All the ends of the earth have seen
the salvation by our God.
Sing joyfully to the Lord, all you lands;
break into song; sing praise.
As we approach Christmas and the end of 2021, we reflect on a year of great success and fulfilment for the Worldpriest global apostolate.
On 11 June this year we witnessed a huge increase in the number of people participating in the Annual Global Rosary Relay for the Sanctification of Priests, as communications technology enabled vast numbers of people from all over the world to participate, despite the constraints of the Covid-19 pandemic. We are already well advanced in the planning of next year’s Annual Global Rosary prayer event, which will take place on 24 June 2022. Thank you to all who through much work and dedication have made this great success possible in every corner of the world.
We also celebrate the highly successful first year of the Worldpriest Virtual Rosary Thursday, in which increasing numbers of people joined in this prayer event as part of a global community united in prayer.
To begin 2022 we are already fully booked with exceptional priest prayer leaders to lead participants in prayer every month throughout the coming year. To begin 2022 and are honoured to have Bishop Christopher J. Coyne of the Diocese of Burlington in Vermont, USA, leading the event on 27 January. Invitations to join will be issued in early January and will take place via Zoom.
May we wish all, cardinals, bishops, priests, friends, benefactors, Global Rosary Relay participants, Worldpriest representatives, volunteers and members of the Worldpriest Global Apostolate team a very Happy Christmas a holy and a blessed New Year.
Marion Mulhall
Founder – Worldpriest
Father Willie Purcell
Fr. Willie Purcell is the parish priest of Clara, Kilkenny; Ireland he also works as the national vocations coordinator for Diocesan Priesthood for Ireland at the Irish Conference of Catholic Bishops and is a member of the Council for Immigrants for the Irish Conference of Catholic Bishops. He holds a master’s degree in Theology from St. Patricks College Maynooth and has taught in secondary and third level colleges.
St. Patricks College Maynooth Ireland
He hosts a Saturday morning religious programme ‘spirit alive’ on Community Radio Kilkenny City and also writes for national magazines on religious and social affairs topics. Father Willie directs retreats and parish workshops in Ireland, England and the USA.
On the last Thursday of each month The Worldpriest Global Apostolate is hosting a virtual Rosary Thursday.
In 2002 Pope John Paul II invited Catholics to pray the Mysteries of Light on Thursdays. These mysteries focus on the public life of Jesus.
View of Kilkenny City Ireland
This prayer time for Rosary Thursday will take the form of a virtual Rosary at 6 p.m. local Rome time, being prayed for the sanctification of priests and the intentions of Pope Francis. Everyone around the world – regardless of their location – will be very welcome to join in this important time of prayer However; all participants will need to register by simply clicking on the link below.
Register Here
This virtual Rosary Thursday will make use of Zoom technology. It will open at 17.40 hours, the prayers begin at 18.00 hours, concluding at 18.30 hours.
The following time zones will assist your time of prayer reflecting the daylight saving time change.
USA/CANADA – Eastern Time: 12.00
USA/CANADA – Central Time: 11.00
CENTRAL EUROPEAN Time: 18.00
USA/CANADA – Mountain Time: 10.00
SOUTH AFRICA: – 19.00
This virtual Rosary Thursday will include a welcome and introduction to our November 18 Rosary Thursday Prayer time by Father Willie Purcell.
Worldpriest team members will pray the Luminous Mysteries in the following order, with special guided meditations for each decade by Father Willie Purcell.
- First Luminous Mystery –The Baptism of the Lord in the Jordan – To be prayed by Father Willie Purcell.
- Second Luminous Mystery – Wedding Feast of Cana – to be prayed by a Worldpriest team member.
- Third Luminous Mystery – Proclamation of the Kingdom – to be prayed by a Worldpriest team member.
- Fourth Luminous Mystery – The Transfiguration of Our Lord – to be prayed by a Worldpriest team member.
- Fifth Luminous Mystery – The Institution of the Eucharist – to be prayed by a Worldpriest team member.
Final rosary prayers with a special blessing by Father Willie Purcell to all prayer participants.
Register here
To register, just click on the link provided here.
If you have any questions please contact;
Marion Mulhall
info.worldpriest@gmail.com
Father John Carroll
On the last Thursday of each month The Worldpriest Global Apostolate is hosting a virtual Rosary Thursday.
In 2002 Pope John Paul II invited Catholics to pray the Mysteries of Light on Thursdays. These mysteries focus on the public life of Jesus .
A priest of the diocese of Ferns, Father John Carroll was ordained in 1991. A native of Wexford town, he attended the local St. John of God and CBS schools, prior to studies at UCD and Maynooth from 1984.
