New York City, N.Y., Jun 9, 2012 / 06:26 am
On June 15, as the Catholic Church celebrates both the Feast of the Sacred Heart and World Priest Day, over 500 priests and deacons will pray the Rosary at 60 shrines in 60 countries around the world.
"At this time in history, we priests need to pray more, and we need our lay brothers and sisters to pray for us, so we can become better and holier priests so as to better serve God and his Church," said Father John Trigilio, president of the American Confraternity of Catholic Clergy, in a June 7 statement.
Fr. Trigilio urged "all my ordained brothers to join me in praying this rosary for ourselves and our brethren all over the world."
Organized by the confraternity in honor of the World Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests, the Rosary Rally for Priests features 24 hours of continuous international Marian devotion. Beginning in Los Angeles, California, the Rosary prayer chain will travel the globe in half-hour increments.