekly General Audience this morning, May 3, 2017, Francis gave pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square this advice: «At the beginning of May, let us invoke the heavenly intercession of Mary, Mother of Jesus.»
During his greetings to Polish pilgrims, the Pope invited the crowd to applaud the Virgin Mary «Queen of Poland» on the day of the national holiday.
While to young people, Francis urged, «learn to pray with the simple and effective prayer of the rosary,» to sick people, he encouraged, «may the Blessed Virgin be your support in the trial of suffering.»

mayo 03, 2017 12:40General Audience, Meetings

Deborah Castellano Lubov

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Deborah Castellano Lubov is Senior Vatican & Rome Correspondent for ZENIT; author of 'The Other Francis' ('L'Altro Francesco') featuring interviews with those closest to the Pope and preface by Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Parolin (currently published in 5 languages); Deborah is also NBC & MSNBC Vatican Analyst. She often covers the Pope's travels abroad, often from the Papal Flight (including for historic trips such as to Abu Dhabi and Japan & Thailand), and has also asked him questions on the return-flight press conference on behalf of the English-speaking press present. Lubov has done much TV & radio commentary, including for NBC, Sky, EWTN, BBC, Vatican Radio, AP, Reuters and more. She also has contributed to various books on the Pope and has written for various Catholic publications. For 'The Other Francis': http://www.gracewing.co.uk/page219.html or https://www.amazon.com/Other-Francis-Everything-They-about/dp/0852449348/