Following nine years at Saint Aidan’s Cathedral in Enniscorthy, he became diocesan secretary and chancellor for the diocese in 2000.
Saint Aidan’s Cathedral in Enniscorthy Co. Wexford
In addition to these duties, Father John has fulfilled the duties of being curate at Ballaghkeen, (2002 to 2006), curate at Barntown (2006 to 2018) and he is currently the parish priest of Glynn, Barntown, a parish on the outskirts of Wexford.
Administration has been a major feature of Father John’s life over the past 21 years, but his full time parish duties bring a balance to his life as he is priest to two churches, chaplain to two schools and a nursing home and as he fulfils the daily requirements of priesthood in a parish today, namely the celebration of Mass and the sacraments, pastoral and social availability to parishioners, the ongoing work of engagement and development.
Wexford Town
This prayer time for Rosary Thursday will take the form of a virtual Rosary at 6 p.m. local Rome time, being prayed for the sanctification of priests and the intentions of Pope Francis. Everyone around the world – regardless of their location – will be very welcome to join in this important time of prayer However; all participants will need to register by simply clicking on the link below.
This virtual Rosary Thursday will make use of Zoom technology. It will open at 17.40 hours, the prayers begin at 18.00 hours, concluding at 18.30 hours.
The following time zones will assist your time of prayer
USA/CANADA – Eastern Time: 12.00
USA/CANADA – Central Time: 11.00
CENTRAL EUROPEAN Time: 18.00
USA/CANADA – Mountain Time: 10.00
SOUTH AFRICA: – 19.00
This virtual Rosary Thursday will include a welcome and introduction to our Rosary Thursday Prayer time by Father John Carroll.
The following people will pray the Luminous Mysteries in the following order, with guided meditations for each decade by Father John Carroll.
- First Luminous Mystery –The Baptism of the Lord in the Jordan – Father John Carroll
- Second Luminous Mystery – Wedding Feast of Cana – Dermot Mannion Worldpriest Global Rosary Relay International Associate
- Third Luminous Mystery – Proclamation of the Kingdom – Anne Cook a friend of Worldpriest from Leeds UK
- Fourth Luminous Mystery – The Transfiguration of Our Lord – Niall M. Kennedy KCSG Chairman of Worldpriest
- Fifth Luminous Mystery – The Institution of the Eucharist – Marion Mulhall Founder WorldPriest Global Apostolate
Final rosary prayers with a special blessing by Father John Carroll
Register here
To register, just click on the link provided here.
If you have any questions please contact;
Marion Mulhall
info.worldpriest@gmail.com
Most Reverend Wayne Kirkpatrick receives the special award from Isabel Gillis, the Worldpriest representative for Canada.
This year the celebration of the Feast of St. Ninian, patron of the Diocese of Antigonish , Nova Scotia, Canada, included a presentation to Canada, as winners of the Worldpriest 2021 Annual Global Rosary Relay Award for outstanding participation and promotion.
‘I am delighted and privileged to be here today in the presence of the Most Reverend Wayne Kirkpatrick, Bishop of the Diocese of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, to present the Worldpriest 2021 Annual Global Rosary Relay Award for outstanding promotion and participation in the Worldpriest Annual Global Rosary Relay for the Sanctification of Priests. As a Canadian I am proud that this award has been made to the people of my country as a testament to the power of prayer by fellow Canadians,’ said Isabel Gillis, as she presented the award to Bishop Kirkpatrick on behalf of WorldPriest.
‘This honour was received following the outstanding dedication to prayer and the power of prayer demonstrated by people from all over this wonderful country of ours. It was earned through the commitment of those coming together to pray in many parishes in every province and the North West Territories of Canada on Friday, 11 June this year to ask Our Lady to bless and sanctify the work of the many priests who have dedicated their lives to the religious welfare of men women and children across Canada.
‘This great event comes at a time of extreme challenge for our church and the observance of our religious beliefs. Added to this have been the very real difficulties and constraints that have been placed on our shoulders as a result of the Covid-19 global pandemic. Set against this background, the achievement of this special award is all the more remarkable and humbling. So on behalf of everybody who has helped me as the Worldpriest representative in Canada and to each and every one of you who made the Worldpriest Annual Global Rosary Relay for the Sanctification of Priests such a great success, it gives me great pleasure to present this award to Bishop Wayne Kirkpatrick’.
