{"id":40692,"date":"2020-10-01T09:08:48","date_gmt":"2020-10-01T13:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\/?p=40692"},"modified":"2020-12-10T16:53:05","modified_gmt":"2020-12-10T21:53:05","slug":"archbishop-rosary-a-shield-of-protection-against-coronavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\/archbishop-rosary-a-shield-of-protection-against-coronavirus\/","title":{"rendered":"Archbishop: Rosary A Shield Of Protection Against Coronavirus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-36419\" src=\"https:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/logoinside2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"70\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/logoinside2.jpg 350w, https:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/logoinside2-255x51.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>From Vatican News:<\/p>\n<div class=\"article__subTitle\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vaticannews.va\/content\/dam\/vaticannews\/multimedia\/2018\/09\/28\/Handsofanelderwomanholdingarosarywhilepraying.jpg\/_jcr_content\/renditions\/cq5dam.thumbnail.cropped.750.422.jpeg\" alt=\"&quot;Family Rosary Crusade&quot; runs for the month of October\" width=\"185\" height=\"104\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">A \u201cFamily Rosary Crusade\u201d will begin on Thursday in Ireland and run during the month of October, which is dedicated as the month of the Holy Rosary.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__text \">\n<p>The Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, Eamon Martin is inviting families to recite the Marian prayer against the Coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>Ireland has seen a surge in new cases of Covid-19 in recent weeks. The latest figures from the Irish Department of Health show there have been a further 363 cases of Covid-19 in the country.<\/p>\n<p>There was also one new death reported on Tuesday, bringing the total number to 1,803. New cases of the Coronavirus in Ireland now stand at 35,740.<\/p>\n<p>In Northern Ireland, 424 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed on Wednesday. The death toll stands at 579.<\/p>\n<h2>The protection of Mary<\/h2>\n<p>Speaking to Vatican Radio, Archbishop Eamon Martin said the idea for the Crusade is to involve as many people as possible in this \u201cshield of protection\u201d against COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am very conscious of the fact that we\u2019re in such an uncertain time,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The Archbishop noted that many families are concerned about their own wellbeing and that of their loved ones. He also highlighted the impact the Coronavirus has had on people\u2019s livelihoods.<\/p>\n<p>Quoting Pope Francis\u2019\u00a0<i>Urbi et Orbi<\/i>\u00a0message from March of this year, he said, \u201cWe\u2019re all in the same boat and the storm is out there and we\u2019re battling through, and we do not want to feel alone, so the Rosary Crusade is an attempt to spread this blanket of prayer over all of us to protect us \u2026to keep us safe under the protection of Mary during the month of October and on into the winter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The primate described the Rosary as a \u201cpocket prayer book\u201d which people can cling to every day of their lives. \u201cIt can be said at any moment of the day, and it\u2019s also a beautiful prayer for the home and for the family.\u201d In the Rosary, he said, \u201cwe are telling the story of the deepest mysteries of our faith.\u201d<br \/>\n<script src=\"\/\/static.newsmaxfeednetwork.com\/web-clients\/bootloaders\/aQyEJLWZCGe4nXxbEznYQA\/bootloader.js\" async=\"true\" data-version=\"3\" data-url=\"[PAGE_URL]\" data-zone=\"[ZONE]\" data-organic-clicks=\"[ORGANIC_TRACKING_PIXEL]\" data-paid-clicks=\"[PAID_TRACKING_PIXEL]\"><\/script><br \/>\n<script src=\"\/\/static.newsmaxfeednetwork.com\/web-clients\/bootloaders\/fsr8weAysXl8MCNkczvGIi\/bootloader.js\" async=\"true\" data-version=\"3\" data-url=\"[PAGE_URL]\" data-zone=\"[ZONE]\" data-organic-clicks=\"[ORGANIC_TRACKING_PIXEL]\" data-paid-clicks=\"[PAID_TRACKING_PIXEL]\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gsp_post_data\" \r\n\t            data-post_type=\"post\" \r\n\t            data-cat=\"prayer-protection\" \r\n\t            data-modified=\"120\"\r\n\t            data-created=\"1601543328\"\r\n\t            data-title=\"Archbishop: Rosary A Shield Of Protection Against Coronavirus\" \r\n\t            data-home=\"https:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Vatican News: A \u201cFamily Rosary Crusade\u201d will begin on Thursday in Ireland and run during the month of October,.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[964],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-40692","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-prayer-protection","7":"entry"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40692","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40692"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40692\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40692"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}