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Shrines around the world link up for recitation of the Rosary

Join the daily live broadcast of the recitation of the Holy Rosary in link-ups with Marian shrines around the world, as part of the May marathon of prayer called by Pope Francis.

"Guided by Shrines around the world during this month of May, we recite the Rosary to invoke an end to the pandemic and the resumption of social and work-related activities." (Pope Francis, General Audience, 5 May 2021)

As part of an initiative promoted by the Dicastery for the New Evangelization, the Marian prayer of the Rosary unites 30 Shrines around the world.

Below is the list of Shrines where the Rosary is prayed each day at 6:00 p.m. (CET), with links to watch live, or afterwards on demand.

Shrine list and daily prayer intentions:

Date MAY	Shrine	Country	Continent	Prayer Intention
1	St Peter’s Basilica (Madonna del Soccorso)	Vatican City State	Europe	For the entire world wounded by the pandemic
1	The Catholic National Shrine and Basilica of Our Lady (Our Lady of Walsingham)	England	Europe	For all the deceased
2	The Sanctuary of Jesus the Saviour and Mother Mary	Elele, Nigeria	Africa	For all those who have not been able to say goodbye to their deceased loved ones
3	The Monastery of Jasna Góra (Black Madonna of Częstochowa)	Poland	Europe	For all those infected with the coronavirus and all the sick
4	The Basilica of the Annunciation	Nazareth, Israel	Asia	For all expectant women and their unborn children
5	The Shrine of our Lady of the Rosary	Namyang, South Korea	Asia	For all children and adolescents
6	The National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida	Brazil	America	For all young people
7	The Cathedral of Antipolo (Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage)	Philippines	Asia	For all families
8	The Basilica of Luján (Our Lady of Luján)	Argentina	America	For all communication workers
9	The Basilica of the Holy House (Our Lady of Loreto)	Italy	Europe	For all seniors
10	The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Knock	Ireland	Europe	For all people with disabilities
11	The Shrine of Our Lady of Banneux (Virgin of the Poor)	Belgium	Europe	For all the poor, the homeless, and the economically distressed
12	The Basilica of Our Lady of Africa	Algiers, Algeria	Africa	For all people who live alone and those who have lost hope
13	The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fátima	Portugal	Europe	For all prisoners
14	The Basilica of Our Lady of Health	Vailankanni, India	Asia	For all scientists and medical research institutions
15	The Shrine of Our Lady of Medjugorje (Our Lady of Peace)	Bosnia	Europe	For all migrants
16	The Cathedral Church and Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Mother of God, Help of Christians (St Mary’s Cathedral)	Sydney, Australia	Oceania	For all victims of violence and human trafficking
17	The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception (Washington, D.C.)	Washington, D.C., USA	America	For all world leaders and for all heads of international organizations
18	The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes	France	Europe	For all doctors and nurses
19	Mother Mary's House	Ephesus, Turkey	Asia	For all people at war and for world peace
20	The National Shrine Basilica of Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre	Santiago de Cuba, Cuba	America	For all pharmacists and health care personnel
21	Immaculate Conception Cathedral (Our Lady of Nagasaki)	Japan	Asia	For all social workers
22	Santa Maria de Montserrat (Virgin of Montserrat)	Spain	Europe	For all volunteers
23	The Basilica of Notre-Dame-du-Cap	Trois-Rivières, Canada	America	For all law enforcement and military personnel and for all firefighters
24	Our Lady of Lourdes	Nyaunglebin, Myanmar	Asia	For all those who provide essential services
25	The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Blessed Virgin of Ta' Pinu	Għarb, Malta	Europe	For all teachers, students and educators
26	The Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe	Mexico City, Mexico	America	For all workers and entrepreneurs
27	The Shrine of the Mother of God of Zarvanytsia	Ukraine	Europe	For all the unemployed
28	The Shrine of Our Lady of Altötting (Black Madonna of Altötting)	Germany	Europe	For the Holy Father, bishops, presbyters, and deacons
29	The Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon	Harissa, Lebanon	Asia	For all consecrated men and women
30	The Pontifical Shrine of the Blessed Virgin of the Holy Rosary of Pompeii	Italy	Europe	For the Church
31	The Vatican Gardens	Vatican City State	Europe	For the end of the pandemic and the resumption of our social and economic life