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
On 11 June this year the world will join in praying the Worlpriest 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 Finland 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/
We invite people from all over the world to make this Worldpriest Global Rosary Relay the biggest prayer event ever, using all possible resources available. Check our website for details – Helpful Resources – World Priest. It’s all there to help you to fully participate, along with family members and friends everywhere. You can then join live streaming services, and all social media to national and global television networks. We will issue a broadcast schedule nearer the day, all contributing to a prayer-filled, joyful event that will encircle the world in prayer during the twenty-four hours on the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
If your country is not listed on our website please email us with your church name, indicating your preferred time to pray and your favoured mysteries. All prayer locations are listed on Participating Prayer Location List – World Priest.
You can also view our specially-commissioned inspiring video promotion for this year’s event please share far and wide to enhance your time of prayer.
In the next few weeks all participating prayer locations including all Marian Shrines worldwide will receive details about which prayer location you will receive the Rosary Relay from spiritually, and to which prayer location you will spiritually send forth to, as this is a real-time 24-hour relay. This is important information, so please watch out for this information to arrive by email.
We will post further details in the next few weeks. Meanwhile information can be found on www.worldpriest.com, including the necessary resources and all the supporting promotional material.
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.
This virtual Rosary Thursday will make use of the Zoom platform Register here. It will open at 17.45 CET (Local Rome time), with a slide show selection of photographs from various Global Rosary prayer locations from around the world, 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
This virtual Rosary will be led Father John Paul Mary Zeller
Father John Paul Mary Zeller, MFVA is a member of the Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word, a religious community of men, founded by the late Mother Mary Angelica, PCPA. The MFVA’s were founded in 1987 by Mother Mary Angelica to preach and teach the Catholic Faith through the modern means of social communication, television, radio, internet and printed word, as well as leading retreats and attending to the spiritual and sacramental needs of the Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration.
Father John Paul was ordained to the Sacred Priesthood of Jesus Christ by His Excellency Robert J. Baker on June 22, 2013 in the Cathedral of St. Paul in the Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama. His current assignment is at the Eternal Word Television Network as the Employee Chaplain as well as Assistant Vocations Director.
On Ash Wednesday, February 10, 2016, Father John Paul Mary was commissioned by His Holiness Pope Francis, a Missionary of Mercy during the Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy.
He received a special mandate to preach and to teach about the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation, Forgiveness, the Mercy of God and in Pope Francis own words— “the closeness of God.” Pope Francis reminded each of the Missionaries of Mercy that is Christ who welcomes, it is Christ who listens and it is Christ who forgives in the Confessional.
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- Father John Paul Mary (EWTN) First Luminous Mystery –The Baptism of the Lord in the Jordan
- Molly and Richard Jesse friends of Worldpriest from Vermont USA Second Luminous Mystery – The Wedding Feast of Cana
- Marion Mulhall Founder WorldPriest Global Apostolate Third Luminous Mystery – Proclamation of the Kingdom
- Niall Kennedy KCSG Chairman of Worldpriest Fourth Luminous Mystery – The Transfiguration of Our Lord
- Deirdre Rudden a friend of Worldpriest Dublin Ireland Fifth Luminous Mystery – The Institution of the Eucharist
Final Rosary prayers, Father John Paul Mary with a final blessing.
Register here just click on the link provided here.
We invite you to stay with us after Rosary Thursday prayer time for a meet and greet discussion time with Father John Paul Mary 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
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 – the Light of the world. Included are Jesus’s Baptism, Wedding Feast of Cana, his revealing of God’s Kingdom, his Transfiguration and the Institution of the Eucharist. Rosary Thursday – World Priest
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 the Zoom platform Register here. It will open at 17.40 hours, with a slide show selection of photographs from various Global Rosary prayer locations from around the world, 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
The Anglican Shrine at Walsingham UK
This virtual Rosary Thursday time of prayer on 29 April will be led by Father Bradshaw SSC
Fr Ben Bradshaw SSC currently serves as the Shrine Priest at the Anglican Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham, England’s very own Nazareth. Walsingham has been a place of pilgrimage for Christians since the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared in a vision to Lady Richeldis in 1061.
