Amid worsening conditions related to the global coronavirus outbreak, Pope Francis urged people to join the Italian bishops’ call for a special day of prayer for St. Joseph’s feast day, Thursday March 19, inviting every family, every individual Catholic, and every religious community to pray the rosary at 9:00 pm, reflecting on the Luminous mysteries. Accounting for the time zone difference, the time indicated by the pope would be 1 p.m. Thursday for people in California. The pope made the plea at the end of his weekly Wednesday General Audience, which was broadcast from the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace due to the national quarantine under effect in Italy. The following is a translation of the pope’s remarks regarding the rosary initiative:
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