The Family Rosary Crusade 2011 was a smashing success! Thanks to all who helped make the day so unforgettable! For news coverage of the Crusade, visit our Media page or our Facebook page. And check out the official Family Rosary Crusade 2011 video:

 

 

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The San Francisco Legion of Mary and Immaculate Heart Radio invites all Catholics from the Archdiocese of San Francisco and beyond to join us for the San Francisco Family Rosary Crusade 2011. The Family Rosary Crusade will be held on October 15, 2011, at 12 noon, in San Francisco's Civic Center Plaza. Join us as we pray the Rosary, listen to inspirational speakers, and ask the blessings of God for ourselves and our community.


Father Peyton addressing the crowds at the San Francisco Family Rosary Rally, October 7, 1961

The Family Rosary Crusade commemorates the 50th Anniversary of Fr. Patrick Peyton’s October, 1961 Rosary Rally, which drew more than 550,000 people, Catholics and non-Catholics alike, to Golden Gate Park.

  • We remember the 1961 Family Rosary Crusade in San Francisco led
    by Fr. Patrick Peyton, C.S.C.
  • We honor and thank Mary, the Mother of God and our Mother for the
    many blessings we have received.
  • We ask Mary's help for our families, for the protection of children and
    for peace in the world.
  • We respond to Mary's request and promise to pray the Rosary and to
    do penance.

 

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Please pray with us for the beatification of the Servant of God, Fr. Patrick Peyton, CSC:

Dear Jesus, Father Peyton devoted his priestly life to strengthening the families of the world by calling them to pray together every day, especially the Rosary. His message is as important for us now as it was during his life on earth. We beg you, therefore, to hasten the day of his beatification so that your faithful people everywhere will remember his message that the family that prays together stays together, will imitate him in his devotion to your Mother and ours, and will be inspired by his holy life to draw ever closer to you with childlike confidence and love. Amen

Click here to see a video of the 1961 Rosary Rally in San Francisco

Click here to see the 1961 San Francisco Chronicle coverage

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