First Children’s Rosary Meeting at St. Paul's Church, Plymouth, England

A new Children’s Rosary began on October 2, 2026 at St Paul’s Church in Plymouth, England. Fourteen children attended. The priest of the parish attended the first meeting. We welcome this new group to the Children's Rosary!

First Meeting of the Children's Rosary in Kendal, England

We received this lovely note from the Children's Rosary group leader in Kendall, England. They had their first meeting on September 6, 2026. 

"For where two or three are gather in my name, there am I among them" (Matthew 18:20). We celebrated the first Children's Rosary in Kendal on 6th September, a very beautiful time of prayer for the 2 families that joined Fr Hugh, our parish priest and myself. We followed the format that you have used over the years beginning with Consecrating our group to The Sacred Heart of Jesus and The Immaculate Heart of Mary. We prayed the Joyful Mysteries. One of the young people was happy to take the lead in opening the third decade of the Rosary. This was very powerful. This was not led by myself or Fr Hugh but inspired by the Holy Spirit. The 3rd Joyful Mystery, Our Lord's Nativity. The Children's Rosary was 'born' in Kendal. One of the children was initially unsettled and crying. Her mum was juggling 2 children both under 3. The Children's Rosary is a place of welcome. I didn't want mum to question if it was right she should be here. I then remembered the pack that Sinead had provided and the rosary balloons. Again I think inspired by the Holy Spirit. We can't see the Holy Spirit but we see the impact.  I blew the balloon up but didn't 'tie' it off. I released the balloon, which like the Holy Spirit, it blew where it willed. This instantly detracted the young girl, she stopped crying and collected the balloon. She returned and sat on mum's lap. I could see mum also now relaxed and knew she along with her children was welcome. Within a few minutes the little girl was also placing flowers at the feet of Mary. Thank you to all who helped create the Children's Rosary, putting together the packs and especially the Children's Rosary balloons! The families who joined shared they enjoyed the prayer and will share with friends. We will continue to advertise via our parish newsletter and continue with personal invitation. The gospel from St Matthew on this Sunday was however perfect and confirmed that God's timing is always perfect, "For where two or three are gather in my name, there am I among them."

Children's Rosary at the Glastonbury Pilgrimage 2026

We received these beautiful pictures from today's Glastonbury Pilgrimage in England. The Children's Rosary was once again represented at the yearly event. Thank you to Sinead Peacock and members of the Children's Rosary for representing the Children's Rosary there.

The Clifton Diocese is responsible for this annual pilgrimage to Glastonbury, one of England’s most sacred Christian sites. Glastonbury is known for its rich Christian heritage and legendary connections to Joseph of Arimathea. The pilgrimage is a significant event that brings together Catholics from across the South West to honour the Virgin Mary, specifically Our Lady of Glastonbury.

Children’s Rosary at the CELEBRATE Festival Sussex, England August 2026

Children’s Rosary at the CELEBRATE Festival, Worth School (15–19 August 2026) 

We received this lovely note from Children's Rosary group leader Sinead Peacock:

This year we were delighted to bring the Children’s Rosary to the CELEBRATE Festival at Worth School in Sussex. The five‑day gathering was full of joy, prayer, and fellowship, with the theme “Let There Be Light” inspiring everyone who attended.

Our stall quickly became a lively meeting place. From Sunday through Wednesday—thanks to securing a second table—I was able to welcome families throughout the day. Word soon spread that we had balloons, and before long children were flocking over with bright smiles. Each visit became a beautiful opportunity to share the Children’s Rosary: offering prayer cards, miraculous medals, rosary beads, leaflets, and of course a Children’s Rosary balloon.

Many wonderful conversations unfolded with parents, grandparents, catechists, teachers and young people who were eager to learn more about the prayer groups. It was a blessing to witness such openness and enthusiasm.

We have already booked to return next year, and we hope to explore a little fundraising with our parish so we can secure a full table again. Thank you to Catherine for the Children's Rosary resources (especially the balloons!) and  to Kevin and all the Catenians who generously supplied the rosary beads and prayer cards for our family, parish and school packs, and to everyone who stopped by—your encouragement truly lit up our days.

Children's Rosary in Chester, England Turns One!

The Children's Rosary at St. Clare Church in Chester, England turned one. The group leader shared this note from the evening:

"Thanks be to God, our Children's Rosary group has grown since last year from 5 to 11 and our children are getting more confident.

