Global Rosary Relay 2021

 

Mark your calendars for the Annual Global Rosary Relay for Priests. Each year we invite members of the Children's Rosary to participate. If we want holy priests we need to pray for them. More information can be found HERE.

Global Rosary Relay for Priests 2019

The Children's Rosary has been invited again to participate in this years Global Rosary Relay for Priests.  This will be held on June 28th which is the World Day of Prayer for Priests and the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Beginning in South Korea every 15 or 30 minutes a Rosary is led at a different Shrine or Church for the sanctification of priests. Visit www.worldpreist.com to see a schedule of meeting times and locations and unify prayers with those praying in different parts of the world for the sanctification of priests. If we want holy priests we need to pray for them and so we invite you to join in prayer. Thank you all.

Children's Rosary Participates in Global Rosary Relay: Highlights from Vietnam 2017

We are already receiving pictures from Children's Rosary groups participating in this years Global Rosary Relay for Priests which is organized by Worldpriest.com.

The children from Suoi Sao orphanage in Bien Hoa met today and unified prayers with others around the world praying for the sanctification of priests - this being the world day of prayer for priests.

The children began their meeting today by coloring pictures of priests and they gave them to Our Lady of La Vang. Then they knelt in prayer of the Rosary praying the Joyful Mysteries. 

The children took turns placing roses before Our Lady and Jesus.

The Global Rosary relay is in full swing right now with many more shrines still yet to lead a Rosary for the sanctification of priests.  

We received word just now that our Children's Rosary group in Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania USA will be holding a special meeting today to participate in the Global Rosary relay. They will be praying at 12:15 PM ET.

There is a Children's Rosary group meeting right now from Uganda. They are participating in the Global Rosary Relay. Please consider joining us in prayer! Visit www.childrensrosary.org and click "join in prayer" so we can see your light.

Global Rosary Relay for Priests 2017

Please save the date!  The Children's Rosary has once again been invited to participate in the annual Global Rosary Relay for Priests.  This is something we are very excited about and hope many children will want to join in!  The Global Rosary Relay for priests will be held on June 23rd 2017 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.  

Members of the Children's Rosary are encouraged to unify prayers with a Shrine of their choosing and pray a Rosary for the sanctification of priests on June 23rd. Children's Rosary groups already meeting on June 23rd may choose to unify as a group with a Shrine.  Groups  that would not normally meet on June 23rd, could arrange to hold an extra meeting on that day to help add to the prayer power of the day for priests.

We are very grateful to Marion Mulhull, founder of Worldpriest, for inviting the members of the Children's Rosary to participate.  An updated schedule of Shrines participating has just been added to the Worldpriest website.  A pdf flyer as seen above, is available on the Worldpriest website in English, French, German and Spanish. 

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Reflections from the Global Rosary Relay for Priests 2016

We received this beautiful picture from our Children's Rosary group at St. Mary's Parish in Pontiac, Illinois USA.  This is the second year they have participated in the Global Rosary Relay for Priests. It was particularly special to see that their parish priest, Fr. Cesarek, joined the children in prayer.

The children joined others praying at over 100 shrines in 50 countries praying in succession for the sanctification of priests.

We also received a note from our Children's Rosary group at St. Mary's Church in Pine Bluff, Wisconsin. They too participated in the Global Rosary Relay for Priests for the second year in a row.  The group leader shared that they decided to hold their monthly Children's Rosary slightly later in the day on June 3rd, so they could unify their prayers with those at the Shrine of Our Lady of Einsiedeln in Switzerland. Our group leader, Kellie, thought this providential as St. Mary's Church in Pine Bluff, WI is very close to "America's Little Switzerland" (New Glarus, WI).  Swiss heritage is very strong in this region so all were excited to have the opportunity to unify prayers with those in Switzerland for the sanctification of our priests.

We hope these prayers of the children on the World Day of Prayer for Priests are a special way for these little ones to help their shepherds.

Global Rosary Relay 2016

Please save the date!  The Children's Rosary has once again been invited to participate in the annual Global Rosary Relay for Priests.  This is something we are very excited about and hope many children will want to join in!  The Global Rosary Relay for priests will be held on June 3rd 2016 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 conveyed an Apostolic Blessing to all who participate.  

Members of the Children's Rosary are encouraged to unify prayers with a Shrine of their choosing and pray a Rosary for the sanctification of priests on June 3rd.  Children's Rosary groups already meeting on June 3rd may choose to unify as a group with a Shrine.  Groups  that would not normally meet on June 3rd, could arrange to hold an extra meeting on that day to help add to the prayer power of the day for priests.

Last year members of the Children's Rosary participated and some groups even sent in pictures from their meetings.  We are very grateful to Marion Mulhull, founder of Worldpriest, for inviting the members of the Children's Rosary to participate.  An updated schedule of Shrines participating has just been added to the Worldpriest website.  A pdf flyer as seen above, is available on the Worldpriest website in English, French, German and Spanish. 

Highlights from the Global Rosary Relay for Priests

Children's Rosary in Lagos, Nigeria

The Children's Rosary was invited to participate in this years Global Rosary Relay for Priests.  This was held on June 12th 2015 which was 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 was led at different Shrines for the sanctification of priests. Eighty-four shrines in 46 countries participated. Pope Francis even took a time slot and was praying from the Vatican.  He conveyed an Apostolic blessing to all who participated in the Global Rosary Relay for Priests. 

Beautiful addition of drums to songs
sung by the children after the Rosary

We are very excited to share some of the wonderful pictures and stories from our Children's Rosary groups that participated in this years Relay. In addition to many of our members unifying prayers with the Shrines at home we also had a number of Children's Rosary groups that met formally in their Churches to pray for the sanctification of priests.  