Invitation to pray the Rosary in Sacred Heart Parish Church, Donnybrook, Ireland each Thursday in October at 5pm
Pope Francis has invited all Catholics to rediscover the beauty of the Rosary prayer. Especially associated with the Dominicans, the Rosary is a prayer which has nourished the faith of Christian people through the centuries. Inviting us to contemplate the mysteries of the Rosary, the Holy Father said that ‘The recitation of the Rosary is the most beautiful prayer we can offer to the Virgin Mary; it is a contemplation on the stages of the life of Jesus the Saviour with his mother Mary and is a weapon that protects us from evils and temptations.’
The Rosary is a magnificent and universal prayer. There are four mysteries in the Rosary: the Sorrowful Mysteries, the Joyful Mysteries, the Glorious Mysteries, and the Luminous Mysteries. Each mystery has five decades dedicated to different parts of the salvation history of Christ. We are invited to mediate on each mystery. By doing so we are drawn into the mystery of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus as we reflect on the role our Blessed Mother in the story of salvation.
Saint Francis de Sales is reputed to have said that ‘The greatest method of praying is to pray the Rosary’. Theologically rich in Biblical content, the rosary is a priceless treasure and a magnificent, powerful and universal prayer.
October is the month of the Holy Rosary, one of the most deeply rooted of Christian devotions. All are invited to unleash the power of the Rosary in our daily lives this October. You are encouraged to recite the Rosary with faith, humility, confidence, and perseverance.
Each Thursday in October the Rosary will be recited in the Church of the Sacred Heart, Donnybrook, at 5 p.m. as part of the ‘Worldpriest Global Apostolate’ and its initiative to unite priests and laity so that everyone can come into a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ.
The webcam is located on the website’s home page at: www.donnybrookparish.ie
By Ivette Valle Konstantopoulou,
for Worldpriest Global Apostolate
We have been praying the Holy Rosary for centuries, and during this time of trial, due to the Covid 19 pandemic, Pope Francis has encouraged us to gather around the world and lift up our prayers to the most Holy Virgin Mary to ask for her intercession.
But, how much do we know about the history of this form of prayer?
Interestingly, 2021 marks the 800th anniversary of the death of Saint Dominic, who is credited with originating this devotion.
In the sixteenth century, when the Council of Trent took place, many dogmatic decrees were promulgated by Pope Pius V, and the prayer called the Rosary was included in the Breviary.
The Rosary, as we know it today, was shaped at that time. It was actually Pope Pius V who introduced the second part of the Hail Mary: ‘Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen’.
On 7 October 1571 the Christian nations that were part of the Holy League (the Vatican State, Spain, the Duchy of Savoy and Malta) led by Don John of Austria – half-brother of King Philip II of Spain – defeated the Ottoman forces led by Alí Pachá in the battle of Lepanto.
After this historical introduction, why should we pay attention to these events that occurred in the distant past?
The victory of Christians at the Battle of Lepanto implied a combination of human skill and divine intervention, particularly under the authority of the pope that asked Christians to pray the Holy Rosary.
Pictured above the Lighthouse of Patras. Saint Andrew´s is the closest Catholic church in the Peloponnese to the location of the famous battle. A programme of events has been scheduled in early October to commemorate the 450th anniversary of the victory of Christians at the naval battle of Lepanto against the Ottoman Empire.
In a period when news took a long time to arrive at its destination, Pope Pius V seems to have made an exception to the rule, because while he was reunited with some people on 7 October he stopped them, opened a window and exclaimed it was time to ‘Thank God for the victory’.
As a result of that, he established the feast of Our lady of Victories that later became the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary that we celebrate on 7 October.
Let’s put our apostolic work under Our Lady’s protection.
Bishop Robert K. Muhiirwa
On the last Thursday of each month The Worldpriest Global Apostolate is hosting a virtual Rosary Thursday.
In 2002 Pope John Paul II invited Catholics to pray the Mysteries of Light on Thursdays. These mysteries focus on the public life of Jesus .
Bishop Robert K. Muhiirwa was born on 25 October 1958 in Ibonde, Kabarole District, Uganda – the Land of the Martyrs. Early education was at Butebe Primary School, St. Mary’s Seminary and Teso College, Aloet. He then studied at Katigondo National Seminary, Ggaba National Seminary and was ordained to the priesthood in 1985, at Virika, Fort Portal.
In 1992, before acquiring a master’s degree in theology from the University of Notre Dame, USA, Bishop Robert served as a teacher and chaplain at St. Leo’s College, Kyegobe and Ibaale Secondary School. He later served as curate at St. Jude Parish, Fort Wayne-USA and studied for a doctorate in formative spirituality from the University of Duquesne, USA.
