Knights of Columbus members carry a statue of the Virgin Mary to the cathedral altar during the Family Rosary Day opening procession.

Diocese celebrates 50th anniversary of Family Rosary Day

This year’s annual diocesan Family Rosary Day program at Columbus St. Joseph Cathedral on Sunday, Oct. 13 was the 50th anniversary for the event.

Bishop Robert Brennan (pictured) was the homilist. “In our own practice and recitation of the rosary, we receive one of the most precious gifts that God gives us, which we seek even to eternity,” he said.

“When we pray the rosary, we enter deeply into the mysteries of the life, death and resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ. These mysteries become part of our inner being and they become integrated with the joys, the sorrows and the glories of our own lives as they open us to Christ’s eternal presence.”

The day opened with a prayer, followed by the crowning of a statue of the Virgin Mary by Olivia Malone, a seventh-grade student at Columbus St. Catharine School. 

This was followed by recitation of the rosary, Scripture readings, the bishop’s homily, the Litany of the Blessed Virgin, and a prayer for families.he Josephinum.” 
      
Hunter Bright (left), a 14-year-old Columbus St. Patrick Church parishioner, prays the rosary at the cathedral. Columbus St. Catharine School student Olivia Malone (right) crowns the Virgin Mary’s statue during the annual diocesan Family Rosary Day at Columbus St. Joseph Cathedral on Sunday, Oct. 13. The event has taken place annually since 1969. CT photos by Ken Snow