One of our groups in Lagos, Nigeria met at 1PM ET.  The children led a Children's Rosary and then concluded with beautiful songs.  Some of the children even played drums to accompany the music. 

Children's Rosary in Cheshire
Connecticut USA

A Children's Rosary was held at St. Thomas Becket Church in Cheshire Connecticut USA.  Members of the Children's Rosary from St. Bridget Church in Cheshire CT also attended. The Children made a poster of priests that they know and even the Archbishop of there Archdiocese: Archbishop Blair which they placed before them during prayer. Another highlight of the Rosary was the addition of music.  Many of the children in this group are musical and they enjoy playing instruments between decades as they sing Ave Maria.   

The Children's Rosary at St. Bernard's Church in Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania USA held a Children's Rosary to participate with the Global Rosary.  They prayed at 1:45 PM ET unifying with a Shrine in Slovakia.  The group leader shared that all of the regular children who participate in the Children's Rosary were able to attend as well as some adults.  A young priest from their parish was able to attend and read the Apostolic Blessing given by Pope Francis to all who participated in the Global Rosary Relay.  

Children's Rosary group in Pontiac, Illinois USA

The Children's Rosary at St. Mary's Church in Pontiac Illinois held a Children's Rosary at 9AM CT.  There were 10 children present and several adults.  At the end of the Children's Rosary they sang the theme song for the Children's Rosary prayer group movement: Rosary Children.

A Children's Rosary was held at St. Paul's Church in Cranston Rhode Island.  The group leader shared the beautiful roses that were brought to the Rosary.  Each child placed them before a statue of Our Blessed Mother as is the custom for our Children's Rosary groups.  The group leader shared that she also had an icon present of both the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Immaculate Heart of Mary.

We also had a Children's Rosary held at another Parish named after St. Paul.  This group is from Fenton, Missouri USA.  They met at 7:30 PM ET and unified with the Monastery of Our Lady of the Desert.

A Children's Rosary was held at St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Mother Church in Avondale, Pennsylvania USA.  Members of the Children's Rosary from St. Patrick's Church in Kennett Square also attended.  We have a picture of those gathered before the start of the Children's Rosary.   

Children's Rosary group in
Avondale, Pennsylvania USA

We are very grateful to Marion Mulhall, the founder of Worldpriests, for her invitation to the Children's Rosary to participate this year.  The children were humbled by this invitation.  The response from our members around the world has been so beautiful.  The children very much wanted to come together to pray for our priests on the Feast of the Sacred Heart.  The little ones also found it very special to know Pope Francis was participating and they were so grateful to receive the gift of his Apostolic Blessing.

Marion has invited the Children's Rosary to be a part of the Global Rosary Relay going forward and we very much look forward to continuing this beautiful tradition.  Please mark your calendars next year the Global Rosary Relay for Priests will be held on June 3rd 2016.

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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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Global Rosary Relay for Priests this Friday

Members of the Children's Rosary in
Naples, Florida USA to Participate

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 prists 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 Ilinois 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.  

Some of the members of the Children’s Rosary have even written about their enthusiasm to be a part of something so far reaching which helps their shepherds. The letter below is written by Abigail pictured above holding her little brother.  She and her siblings are part of our Children's Rosary at St. Mary's Church in Pine Bluff,  Wisconsin USA.

We would like to humbly extend an invitation to all children and adults to participate in this years Global Rosary Relay.  Our priests give so much of themselves and without them we would not have the Sacrifice of the Holy Mass.  Please take an opportunity to thank them and let them know of the bounty of prayers going up for them this Friday.  

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Children All Over The World Add to the Impact of Record-Breaking Rosary Relay on June 12 2015

PRESS RELEASE BY WORLDPRIEST

As thousands of adults join in the sixth Annual Global Rosary for Priests on 12 June this year, the event will receive a special boost as children from around the world add to the sheer wonder of this 24-hour prayerful celebration. These children, who will range in ages from four to fourteen, come from all races and backgrounds and some face the challenges of living a life with special needs.

In welcoming this truly wonderful addition to the volume of prayer resounding around the world on behalf of our priests, many Catholics may recall the three little Portuguese shepherd children who witnessed the apparition of Our Lady of the Rosary at Fatima in 1917.

The children taking part  this year are members of the Children’s Rosary, a global prayer group movement that is growing steadily on the five continents of Africa, The Americas, Asia, Australia and Europe. The initiative follows an invitation from Worldpriest founder Marion Mulhall to US-based Blythe Kaufman, founder of the Children’s Rosary. The children who are members of this group meet regularly to pray the rosary in parishes and schools around the world and in doing so begin a life of prayer and devotion to Our Lady. During the relay children will take turns at leading the prayers, so their participation will be entirely child led.

“Children have a way of drawing people together,” says Blythe Kaufman. “For this reason it is very exciting to welcome children from all over the world to participate in the Global Rosary Relay for Priests. We are humbled and excited to be invited and to add our voices to the success of this astonishing and beautiful event.  Children are very open to prayer, as we have seen in our prayer groups. They bring with them a natural simplicity and love.” 

At a general audience in Saint Peter’s Square on 18 March last, Pope Francis was speaking about the family and children. In his audience he had the following to say:

“Children are in and of themselves a treasure for humanity and also for the Church … children remind us of another beautiful thing: they remind us that we are always sons and daughters.”

“In a special way we hope that the involvement of the Children’s Rosary in this year’s Global Rosary Relay will inspire a great many other children – both younger and older children – to unify prayers with shrines across the world for the sanctification of priests,” says Blythe Kaufman.

All children worldwide are invited to join in prayer at their chosen time by viewing the full list of participating shrines and times to pray by visiting www.worldpriest.com.

The relay looks forward to having adults and children alike adding their prayers on 12 June, the Feast of the Sacred Heart.