In Uganda, he then served as parish priest at Bukwali Parish in Fort Portal Diocese for two years. He was also spiritual director of the Pioneer Total Abstinence Association (as he is a life member) and in charge of spiritual ongoing formation of the clergy up to 2003. He was appointed then as parish priest at Virika Cathedral Parish he also served as a member of the board of governors of Virika Hospital and as well as a member of the Diocesan Board of Consultors.
In 2003 he was ordained and consecrated as Bishop of Fort Portal Diocese by Cardinal Emmanuel Wamala, with Bishops Paul Kalanda and Deogratius Byabazaire serving as co-consecrators.
His responsibilities have included being chairman of the board of trustees Fort Portal Diocese to date and chairman Board of Governors of St. Leo’s College Kyegobe, chairman of the Inter-Religious Council of Uganda, vice chairman of the Pastoral/Liturgical Commission for the Uganda Episcopal Conference (UEC) and served as chairman of Personnel Boar.
He was a member of the Council for Uganda Martyrs’ University-Nkozi and chairman of the Appointment Committee for UEC. He also served as chairman of the HIV/AIDS Commission for UEC up to 2014. He has served for nine years as secretary for the Assembly of HOFOKAM (a microfinance institution serving the rural poor in Western Uganda) and is currently its chairman.
Bishop Robert is a member of the Governing Council of Mountains of the Moon University, Chairman of the Health Commission for UEC members of the UEC Seminary Commission and vice chairman of the UEC.
He has a special interest in the formation of seminarians, aimed toward the goal of priestly ordination. He heads up a diocese of 140 priests and constantly calling for their spiritual renewal. His greatest joy is to ordain new priests and to see them take on their pastoral assignments of serving God’s people in rural and urban parishes.
Although COVID-19 has restricted pastoral work, diocesan duties continue, using online media.. Nevertheless, the Diocese does what is possible especially, through the different media platforms (Radios, Zoom, WhatsApp, Facebook, among others) to proclaim God’s Word.
Virika Cathedral Diocese of Fort Portal Uganda
This prayer time for Rosary Thursday will take the form of a virtual Rosary at 6 p.m. local Rome time, being prayed for the sanctification of priests and the intentions of Pope Francis. Everyone around the world – regardless of their location – will be very welcome to join in this important time of prayer However; all participants will need to register by simply clicking on the link below.
This virtual Rosary Thursday will make use of Zoom technology. It will open at 17.40 hours, the prayers begin at 18.00 hours, concluding at 18.30 hours.
The following time zones will assist your time of prayer
USA/CANADA – Eastern Time: 12.00
USA/CANADA – Central Time: 11.00
CENTRAL EUROPEAN Time: 18.00
USA/CANADA – Mountain Time: 10.00
SOUTH AFRICA – 19.00
This virtual Rosary Thursday will include a welcome and introduction to our Rosary Thursday Prayer time by Bishop Robert K. Muhiirwa
The following people will pray the Luminous Mysteries in the following order, with guided meditations for each decade by Bishop Robert K. Muhiirwa
- First Luminous Mystery –The Baptism of the Lord in the Jordan
Bishop Robert K. Muhiirwa - Second Luminous Mystery – Wedding Feast of Cana – Marion Mulhall Founder WorldPriest Global Apostolate
- Third Luminous Mystery – Proclamation of the Kingdom – Dermot Mannion Global Rosary Relay International Associate
- Fourth Luminous Mystery – The Transfiguration of Our Lord –Berni Neal – Worldpriest team member Orange County California USA.
- Fifth Luminous Mystery – The Institution of the Eucharist James Coffey – Vice President Papal Foundation, USA
Final rosary prayers with a special blessing by Bishop Robert K. Muhiirwa
Register here
To register, just click on the link provided here. You can register now as registration is open.
If you have any questions please contact;
Marion Mulhall
info.worldpriest@gmail.com
Archbishop Michael Neary DD
On the last Thursday of each month The Worldpriest Global Apostolate is hosting a virtual Rosary Thursday.
In 2002 Pope John Paul II invited Catholics to pray the Mysteries of Light on Thursdays. These mysteries focus on the public life of Jesus .
Archbishop Michael Neary was born 15 April 1946 in Castlebar, Co. Mayo. He received his early education at St. Patrick’s Boys National School, Castlebar and St. Jarlath’s College, Tuam. He then studied at St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth and was ordained to the priesthood on 15 June 1971.
