A prayer during this time

Papal Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran, Rome
Heavenly Father, we thank You for the gift of good health and peace that we have enjoyed for so many years. As we find ourselves in this time of crisis today, we ask for Your divine intervention and mercy to be upon each of us. Come and guide the minds of those working to discover a treatment to the COVID-19 virus. Grant them wisdom, knowledge, and clarity of mind, so that all peoples will be free from the threat of this ailment.

We also pray for the healthcare workers that are standing in the front line of this battle. Father, we thank You for their hearts of service, putting the needs of society before their own, generously responding to the cry of Your people. We ask that You will grant them strength and protection. As they give of themselves in selfless service, may You fill them with Your Holy Spirit as they work to be Your healing hands and feet!

Father, we also surrender to You all those who have been afflicted with the virus. Grant them Your healing grace, merciful Father, so that they may recover swiftly and continue to be witnesses of Your love in their lives.

Mother Mary, we ask for your intercession in this great time of need. Cover each of us with Your blue mantle of protection, so that we may be preserved in good health to continue to glorify Your son, Jesus Christ. We make this prayer through Christ, our Saviour and Redeemer. Amen.

Pope Francis I