The Pope will give an extraordinary blessing Urbi et Orbe linked to a plenary indulgenc
ROME, Italy.- The Pope has invited Catholics in the whole world to join him in prayer Friday March 27 at 6pm Rome time to implore God´s help to end the Pandemic of Covid19 now extending to every country
He has called all Christians to respond to the coronavirus pandemic “with the universality of prayer, of compassion, of tenderness”, adding, “Let us remain united. Let us make our closeness felt toward those persons who are the most lonely and tried”.
The transmission from the Vatican will start at 6:00 PM Roman time. In Eastern United States it will be at 1:00 PM . Many groups are joining together and with the Pope using modern technology.
The transmission can be followed through various methods and sites:
• youtube: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NoLUOlSshY)
• Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/vaticannews.es/?brand_redir=DISABLE) (https://www.facebook.com/vaticannews.es/?brand_redir=DISABLE)
•Vatican News: (https://www.vaticannews.va/es.html)
#OremosJuntos : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YceQ8YqYMc
The Pope will give an extraordinary blessing Urbi et Orbe linked to a plenary indulgence for those who meet the conditions foreseen by the recent Decree of the Apostolic Penitentiary, that says:
The Plenary Indulgence is granted to the faithful suffering from Coronavirus, who are subject to quarantine by order of the health authority in hospitals or in their own homes if, with a spirit detached from any sin, they unite spiritually through the media to the celebration of Holy Mass, the recitation of the Holy Rosary, to the pious practice of the Way of the Cross or other forms of devotion, or if at least they will recite the Creed, the Lord’s Prayer and a pious invocation to the Blessed Virgin Mary, offering this trial in a spirit of faith in God and charity towards their brothers and sisters, with the will to fulfil the usual conditions (sacramental confession, Eucharistic communion and prayer according to the Holy Father’s intentions), as soon as possible.
Health care workers, family members and all those who, following the example of the Good Samaritan, exposing themselves to the risk of contagion, care for the sick of Coronavirus according to the words of the divine Redeemer: “Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends” (Jn 15: 13), will obtain the same gift of the Plenary Indulgence under the same conditions.
This Apostolic Penitentiary also willingly grants a Plenary Indulgence under the same conditions on the occasion of the current world epidemic, also to those faithful who offer a visit to the Blessed Sacrament, or Eucharistic adoration, or reading the Holy Scriptures for at least half an hour, or the recitation of the Holy Rosary, or the pious exercise of the Way of the Cross, or the recitation of the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, to implore from Almighty God the end of the epidemic, relief for those who are afflicted and eternal salvation for those whom the Lord has called to Himself.
The Church prays for those who find themselves unable to receive the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick and of the Viaticum, entrusting each and every one to divine Mercy by virtue of the communion of saints and granting the faithful a Plenary Indulgence on the point of death, provided that they are duly disposed and have recited a few prayers during their lifetime (in this case the Church makes up for the three usual conditions required). For the attainment of this indulgence the use of the crucifix or the cross is recommended (cf. Enchiridion indulgentiarum, no.12).
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