Holy Rosary Marathon for an end to the Pandemic 18 May 2021

Holy Rosary Marathon for an end to the Pandemic 18 May 2021 – Our Lady of Lourdes, France

For all doctors and nurses as the battle on the front-line, let us pray the Holy Rosary from Our Lady of Lourdes, France for them, their families, and all their intentions. Tune in to SW Prayer for the live broadcast of this beautiful prayer.

Join us for the recitation of the Holy Rosary from Shrines around the world for the whole month of May with the first Prayer of the Rosary presided over by Pope Francis from Basilica Vaticana. Tune into swprayer.org for the LIVE broadcast from across the globe to pray for the entire world wounded by this pandemic.

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Daily Reading for Tuesday May 18, 2021
Reading 1, Acts 20:17-27
Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 68:10-11, 20-21
Gospel, John 17:1-11

Reading 1, Acts 20:17-27
17 From Miletus he sent for the elders of the church of Ephesus.

18 When they arrived he addressed these words to them: ‘You know what my way of life has been ever since the first day I set foot among you in Asia,

19 how I have served the Lord in all humility, with all the sorrows and trials that came to me through the plots of the Jews.

20 I have not hesitated to do anything that would be helpful to you; I have preached to you and instructed you both in public and in your homes,

21 urging both Jews and Greeks to turn to God and to believe in our Lord Jesus.

22 ‘And now you see me on my way to Jerusalem in captivity to the Spirit; I have no idea what will happen to me there,

23 except that the Holy Spirit, in town after town, has made it clear to me that imprisonment and persecution await me.

24 But I do not place any value on my own life, provided that I complete the mission the Lord Jesus gave me — to bear witness to the good news of God’s grace.

25 ‘I now feel sure that none of you among whom I have gone about proclaiming the kingdom will ever see my face again.

26 And so on this very day I swear that my conscience is clear as far as all of you are concerned,

27 for I have without faltering put before you the whole of God’s purpose.

Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 68:10-11, 20-21
10 Your family found a home, which you in your generosity provided for the humble.

11 The Lord gave a command, the good news of a countless army.

20 This God of ours is a God who saves; from Lord Yahweh comes escape from death;

21 but God smashes the head of his enemies, the long-haired skull of the prowling criminal.