Destroyed by Henry VIII, the Shrine was restored by the local vicar, Fr Alfred Hope Patten in 1931, and ever since, pilgrims have once more flocked to Walsingham.
Prior to his appointment at Walsingham, Fr Ben has served as chaplain to the Bishop of Sodor and Man and also at parishes in Bolton and Devon.
Fr Ben trained for the Priesthood at the College of the Resurrection, Mirfield. During his time as a seminarian Fr Ben completed placements in Zimbabwe, Russia and also Iraq! With a real passion for the Church in Africa, Fr Ben recently completed a Master’s degree in African Christianity.
A keen walker, Fr Ben once walked 322 miles from Mirfield to Buckfast Abbey, without taking any food or money with him, choosing instead to rely on the charity of strangers! The walk raised over £10,000 for refugees in Africa. Walsingham Village | Welcoming visitors since 1061
The following people will pray the Luminous Mysteries in the following order, with guided meditations for each decade by Father Ben Bradshaw.
- First Luminous Mystery –The Baptism of the Lord in the Jordan – Father Ben Bradshaw.
- Second Luminous Mystery – Wedding Feast of Cana – Marion Mulhall – Founder Worldpriest GlobalApostolate.
- Third Luminous Mystery – Proclamation of the Kingdom – Mark McElrath. Executive Director Santiago Retreat Center Orange County, USA.
- Fourth Luminous Mystery – The Transfiguration of Our Lord – Danielle Bean Catholic Mom Brand Manager Massachusetts USA.
- Fifth Luminous Mystery – The Institution of the Eucharist – Dermot Mannion Worldpriest Global Rosary Relay International Associate.
With the twelfth Global Rosary Relay coming up in only four months’ time on the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on 11 June, now is the time to plan ahead for this event, which we believe will exceed the exceptional success of the 2020 event.
Get your promotional poster now
In terms of promotional material please find attached and circulate this special generic promotion poster focusing on the Eucharist – the very heart of Priesthood – as our Global Rosary Relay theme for 2021. Promotional Material – Worldpriest is your link to promotional posters in six different languages to aid your participation.
Participating locations around the world
Following the receipt of a most generous donation, Worldpriest is in a position to present a new website development for you to follow: Participating Prayer Location List – Worldpriest. This new development allows for an even greater participation by existing prayer participants whereby one can search by country, city, prayer location name, mysteries to pray and time of prayer – all in a very user-friendly presentation. This makes all prayer locations more identifiable and fully accessible.
So wherever you are in the world you are only a click away from joining with your local prayer group, and or the location of your choice worldwide to join in prayer on the day.
Our Lady Ta’ Pinu Shrine in Gozo Malta their wonderful participation in the Global Rosary Relay of 2020.
How you can join in at your chosen location
This is an actual real time Rosary Relay circling the world in one 24-hour period. However, if you wish to join in prayer with another location also outside your local area simply search by mystery and join in prayer. Indeed many people pray more than once throughout the day, joining with different prayer locations worldwide.
Should your country, local shrine or local church not be listed as a participant, please email us and we will add you to our listings and guide you how best to participate or utilise the individual registration form to register as a new individual prayer location.
For large groups of people wishing to pray please email us and we will place your list of prayer participants on line as a PDF version. For example, see prayer locations currently in place from Canada and Uganda.
Another new and very important aid to pray has been put in place this year for people who may wish to join the day of prayer but who may live or be alone on that day. In that case you may sign up on line and simply join a world at prayer at the location of your choice from your home or other church prayer location. Use the online registration form for participation in the Worldpriest Annual Global Rosary Relay and choose from this prayer location list. Participating Prayer Location List – Worldpriest
We ask all participating prayer locations to make full use of enhanced technology developments available to all again this year – including all social media platforms, from live television global and national broadcasting to Facebook Live, YouTube or streaming from your chosen church prayer location. We can therefore all expect and pray for another huge success for 2021.
Last year the participating prayer locations were quadrupled in size, whereby we were so blessed to have almost 3,000 single prayer locations worldwide. Let’s double this further for 2021! It can be done, so let’s do it for Our Lady and for her much beloved priests.
