The prefect of Dicastery for interreligious dialogue, Cardinal George Jacob Koovakad, said that even “non -believers” are also asking for the recovery of Pope Francis, hospitalized with bilateral pneumonia since February 14.
“Together with the faithful Christians and believers of other religious traditions, many non -believers also appreciate and love Pope Francis and are worried about his health,” said Cardinal Koovakad during the rosary prayer for his health that he presided over before the Roman curia this Wednesday afternoon in the classroom Paul VI of the Vatican.
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“From all over the world, in these weeks in which the Holy Father is admitted to the hospital,” said purple, “moved samples of solidarity and closeness, along with the promise of many prayers raised to heaven for her healing.”
The purple introduced the glorious mysteries. The prayer of the Rosary was broadcast live through the screens installed in the Plaza de San Pedro.
It took place at 18:00 (local time) just after the preacher of the Pontifical House, Roberto Pasolini, gave the seventh meditation of the spiritual exercises that was also followed live by the pontiff from the hospital.
Cardinal Koovakad, who is also in charge of organizing the international trips of Pope Francis, invited to “trust” the health conditions of the Holy Father and all the patients of the world “to the maternal protection of Mary.”
“We entrust the Pope and all the sick under the protection of the Blessed Virgin,” he said. He added: “Let’s unite our invocation to that of the poor, because their prayer is the most effective, as suggested by the Holy Scripture.”
In this sense, he referred to this passage in the Bible, belonging to the Book of the Ecclesiastical, the most extensive of the wisdom writings: “The poor prayer reaches the ears of God and his judgment will be in his favor. The poor prayer crosses the clouds, and does not calm down until it arrives. It does not give up until the Most High does not intervene. ”
After the five tens of Ave Maria, the Save Reginafollowed by the lauretan litanies and the invocation to God so that “we are always granted by body and spirit”, and by intercession of the Virgin Mary, “we save us from the evils that now sadde us to guide us to endless joy.” Finally, the community prayer ended with the We pray for the Pope.
Victoria Cardiel
Victoria Cardiel is a journalist specialized in social and religious information issues. Since 2013, he has covered all the news of the Vatican for various media, such as the Spanish news agency Europa Press, or the weekly of the Archdiocese of Madrid, Alfa and Omega.