Benedict XVI will visit the shrine of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary in Pompei this October.Bishop Carlo Liberati of Pompei announced in a communiqué last week that the Pope will celebrate Mass on Oct. 19 at the shrine, and recite a Marian prayer written by Blessed Bartolo Longo (1841-1926).
Longo was a Satanist priest who later repented and became a lay Dominican, dedicating his life to the Virgin Mary.
In 1980, Pope John Paul II called the blessed the "Apostle of the Rosary."
Bishop Liberati said Benedict XVI “will entrust himself to the intercession of the Mother of the Lord and to our prayers along with the reflections and conclusions of the Synod of Bishops that will take place at the Vatican in the Marian month of October.”
The Synod of Bishops, which will treat the theme “The Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church,” will be held Oct. 5-26 in the Vatican.
The bishop also said that Benedict XVI will pray for "unity in families, fidelity between spouses, courage in the education of children in the faith.”
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