Earning a doctorate in Divinity in 1975, he served as a curate in Belclare for one year, before being appointed to the staff at the Presentation College, Headford. From 1978 to 1981, he furthered his studies at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome, earning a licentiate of Sacred Scripture; during that time he was also spiritual director at the Pontifical Irish College. On his return he joined the staff at Holy Rosary College, Mountbellew, and served as a curate in Moylough.
In 1982 he was appointed lecturer in Sacred Scripture at St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth, becoming professor of New Testament in 1991. On 20 May 1992, Archbishop Michael Neary was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Tuam and Titular Bishop of Quaestoriana by Pope John Paul II. He received his episcopal consecration on the following 13 September from Archbishop Joseph Cassidy, with Archbishops Emanuele Gerada and Joseph Cunnane serving as co-consecrators. He was named Archbishop of Tuam on 17 January 1995.
Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Tuam
This prayer time for Rosary Thursday will take the form of a virtual Rosary at 18.00 local Rome time, being prayed for the sanctification of priests and the intentions of Pope Francis. Everyone around the world – regardless of their location – will be very welcome to join in this important time of prayer However; all participants will need to register by simply clicking on the link below.
This virtual Rosary Thursday will make use of Zoom technology. It will open at 17.40 hours, the prayers begin at 18.00 hours, concluding at 18.30 hours.
The following time zones will assist your time of prayer
USA/CANADA – Eastern Time: 12.00
USA/CANADA – Central Time: 11.00
CENTRAL EUROPEAN Time: 18.00
USA/CANADA – Mountain Time: 10.00
SOUTH AFRICA: – 19.00
Ireland’s International Eucharistic & Marian Shrine located in the Archdiocese of Tuam
This virtual Rosary Thursday will include a welcome and introduction to our Rosary Thursday Prayer time by Archbishop Michael Neary DD
The following people will pray the Luminous Mysteries in the following order, with guided meditations for each decade by Archbishop Michael Neary.
- First Luminous Mystery –The Baptism of the Lord in the Jordan – Archbishop Michael Neary
- Second Luminous Mystery – Wedding Feast of Cana – Niall Kennedy KCSG Chairman of Worldpriest
- Third Luminous Mystery – Proclamation of the Kingdom – Anne Brady Director Worldpriest
- Fourth Luminous Mystery – The Transfiguration of Our Lord – Marion Mulhall Founder WorldPriest Global Apostolate
- Fifth Luminous Mystery – The Institution of the Eucharist – Joe Farrugia Malta Worldpriest Representative for Malta
Final rosary prayers with a special blessing by Archbishop Neary.
Register here
To register, just click on the link provided here. You can register now as registration is open.
If you have any questions please contact;
Marion Mulhall
info.worldpriest@gmail.com
The Worldpriest Global Rosary Relay for the Sanctification of Priests 2021 breaks all participation records.
Friday 11 June 2021 – the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus – will go down in history as a day to remember. It was a day when people all over the world prayed in every corner of the globe in huge numbers, contributing to the resounding success of the Worldpriest Annual Global Rosary Relay for the Sanctification of Priests 2021. In many prayer locations the local bishops took part, giving added impetus to this great annual prayer event.
The relay started at the Shrine of Our Lady Magadan in Siberia, then on to China, other regions of Asia and thence to the United States. From there it travelled to Peru, from France to Australia, then from Africa to the Far East and from El Salvador to Iceland, involving huge numbers of people praying in a real time relay that criss-crossed the globe. The prayer event ended at Thomas Aquinas College in Santa Barbara, California. The level of participation tends to double year-on-year, as many new locations are added and the number of people taking part continues to soar.
Archbishop Eamon Martin, Primate of All Ireland, joined in prayer from Armagh Cathedral and through the Irish Bishops Conference he encouraged all in Ireland and around the world to participate, stressing that the Rosary Relay is a unique event that supports all priests the world over, sanctifying and guiding them in their daily work and ministry.
The newly-elevated International Eucharistic and Marian Shrine at Knock County Mayo, Ireland participated with an inspiring and profoundly special time of prayer, led by Father Richard Gibbons shrine rector.
St Joseph’s Cathedral, Diocese of Burlington Vermont, USA.
This unprecedented event gave hope and consolation to vast numbers of people everywhere, as the wonders of technology opened up unprecedented opportunities in the form of live streaming. Facebook live and YouTube live also enabled vast numbers to pray at designated prayer locations within countless dioceses, despite the closure of churches at this time. Those participating prayed or joined on line at basilicas, cathedrals and churches, in cities and towns and villages, as well as in family homes and at work, even in the most remote regions.
Technology played a major role this year in bringing the event to every corner of the world.
