Live from St.
Peter's Square at the Vatican, a worldwide time of
prayer, "A Moment with Mary", delivered through TV
stations and streamed on social
networks.
Young
people, social networks, the Vatican and the joy of
prayer … these are the life-giving elements of "A Moment
with Mary", an evangelization initiative
for the Year of Faith.
It's
a worldwide Rosary connecting social networks,
television stations and the internet with St. Peter's
Square each day, Monday through Friday, from 4pm to
4:30pm (Rome time).
The
initiative is a true worldwide network of prayer,
brought to life on the one hand by groups, communities,
associations and movements that alternate in praying the
Rosary at the Vatican, and on the other, by thousands of
individuals and communities united with those leading
the rosary through new communication technologies. On Google + alone, one of
today's most important social networks, approximately
24,800 people have already joined this network.
"That's
news worth spreading!" Cardinal Angelo Comastri, Vicar
General of His Holiness for Vatican City, explained in a
recent letter.
This
moment of prayer, which includes an introduction based
on the Word of God and a personal witness as well as the
recitation of the Rosary, is enriched by the thousands
of prayer intentions shared with those participating via
social media networks.
A Moment
with Mary comes in response to the
invitation of Pope Benedict XVI, who again recently
proposed in his October 7, 2012 Angelus reflection that
"everyone give high regard to praying the Rosary during
this Year of Faith." The Holy Father continued: "With
the Rosary, in fact, we allow ourselves to be guided by
Mary, the model of faith, in meditating on the mysteries
of Christ. Thus, day by day she helps us to imbibe the
Gospel, such that it informs and shapes the whole of our
lives."
A Moment
with Mary is an initiative being promoted
by young people from the Vatican's International Centro San
Lorenzo, sponsored and overseen by the
Pontifical Council for Laity and the Aleteia
network, and broadcast worldwide courtesy
of the Vatican Television Center
(Ctv) and the TV channel Telepace.
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