Happy first Anniversary to our Children's Rosary group, may the Lord be praised, adored and glorified. What a blessing to have such beautiful children in our group interceding and praying to Our Lady! And we thank their parents for bringing them in, even though it is a rush most times but they still persevere, they will receive their reward. It was so powerful and beautiful to have all with us Tuesday night. (4th November) 

First we had our rosary meeting and the children sang the Children's Rosary song to Our Lady, it was just amazing - the power of the prayer and song by children is not describable!!! Then followed Holy Mass, celebrated by father Patrick, we sang a Thanksgiving hymn to Our Lady at the end. And then we shared some food, children enjoyed craft and sparkles for Our Lady to celebrate. 

May Our Lady protect with her mantle our children, families and the whole parish of St Clare's. We thank you Mama Mary for bringing us together."

Children's Rosary in Trowbridge, England, Leads Procession and May Crowning

The Children's Rosary group leader from Trowbridge, England, shared the lovely pictures and summary of their May procession and crowning. This Children's Rosary group meets weekly to pray the Rosary at their parish.

On Sunday May 18th thirty-two of us, families and parishioners, gathered outside St John’s Catholic Primary School and prayed the first Glorious Mystery, the Resurrection of Jesus, for the staff, pupils and families of the St John’s Community. 

The Oakes family led us in French and we responded in English, praying an Our Father, ten Hails Mary's and a Glory Be. Our Children’s Rosary banner led the procession as we sang Ave Maria and the children scattered rose petals ahead of the statue of Our Lady as we walked and sang.

We prayed our second decade, the Ascension of Jesus into Heaven, on the green by the housing estate and offered our prayers for all the people in our town. This was led by the Nash family.

We prayed our third decade, the Descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost,  in front of St Augustine’s Catholic College as we asked our Blessed Mother to pray for all of the staff,  students and families. The Micenic family led this decade of the rosary in Latin, the universal language of the Church. We then sang “As I kneel before you” as we processed down to the church. It felt really special to take our prayers and hymns out into the community and share our joy with whomever we passed.

The Marra family led our fourth decade, the Assumption of Our Lady into Heaven, outside St John the Baptist church, and we offered this decade for our country and the world. It was wonderful to be joined by parishioners gathering for Mass.

The children then processed so reverently into Mass, offering flowers at Our Lady’s altar. Those parishioners sat inside the church joined us in singing Ave Maria. We knelt in front of the altar and placed Our Lady close to the Tabernacle. 

The Briddon family led our final decade, Our Lady is Crowned Queen of Heaven, in Polish. We offered this decade for our parish family. The children led us in singing the Salve  Regina (Hail Holy Queen—a prayer that concludes the rosary). I felt very emotional at this beautiful  moment of prayer. The children gave an amazing witness to the parish of their faith and joy in honouring Our Holy Mother in Heaven and we felt enormous support from our parish  community. The children were a credit to themselves and their families.

At the end of mass Father Richard offered prayers and incense to Our Lady and invited Angela, one of our youngest members, to place a crown of flowers on Our Lady.

After Mass the children enjoyed chocolate treats and special Our Lady lollipops, provided by the Turner family.

Children's Rosary Meeting May 6, 2025 in Chester, England

We recently received these beautiful pictures from the Children's Rosary in Chester, England. The group leader shared:

It was our 7th Children's Rosary group meeting at St Clare's, Chester, (6th May) we prayed by the crowned statue of Our Lady. It was a very blessed and powerful Rosary. We had 4 families, 7 children all together. It was really special, and I am sure Our Lady poured out graces upon all who attended and upon the whole parish of St. Clare's. Glory to God. Thank you mama Mary. 

Our Lady of Fatima, pray for us 

Offering Sacrifices with Love

The Children's Rosary in Trowbridge, England decided to give handmade hearts to Mary and Jesus during Lent instead of flowers during their Children's Rosary. As is the custom in Children's Rosary groups, at the end of each decade a child or children place flowers before Our Lady. During Lent, this group decided to give hearts with little sacrifices written on one side. 

New Children's Rosary in Lincolnshire, England

We are happy to share that a new Children's Rosary met for the first time on February 2, 2025, at St. Hugh's Church in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England. This group will be meeting on the first Sunday of each month at 5:00 p.m. The group leader shared that 3 families attended with 7 children total. The group has younger children, so she shared an interesting idea to engage the younger children:

I made a big rosary out of silicone cupcake cases and the children placed a pom pom in the case for each prayer, which was a good way of including the younger children who can't yet join in all the prayers verbally. 