Somehow as 2021 began to show signs of emerging from the pandemic, people wanted to join in solidarity, praying for the sanctification of the many priests who have worked so hard to provide support and guidance to their parishioners, during what has been a hugely challenging time for all.
Once more Pakistan delivered an outstanding performance under the direction of the untiring Worldpriest representative in Pakistan, Naveed Anjum. This year, despite the pandemic, it was an amazing result for Naveed and his TeamWorldpriestPk, as seventy-five prayer locations took part across five dioceses, representing participation by no less than one million people in Pakistan.
This was a year when records were broken in every direction. In Canada our representative Isabel Gillis reported that numbers were more than double over last year, with people joining in from every state in that vast country, including the remote Northwest Territories. One notable email from Canada, along with photographs, came from a tiny chapel in the middle of a forest at Port Colborne, where the directors of the shrine gathered, receiving the relay from Williamsburg, Virginia. After praying the rosary, they handed on to West Hempstead, New York. Director Carole Marceau led prayers for those who suffered or died during the pandemic and her colleague John Tamas prayed for peace in the world. They concluded by singing the Salve Regina in celebration of being able to conduct communal prayer again after months of isolation.
By standing before the Eucharistic Christ, we become holy.
Blessed Carlo Acutis
For the first time in the twelve-year history of the annual Worldpriest Global Rosary Relay, the event was celebrated in all fifty states of the United States of America, with each state having a participating prayer location. Reports were sent to Worldpriest founder Marion Mulhall from a number of prayer locations there. Leana Sirey Avendāo was in touch from the Church of St Thomas the Apostle, Campbell Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona, where Fr Steve Kunkel led the Rosary after Mass. From Wagner, South Dakota, Donald Koupel reported on the event that linked the parishes of Wagner and Dante and celebrated the work of priests in that region. The Stengal family of Ratcliff, Arkansas, sent a warm and joyous email, along with photographs. In Utah, a new location in the relay, people took part from the Cathedral of the Madelaine, Salt Lake City, with blessings from Bishop Solis. In Montana our gratitude goes to Dan Bartleson, the communications services director at the diocesan office of Montana’s Cathedral of St Helena. This year Bishop Kopacz of the Diocese of Jackson Mississippi invited the Carmelite Sisters to be a participating prayer location. The sisters joined in with much joy and lived streamed the prayer time from their monastery in that capital city. Other newcomers were from the Cathedral of St Mary in Cheyenne Wyoming, and Our Lady of Grace parish in Indian Land South Carolina, under the direction of Fr Jeffrey Kirby. From Providence, Rhode Island, Edward Gallagher, President of the Rhode Island Legion of Mary, had the following to say: ‘The Worldpriest Global Relay Day on 11 June was a great and holy day here at St Mary’s Church, Providence, Rhode Island. A newly-formed group of young people, members of the Legion of Mary, organised and led a wonderful time of prayer, despite the challenges of Covid.’ Meanwhile in the Diocese of Burlington Vermont, Bishop Christopher Coyne led the Rosary, which was live streamed throughout the diocese from St Joseph’s Cathedral. Participating Prayer Location List – World Priest
Mary’s Grotto, Pukekaraka Ōtaki, New Zealand.
We would particularly like to thank the Catholic Daughters of America for their support in ensuring the participation of certain states. Thanks also must go to our honoured media partners EWTN for their wonderful support for Worldpriest and for their invaluable assistance as always in broadcasting live television, radio and internet-based programmes in English, Spanish and German, helping to promote the Global Rosary Relay worldwide.
Margarita Konstantopoulou, our Worldpriest representative was in touch from Greece on behalf of the members of Recemos Juntos El Rosario who participated in this year’s event, with members from Greece, Honduras and El Salvador, along with members from the United States. She also prepared a PowerPoint presentation of the event, where Mass was celebrated by Fr Nelson Diaz at La Parroquia Santa Elena, Antiguo Cuscatlán, El Salvador.
Of course Greece was not the only European location to take part this year. Each of the twenty dedicated Marian shrines throughout the continent of Europe took part as usual, along with many national shrines dedicated to Our Lady worldwide, as many have been doing since the Global Rosary Relay began in Ireland twelve years ago when the modest aim was to have only twenty-four countries taking part.
From India there was an email from Bishop John Rodriques, Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay at the Basilica of Our Lady of the Mount in Bandra, Mumbai, where the relay was celebrated at the request of Cardinal Gracias, Archbishop of Bombay. Bishop Rodriques stated that although places of worship were closed in Mumbai the event went online, with YouTube attracting 1,247 views during the event.
