Join Us for the Global Rosary Relay for Priests

The Children's Rosary has been invited to participate in this years Global Rosary Relay for Priests.  This is held on June 12th which is the World Day of Prayer for Priests and the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Beginning in Siberia every 15 or 30 minutes a Rosary is led at a different shrine for the sanctification of priests.  Over 100 Shrines will be participating from over 50 countries.  Pope Francis has even taken a time slot and will be praying as well in the Vatican.  He has granted an Apostolic blessing to those that participate in the Global Rosary Relay that day.
This year members of the Children's Rosary have been asked to participate in this day of prayer for priests by unifying prayers with those being said in the shrines across the globe. As rosaries will be said in succession one after the other, sometimes with beautiful overlap, the children can review the schedule and choose when they would like to join in with prayer.  Some of our Children’s Rosary groups such as those at St. Thomas Becket Parish in Cheshire Connecticut USA, St. Augustine Parish Lagos Nigeria,  St. Mary's School in Pontiac Illinois USA, St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Mother in Avondale Pennsylvania USA will be meeting as a group and unifying prayers with the Shrines.  Indeed it is our hope that children will be an integral part of this years Global Rosary Relay for Priests. 

Ways to Participate:
Holding a special Children's Rosary prayer group meeting and unifying prayers with those being said at the Shrine meeting at the same time.
Unifying prayers at your home with a Shrine praying at the same time.
Attending a Rosary held at a participating Shrine.

Rosary Intention: For the Sanctification of Priests

Here is the list of our Children's Rosary groups that will be meeting Friday to participate:
Children's Rosary at St. Mary's Church in Pontiac Illinois 10 AM ET
Children's Rosary at St. Paul Church in Cranston, Rhode Island 12:30 PM ET
Children's Rosary at St. Augustine Parish Lagos Nigeria 1PM ET
Children's Rosary at St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Mother in Avondale Pennsylvania 6PM ET (members of the Children's Rosary from St. Patrick's Parish in Kennett Square Pennsylvania will also be attending)
Children's Rosary at St. Thomas Becket Church Cheshire CT 6PM ET (Members from the Children's Rosary of St. Bridget's Church in Cheshire will also be attending)
Children's Rosary at St. Paul Church in Fenton, Missouri 7:30 PM ET

Pope Francis will be joining in from Rome to say the Glorious Mysteries at 12:45 PM ET

A few Shrines of note that will be participating:
Shrine of the Black Madonna of Czestochowa Poland (Joyful Mysteries) 6AM ET
Shrine of the Blessed Virgin of the Rosary of Pompeii Italy (Sorrowful Mysteries) 6:30 AM ET
The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes France (Luminous Mysteries) 7AM ET
Shrine of Our Lady of Banneaux Belgium (Glorious Mysteries) 8:30 AM ET
Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima Portugal (Sorrowful Mysteries) 11:30 PM ET
Shrine of Divine Mercy USA (Sorrowful Mysteries) 6:30 PM ET

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