The Pope’s prayer at noon
Pope
Francis invites Christians across the world to join him and pray the
‘Our Father’ amid the global crisis triggered by the Covid-19
coronavirus pandemic.
By Vatican News
“Dear brothers and sisters,” Pope Francis said, “today we have
gathered together, all the Christians of the world, to pray together the
Our Father, the prayer that Jesus taught us.”
The Pope’s invitation to join him in prayer was livestreamed at
midday, Rome time, from the Library of the Apostolic Palace in the
Vatican.
This is his prayer:
“As trustful children we turn to the Father. We do it every day,
several times a day; but right now we wish to beg mercy for mankind, so
sorely tried by the coronavirus pandemic. And we do this together,
Christians of every Church and Community, of every tradition, of every
age, language and nation.
We pray for the sick and their families; for health workers and
those who help them; for the authorities, law enforcement agencies and
volunteers; for the ministers of our communities.
Today many of us celebrate the Incarnation of the Word in the womb
of the Virgin Mary, when her humble and total “Behold” reflected the
“Behold” of the Son of God. We too entrust ourselves, with full
confidence, to the hands of God, and with one heart and one soul we
pray:
"Our Father..."