Dear brothers and sisters, The Confraternity of the Most Holy Rosary was initially established in 1684 at Our Lady of the Cape, Canada’s National Marian Shrine. Throughout the storied history of our nation’s Marian shrine the rosary has played an integral role in securing favours without measure from Our Lady of the Cape, Queen of…
03 June 2024 An initiative which stems from the desire of Pope Francis (as expressed in the letter he wrote to Archbishop Rino Fisichella in preparation for the Jubilee of 2025) to “dedicate the year preceding the Jubilee event, 2024, to a great ‘symphony’ of prayer”, and the Holy Father’s call for a direct petition…
In this year 2024, in which Pope Francis asks us to intensify our prayer in preparation for the Great Jubilee of 2025, the Union of Confraternities of the Diocese of Lugano (UCDL) warmly welcomes the initiative of the Pan-European Forum of Confraternities to dedicate 7 October, the liturgical memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary,…
Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Pukekaraka, Ōtaki, Aotearoa – New Zealand. The psalmist says “I will give you praise at the ends of the earth” (Ps. 48:10) . This is being realised at the start of Global Rosary on the Feast of the Rosary, 7th October, 2024. New Zealand is ‘at the end…
“The Holy Father has asked us to devote 2024 to prayer, and there is no more precious a prayer than the Holy Rosary which Our Lady has insistently asked us to pray daily. As Dominican Promoter General for the Holy Rosary, therefore, I support and encourage this call for there to be a special World…
The Confederation of Confraternities of the Dioceses of Italy adheres with conviction to the World Rosary Day scheduled for October 7, 2024. The spirituality of our families and confraternities was formed on the prayer of the Rosary, the “compendium of the Gospel”, the breviary of prayer of the People of God. The Second Vatican Council,…