Communauté du Chemin Neuf, Abbuna Faraj Guest House Nazareth, Israël participated in the
2021 Worldpriest Annual Global Rosary Relay.
In Africa there was a wonderful tribute paid to Worldpriest from Kampala, the capital of Uganda at the Holy Cross Ministries Office in Nsambya. In his closing remarks, Fr Francis Mukasa expressed his thanks for the lives and work of priests in his country when he said: ‘It’s a blessing that you have remembered us on this day and prayed for us. We really need the prayers for God’s grace to continue serving in His vineyard.’
The date for the 2022 Worldpriest Global Rosary Relay prayer event is 24 June, but in the meantime do not forget that every Thursday is Rosary Thursday, and on the last Thursday of each month Worldpriest hosts a virtual Rosary Thursday time of prayer for the Sanctification of priests praying the Luminous Mysteries, being led each month by a different priest from various locations worldwide. Rosary Thursday – World Priest
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On the last Thursday of each month The Worldpriest Global Apostolate is planning a virtual Rosary Thursday.
In 2002 Pope John Paul II invited Catholics to pray the Mysteries of Light on Thursdays. These mysteries focus on the public life of Jesus .
This prayer time for Rosary Thursday will take the form of a virtual Rosary at 6 p.m. local Rome time, being prayed for the sanctification of priests and the intentions of Pope Francis. Everyone around the world – regardless of their location – will be very welcome to join in this important time of prayer However; all participants will need to register by simply clicking on the link below.
This virtual Rosary Thursday will make use of Zoom technology. It will open at 17.40 hours, the prayers begin at 18.00 hours, concluding at 18.30 hours.
The following time zones will assist your time of prayer
USA/CANADA – Eastern Time: 12.00
USA/CANADA – Central Time: 11.00
CENTRAL EUROPEAN Time: 18.00
USA/CANADA – Mountain Time: 10.00
SOUTH AFRICA: – 19.00
General House Rome, Italy : Visit of the Ambassador of Indonesia to the Holy See
This virtual Rosary Thursday will include a welcome and introduction to our Rosary Thursday Prayer time by Fr Michael Ruddy ss.cc currently the Provincial for the Ireland-England Province of his Order.
One of Saint Damien of Molokai Catholic Churches in Hawaii, USA
Fr Michael Ruddy ss.cc. is a member of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary and resides in Dublin. The Order was founded during the French Revolution, and has as it’s most well known and loved member, Fr Damien of Molokai. Michael who hails from north Mayo, has served in various ministries including: parish, vocations, retreats, school and military chaplaincy, retreats and Spiritual Direction. Michael is currently the Provincial for the Ireland-England Province of his Order.
The following people will pray the Luminous Mysteries in the following order, with guided meditations for each decade by Father Michael Ruddy.
- First Luminous Mystery –The Baptism of the Lord in the Jordan – Father Michael Ruddy ss.cc.
- Second Luminous Mystery – Wedding Feast of Cana – Niall Kennedy KCSG Chairman of Worldpriest
- Third Luminous Mystery – Proclamation of the Kingdom – Marion Mulhall Founder WorldPriest Global Apostolate
- Fourth Luminous Mystery – The Transfiguration of Our Lord – Anne Cooke – a friend of Worldpriest from Leeds in the UK
- Fifth Luminous Mystery – The Institution of the Eucharist – Martin Colfer a friend of Worldpriest from Wexford Ireland.
Final rosary prayers by Father Michael Ruddy with a final blessing.
(A recording of the Virtual Rosary time of prayer only will be available on YouTube later).
Register here
To register, just click on the link provided here. You can register now as registration now is open.
If you have any questions please contact;
Marion Mulhall
info.worldpriest@gmail.com
Live global telecast via Shalom World will enhance the prayer participation
Worldwide for the Annual Worldpriest Global Rosary Relay 2021
Friday 11 June is approaching fast. On that day the world will join in praying the Annual Worldpriest Global Rosary Relay once again for the sanctification of all priests the world over. This Global Rosary Relay will circumnavigate the globe, beginning at the Shrine of Our Lady at Magadan in Siberia, then moving to China, Asia and to the United States, then to Peru, from France to Australia, from Africa to the Far East and from Honduras to Iceland – all involving huge numbers of people praying in this real time relay.
This remarkable unique prayer event will take people from their busy lives as they unite in prayer – both in person and virtually. Prayers will be prayed at designated prayer locations, including basilicas, cathedrals and churches, as well as with families in their homes. The closing Rosary Relay prayer time for this year will be prayed at Thomas Aquinas College in California, USA.