Christmas Day at the Children's Rosary in Trowbridge, England

 

The Children's Rosary in Trowbridge, England, shared this note from their Christmas and Epiphany meetings:
The little basket contains spiritual gifts given to baby Jesus for Christmas (we did this from Christmas Day until Epiphany). Instead of making New Year's resolutions for ourselves, both the children and adults were encouraged to offer a gift to Jesus when the roses were offered to Our Lady, "Mama Mary we offer these roses as a sign of love and humility (or whichever fruit), please help us to bring our gifts to Jesus to fruition". We suggested things like kneeling for our prayers, bowing our head at the name of Jesus, a daily act of kindness, refraining from distracting others in prayer, honouring Jesus by receiving him on the tongue. If people weren't sure what gift to offer we told them to pray during the rosary and ask Jesus what he would like.

New Children's Rosary Forms in Chester, England

 

The Children's Rosary at St. Clare's Church in Chester, England held their first meeting November 5, 2024. The group leader wrote the following to us: "Our first Children's Rosary was truly amazing, I felt like I was in heaven with the children, definitely we felt the presence of Our Lady with us. I think I was smiling through the whole prayer meeting, we had 7 children of different ages."

"After the Holy Mass we had a mini party where some of the children decorated the petition box, we were learning the beginning of the Rosary song and just got to know each other, in the end we lit up sparklers for Our Lady to ignite in everyone's hearts the desire to pray the Rosary."

Glastonbury Pilgrimage 2024

 

On the 14th July, the Clifton Diocese organized its annual pilgrimage to Glastonbury, one of England’s most sacred Christian sites. Glastonbury is known for its rich Christian heritage and legendary connections to Joseph of Arimathea. The pilgrimage is a significant event that brings together Catholics from across the South West to honour the Virgin Mary, specifically Our Lady of Glastonbury.

The day began in the parish church of St Mary’s with Eucharistic Adoration, Rosary and confessions whilst pilgrims also gathered in the Abbey grounds for prayers of healing, or a picnic with family and parishioners. At 2.15 pilgrims and clergy lined up to process through the Abbey grounds ahead of the statue of Our Lady of Glastonbury. Several families from our Parish in Trowbridge processed behind our Children’s Rosary banner and we were delighted to be joined by some families from across the diocese. The children joyfully prayed and sang as they processed  through the streets of Glastonbury and back into the Abbey grounds, where the pilgrimage culminated in a large open-air Mass celebrated in the ruins of Glastonbury Abbey, by our newly appointed Bishop Bosco. The pilgrimage is a powerful reminder of the enduring Christian traditions tied to Glastonbury and offers an opportunity for pilgrims to connect more deeply with their faith and heritage in a place steeped in religious history. 

It is wonderful for the children to witness so many people praying the Rosary and I think it was equally a sign of great hope to other pilgrims to witness the next generation literally taking up the (Children's Rosary) banner and developing a love for Our Lady and the Rosary. ~ Sinéad, Children's Rosary group leader Trowbridge, England

Children's Rosary Participates in Glastonbury Pilgrimage in England

We have been receiving wonderful updates from Children's Rosary groups who have planned special activities and events during the summer months. 

We recently received an update from the Children's Rosary from St John the Baptist Church in Trowbridge, England. 

Here are some photos from the Glastonbury pilgrimage that took place on the 9th July. It is an annual event in the Clifton Diocese that takes place in the ancient grounds of the Abbey ruins. The people process behind Our Lady of Glastonbury through the grounds and the town of Glastonbury and then there is an open air Mass with the Bishop in the ruins. 

New Children's Rosary in Trowbridge, England

A new Children's Rosary has formed at St. John the Baptist Church in Trowbridge, England. Their first meeting was March 6, 2022. At the first meeting there were 8 families (17 children) and 13 adults. 

The pictures included in this post were all sent this week from the Children's Rosary group leader. All the children especially the little ones very much enjoyed placing the fresh flowers at the foot of Our Lady. In the photo above, one of the older children accompanies a littler one in placing a flower before a statue of Our Lady. 

The group leader had a creative idea of how to use the Children's Rosary logo on stickers. She added a cute note on each homemade treat that was sent home with a child at the end of the meeting.

She also used the stickers on candles to make them special for her Children's Rosary. 

After each Children's Rosary group leader registers a group and is approved, they then have access to our Children's Rosary logo. The logo is currently available in English, Spanish and French. This logo can be added to stickers as is shown below.

We welcome the children and families from Trowbridge, England to the Children's Rosary!

Patiently Waiting in Manchester, England

Scarlett-Maria is preparing her family's window with a Patiently Waiting sign. She joins others from around the world who are participating in the Children's Rosary "Patiently Waiting" Campaign. This sign is a gentle reminder of where our hearts can be found as we prepare ourselves for the coming of Christ. On Christmas Eve, the sign will be taken down and a new one put up that reads "Christ is Born!"

To learn more about the Children's Rosary Patiently Waiting Campaign click HERE.