Children's Rosary at Our Lady of Peace Primary School, Paisley, Scotland

 

The photo above was submitted by the Children's Rosary group leader from Our Lady of Peace Primary School in the Paisley Diocese of Scotland. One of the classes at the school has a Children's Rosary. They led the Rosary and served in leadership roles in the end of the school year Mass held at the school May 27 and 28.

The children's prayers of the Rosary were very strong, and there were many positive comments made about their prayers. They hope to expand the Children's Rosary to include two classes next year. 

"The Children are Returning and Bringing Friends"

We recently received this update from the Children's Rosary in Grand Island, NY. "We had our third Children’s Rosary at St. Stephen’s Church on Grand Island, NY on May 28th the eve of the Ascension. The children are returning and bringing friends! We are looking forward to our next event!"

Celebrating the Feast of St. Boniface in Germany

 

The Children's Rosary from Fulda, Germany sent pictures from their June meeting and their visit to the Cathedral in Fulda to celebrate the Feast of St. Boniface. Six thousand people were in attendance at the celebration at Hoher Dom zu Fulda (Fulda Cathedral). The tomb of St. Boniface is in the crypt of the Cathedral. 

All Ireland Rosary Rally 2025

 

The fortieth All Ireland Rosary Rally was held on June 7, 2025, at Knock Shrine. Asher and I had the great blessing to attend the event. Over 10,000 people attended the event. 

Members of the Children's Rosary led the Rosary in the Shrine. The seats were full as the children led the prayers and the speakers outside broadcast the young voices across the campus. 

Some of the children leading the rosary were very young, but their prayers were strong and confident. 

Asher and I spent a good bit of time at the Children's Rosary booth where we had the joy to meet Children's Rosary group leaders and children from across the country and even a Children's Rosary from northern Scotland.

Children's Rosary at Knock Shrine June 6, 2025

On 0ur first full day in Ireland, we were able to travel from Dublin to Knock Shrine and participate in the monthly Children's Rosary, which is held on the first Friday of every month. The Children's Rosary was held in front of the Blessed Sacrament. There was lovely music in between the decades with one of the teenagers present playing the guitar and singing "Ave Maria." The children took turns placing flowers before a statue of Our Lady. There were many in attendance to see the children leading the prayers. It was beautiful to participate in the Children's Rosary at this important Marian Shrine. 

Irish Hospitality

 

On June 5 we arrived in Dublin. The monks in Silverstream Priory hosted us for our first night in Ireland. They graciously invited us to their liturgies, and Asher was able to join them for a communal dinner. Ruth Byrne, shown above in front of Silverstream Priory, met us on the morning of Friday, June 6. She was the first person to initiate a Children's Rosary in Ireland in 2018. We met at the World Meeting of Families in Dublin seven years ago. She graciously offered to take a day off from work and drive Asher and me to Knock Shrine. This was a 3 hour drive. We had a lovely time together, which included a wonderful lunch at the Shrine in Knock and a Children's Rosary. She then drove back to Dublin only to return the following day with her son for the All Ireland Rosary Rally. We also were hosted by Catherine for our nights at Knock. We experienced the fullness of Irish hospitality. 

Meeting to Help Spread the Children's Rosary in the Pankshin Diocese of Nigeria

We had the opportunity to meet Br. Emmanuel Kamshinen from the diocese of Pankshin, Nigeria, while we were visiting in Rome. Fr. Paul Miapkwap had provided the introduction. We shared with Br. Emmanuel some of our Children's Rosary books and also some handmade rosaries. Bishop Michael Gokum of Pankshin had reached out to us with interest in promoting the Children's Rosary in his diocese. We had sent him rosaries to help with these efforts. After Br. Emmanuel completes his studies in Rome, we are excited to collaborate on the initiation of more groups in his diocese.