The Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary

The pope will join the initiative promoted by the Italian bishops to pray the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary at 9pm on Thursday March 19th on the feast of St. Joseph. All are encouraged to pray the rosary at 9 pm local time to take part in a chain of prayer throughout the world as each timezone joins in at their local time.
 

Mary — Mother of God, and Health of the Sick, to whom we direct the Rosary, under the loving gaze of St. Joseph, Protector of the Holy Family, and our families — brings us to the luminous and transfigured Face of Christ and his Heart.

And we ask that he especially protect our families, in particular the sick and those who care for them: doctors, nurses, and volunteers, who risk their lives in this service.