Join Archbishop José Gomez, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and archbishop of Los Angeles, in a national moment of prayer in the time of the coronavirus. Together as a nation, we will pray the Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and seek our savior’s healing and protection.When?
Good Friday, April 10
12pm Eastern || 11am Central || 10am Mountain || 9am Pacific
How to participate?
Visit this webpage or facebook.com/usccb to join the live-stream and pray as one nation.
Extend an Invitation
Interested in inviting others to join you in prayer? Click here to download the flyer and share on social media using #PrayTogether. Copies of the prayer card are also available for sharing on social media. Click on the following links to download and share: English Prayer Card || Spanish Prayer Card
Receive a Plenary Indulgence
By a special grant from the Apostolic Penitentiary of the Holy See for those who pray for the end of the pandemic, a plenary indulgence is available for those who join Archbishop Gomez in praying the Litany of the Sacred Heart on Good Friday. A plenary Indulgence removes all of the temporal punishment due to sins and may be applied to oneself or to the souls of the deceased [Catechism of the Catholic Church, no. 1471].
To receive this indulgence, a member of the faithful would need to:
-pray the Litany of the Sacred Heart on Good Friday
–be truly repentant of any sins they have committed and receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation (at the earliest opportunity)
-pray for the Holy Father’s intentions.
Good Friday, April 10
12pm Eastern || 11am Central || 10am Mountain || 9am Pacific
How to participate?
Visit this webpage or facebook.com/usccb to join the live-stream and pray as one nation.
Extend an Invitation
Interested in inviting others to join you in prayer? Click here to download the flyer and share on social media using #PrayTogether. Copies of the prayer card are also available for sharing on social media. Click on the following links to download and share: English Prayer Card || Spanish Prayer Card
Receive a Plenary Indulgence
By a special grant from the Apostolic Penitentiary of the Holy See for those who pray for the end of the pandemic, a plenary indulgence is available for those who join Archbishop Gomez in praying the Litany of the Sacred Heart on Good Friday. A plenary Indulgence removes all of the temporal punishment due to sins and may be applied to oneself or to the souls of the deceased [Catechism of the Catholic Church, no. 1471].
To receive this indulgence, a member of the faithful would need to:
-pray the Litany of the Sacred Heart on Good Friday
–be truly repentant of any sins they have committed and receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation (at the earliest opportunity)
-pray for the Holy Father’s intentions.
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Novena Prayer for an end to the Coronavirus Pandemic
O Mary, full of grace, Patroness of this nation and Mother of the Church, in this time of illness and world-wide need, we seek your intercession for the human family before your Son’s throne of grace and mercy. We ask for strength in adversity, health in weakness, and comfort in sorrow. Help us, O Blessed Mother, to be filled with confidence and trust in the tender compassion of our God. Let us not be afraid, like our own Saint Marianne Cope, who entrusted her life and ministry among the outcasts of society into the care of our Divine Physician. Continue to watch over all who are sick as well as those who care for them and give wisdom to all who are seeking a cure. We ask this through Christ, our Lord. Amen.
O Mary, full of grace, Patroness of this nation and Mother of the Church, in this time of illness and world-wide need, we seek your intercession for the human family before your Son’s throne of grace and mercy. We ask for strength in adversity, health in weakness, and comfort in sorrow. Help us, O Blessed Mother, to be filled with confidence and trust in the tender compassion of our God. Let us not be afraid, like our own Saint Marianne Cope, who entrusted her life and ministry among the outcasts of society into the care of our Divine Physician. Continue to watch over all who are sick as well as those who care for them and give wisdom to all who are seeking a cure. We ask this through Christ, our Lord. Amen.
