‘Pharmacist’ pope hands out rosaries as spiritual medicine

Pope Francis on Sunday advised
Catholics to take a special dose of
spiritual medicine, offering some
20,000 boxes of "mercy" — containing
rosary beads — to pilgrims in St Peter's
Square.
"I now want to suggest a medicine.
'What?' you ask, 'the pope is now a
pharmacist?'" Francis said, shaking a
box resembling a pack of tablets, after
reciting the traditional Sunday Angelus
prayer from a window overlooking the
square.
Labelled "Misericordina, 50 Grammes
for the Heart" and emblazoned with an
image of the human heart, the box
contains 59 threaded rosary beads. The instructions, provided in several
languages, say: "Can be used once a
day, but in case of emergency can be
taken as much as the soul needs."
"The dose is the same for adults and
children," it adds.
The unusual medicine box was inspired
by followers of Polish nun Mary Faustina
Kowalska, who was made a saint in
2000 and is known as the Apostle of
Divine Mercy, according to the Italian
news agency ANSA.
"Don't forget to take your medicine,
because it is good for the heart, the
soul, the whole life," the pontiff said.
source:http://pmnewsnigeria.com