New promotional video 2021
Our new video promotion for the Worldpriest Global Rosary Relay 2021 is currently in production we shall be circulating and promoting this new video very shortly.
Worldpriest virtual Rosary Thursday
Join in prayer our Worldpriest virtual Rosary Thursday on the last Thursday of each month throughout 2021. Each month will be led by a different priest with beautiful meditations, along with members and friends of Worldpriest, praying through the utilisation of the Zoom communication technology platform. This prayer time intention is for the sanctification of priests and especially for the intentions of Pope Francis. www.worldpriest.com/rosary-thursday/
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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 – the Light of the world. Included are Jesus’s Baptism, Wedding Feast of Cana, his revealing of God’s Kingdom, his Transfiguration and the Institution of the Eucharist. Rosary Thursday – World Priest
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. Register here. It will open at 17.45 pm local time Rome Italy, USA/Canada – Eastern Time: 11.45 am with a slide show selection of photographs from various Global Rosary prayer locations from around the world, 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
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This virtual Rosary Thursday time of prayer on 25 March will be led by Father John Broussard.
Father John Broussard, Rector, National Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help, America’s Only Church-Approved Marian Apparition Site in Champion, WI.
Father Broussard was raised in the town of Willis, TX in the USA in a family with four sisters and one brother. Father John was home schooled through elementary school, and all four years of High School. During those years, Father notes, prayer in his family was an important aspect of his development. His family tried to pray together daily.
“I truly believe that my vocation was fostered in that time of prayer spent with my family,” Father Broussard said. “Praying with my family also helped to develop in me a love of the rosary, and a strong devotion to our Lady.
After Father Broussard graduated high school, he developed a great love and devotion to our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament and found great strength and consolation from Him. As such, Father John decided to focus his attention on the discernment of a priestly vocation and, in the process, visited the Franciscans in Hanceville, Alabama, USA where he met Fr. Wade Menezes of the Fathers of Mercy.
Father John became a permanently professed religious brother of the Fathers of Mercy, a religious community through which he found mission work to be a grace-filled experience. Through the Fathers of Mercy he was assigned a resident chaplaincy at The National Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help in Champion, Wisconsin.
Father Broussard began serving in his current role as resident Champion Shrine Rector in 2017, caring for souls and shepherding the Shrine spiritually through the unprecedented period of growth it has experienced since 2010, when it became the first and only site in the United States of America to have been deemed, ‘worthy of belief,’ by the authority of the Catholic Church, of being a world Marian Apparition site. The National Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help | Champion, WI USA (championshrine.org)
By the accounts of Shrine pilgrims, Father John has been a steadying force of spiritual centering for all at Champion Shrine. During this period in which he has served as Shrine Rector, he has made catechesis a top priority, helping pilgrims understand and grow in their faith through active participation in it and practice of it.
“God has given me many great gifts. Simple things, like a strong faith, and a close family for me to develop in,” Father John said. “I know that God has led me in the right direction in my priestly life.”
The following people will pray the Luminous Mysteries in the following order, with guided meditations for each decade by Father John Broussard.
- First Luminous Mystery –The Baptism of the Lord in the Jordan – Father John Broussard.
- Second Luminous Mystery – Wedding Feast of Cana – Niall Kennedy KCSG Chairman of Worldpriest
- Third Luminous Mystery – Proclamation of the Kingdom – Peter Flanagan a friend of Worldpriest Dublin, Ireland.
- Fourth Luminous Mystery – The Transfiguration of Our Lord – Marion Mulhall – Founder Worldpriest Global Apostolate.
- Fifth Luminous Mystery – The Institution of the Eucharist – Anne Cooke a friend of Worldpriest UK
Final Rosary prayers, Father John Broussard with a final blessing.
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We invite you to stay on with us after Rosary Thursday prayer time for a meet and greet discussion time with Father John Broussard and to meet Marion the Founder of the Worldpriest Global Apostolate and team members from around the world.
If you have any questions please contact;
Marion Mulhall info.worldpriest@gmail.com