+JMJ+ Welcome to tonight’s Live Twitter Rosary Thread where we will be praying for all those affected by the #Coronavirus: friends, family, co-workers, people we know & don’t know all over the world. Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy, hear our prayer. Amen.

Tonight a little something different toward the end of our Live Twitter Rosary. It’s entirely optional but I think it’s a good idea. I searched for special prayers for this time & found a novena to Our Lady of Monte Berico.

So you’re invited to pray the novena with me, on your own, on the days we pray together, any way you want to do it.

More info about Our Lady of Monte Berico: https://www.ncregister.com/blog/smcafee/pray-this-marian-novena-for-protection-against-coronavirus

The next tweet will be an antiphon or Scripture verse to help us prepare to pray. Then I’ll post some general intentions. Feel free to add your own. At 7pm I’ll begin posting the Rosary itself in this thread.

Take a few minutes to prepare to pray the Holy Rosary. Put away the news of the day. Speak to the Lord from your heart. Listen with the ear of your heart, too.

We worship You, O Christ
and we praise You.
Because by Your cross
You have redeemed the world.

We pray for protection and healing all those affected by the Coronavirus. In this time of need may we draw closer to the Lord. May we unite our sufferings to His Redemptive Suffering. Even in our isolation & quarantine may we remain united to Him & so to each other.

Intentions continued. Praying for all in the hardest hit areas, especially for those with no family, those afraid, those who have lost jobs, income, insurance, those who need help but do not ask. Lord, it’s so easy to become overwhelmed. Help us when we forget to trust You.