All participating prayer locations can be seen on the map featured on the Worldpriest website – Participating Prayer Location List – World Priest.
You can now also join the Worldpriest Annual global Rosary Relay on 11 June 2021 via world telecast transmission by Shalom World’s SW Prayer channel at swprayer.org. This allows you to pray the rosary in real time over the twenty-four hour period on 11 June from many locations praying the world over as Worldpriest and Shalom World collaborate to link in with the Worldpriest Annual Global Rosary Relay via this unique first-time global access facility, which will greatly increase prayer participation this year.
So pray the rosary, unite with your country and help encircle the world in prayer
This all-new channel swprayer.org is your Catholic companion to eternity. Join daily celebrations of Holy Mass, Eucharistic Adoration, daily recitations of the Rosary, and daily recitations of the Divine Mercy Chaplet. These celebrations and numerous other experiences of prayer are brought to you live from parishes throughout the world.
Submit your prayer intentions, find an oasis in your busy day to pray Psalms, hear and reflect on the Scripture, and adore your living God.
At any time, you can submit prayer intentions which will be prayed during the celebrations of the Eucharist and prayer services. swprayer.org
Father Wilfred J. Raymond, C.S.C. President – Holy Cross Family Ministries
11 June 2021 Worldpriest issues a special invitation to the world to join our Virtual Annual Global Rosary Relay prayer time to pray the rosary especially for intentions of Pope Francis for the sanctification of priests.
On 11 June this year, the world will join in praying with the Annual Worldpriest Global Rosary once again for the sanctification of all priests the world over. From the United States to Peru, from France to Australia, from Africa to the Far East and from Honduras to Iceland, the Worldpriest Global Rosary will take people from their busy lives as they join in prayer together, both in person and virtually. View world map: https://www.worldpriest.com/annual-global-rosary-relay/
This special virtual Global Rosary Relay will make use of the Zoom platform Register here at Worldpriest events email please events@worldpriest.org with your name, Location and email. You will receive the Zoom Meeting link in return. Meeting room will open at 17.45 CET (Local Rome time), on 11 June 2021 before the prayers begin at 18.00 hours, concluding at 18.30 hours.
The following time zones will assist your time of prayer
USA/CANADA – Eastern Time: 12.00
USA/CANADA – Central Time: 11.00
CENTRAL EUROPEAN Time: 18.00
USA/CANADA – Mountain Time: 10.00
SOUTH AFRICA: – 19.00
USA/CANADA – Pacific Time: 09.00
UK/IRELAND: – 17.00
For this Virtual Global Rosary Relay Father Willy Raymond, C.S.C., is our special guest priest prayer leader.
Father Willy Raymond, C.S.C., is the President of Holy Cross Family Ministries, a worldwide family of ministries founded in 1942 by Father Patrick Peyton, C.S.C., as Family Rosary and Family Theater Productions. Growing up in Maine in a family of 12 children, he was educated at Holy Cross institutions: Saint Joseph’s University in New Brunswick, Canada, Stonehill College and the University of Notre Dame in Indiana. He served in Campus Ministry and administration at Stonehill after Ordination in 1971, in Holy Cross leadership and in Hollywood as National Director of Family Theater Productions for14 years before returning to Easton to serve as President of Holy Cross Family Ministries in 2014. His work has brought him to 5 continents and 17 countries where Holy Cross Family Ministries promotes family spirituality and prayer.
“The family that prays together stays together.” Venerable Patrick Peyton
Holy Cross Family Ministries (hcfm.org)
With introduction to the Joyful Mysteries of the rosary and reflective meditations on each decade by Father Willy Raymond
- Marion Mulhall Founder Worldpriest Global Apostolate: First Joyful Mystery – The Annunciation.
- Dermot Mannion Global Rosary Relay International Associate: Second Joyful Mystery – The Visitation.
- Colm Flynn Director Worldpriest: Third Joyful Mystery – The Nativity.
- Anne Brady Director Worldpriest: Fourth Joyful Mystery – The Presentation in the Temple.
- Niall Kennedy KCSG Chairman of Worldpriest Fifth Joyful Mystery – The Finding of the Christ Child in the Temple
Final Rosary prayers, with Father Willy Raymond with a final blessing to all participants.
Register here at Worldpriest events email please events@worldpriest.org with your name, Location and email. You will receive the Zoom Meeting link in return.
We invite you to stay with us after this prayer time for a meet and greet discussion time with Father Willy Raymond, and to meet Marion the Founder of the Worldpriest Global Apostolate and team members from around the world.
If you have any questions please email Worldpriest at info.worldpriest@gmail.com