Hundreds of clergy unite to pray Rosary for world's priests

(June 11, 2012) When the Catholic Church marks the Feast of the Sacred Heart and the World Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests on Friday, 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,” Father John Trigilio, president of the American Confraternity of Catholic Clergy said on Thursday. He urged all his ordained brothers to join him in praying this rosary for themselves and for their brothers worldwide. Organized by the confraternity in honour of the World Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests, the Rosary Rally for Priests features 24 hours of continuous international Marian devotion. Starting in Los Angeles, California, the Rosary prayer chain will travel the globe in half-hour increments.