ROSARY AND LITURGY OF THE WORD CONCLUDE MONTH OF MAY

VATICAN CITY, JUN 1, 1999 (VIS) - At the end of last evening's candlelight procession and the recitation of the rosary, which takes place every May 31 in the Vatican Gardens, and concludes the month dedicated to Mary, the Pope addressed the faithful present, recalling that May "was dedicated in a special way this year to prayer for peace."

He also recalled that May 31 is the feast of the Visitation. "Let us look at (Mary), praying in front of this Grotto, which evokes Lourdes and so many other places where there has been a special 'visitation' by Our Lady in history. In Mary's visitation we can see the paternal solicitude of the Father, who does not abandon his people, rather he takes care of the smallest and of the excluded."

The procession and rosary started at 8 p.m. at the church of St. Stephen of the Abyssinians and concluded at the Grotto of Lourdes, where the Liturgy of the Word was celebrated.

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