1 Million Children Praying the ROSARY for PEACE in October from Around the World - Padre Pio Inspired and Encouraged by the Pope! JOIN - Free Resources


“A million children praying the Rosary” initiative, organized annually by Aid to the Church in Need International (ACN), will take place on 18 October 2023.
Last year, Pope Francis encouraged the faithful to join children around the world who are praying the Rosary for peace. He Tweeted:

Emails and messages from dioceses, missions, and parishes from all over the world have been pouring into the head-office and national delegations of ACN, raising the hope that the official number of participants will be higher than last year.
Countries participating range from Afghanistan to Zambia and including Colombia, Ghana, Lebanon, Peru, South Africa, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Venezuela, Mozambique, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The campaign recalls the thought of St. Pio da Pietrelcina – known as Padre Pio – who said, “When one million children pray the Rosary, the world will change”; as well as Jesus’ words in the Gospel of St. Luke: “Unless you become like children, you will not enter the Kingdom of Heaven.” This year’s campaign, which is dedicated to asking for peace and unity throughout the world, is focused on God the Father’s love for the world.Announcing the event in a press release, Aid to the Church in Need explains that it “wishes to entrust, in a special way, all those places where people are unable to live in peace unto the powerful and loving hands of the Divine Father, through the powerful intercession of the Mother of God.” In addition to Ukraine, the press release notes the “situations of war, violence, and profound poverty that continue to exist” in countries such as Nigeria, Myanmar, and Pakistan, and regions including the Middle East, the Sahel, and Africa. According to ACN, the idea “One Million Children Praying the Rosary” prayer campaign was born in Caracas, Venezuela, in 2005.

The number of participants in this initiative has been increasing every year, with the aim of reaching at least one million officially registered participants.
Families, parises, or dioceses that are interested in participating in this day of prayer can register here. ACN provides leaflets, posters, and other material in dozens of languages, with new ones being added regularly, that can be downloaded for free here. The information pack contains instructions on how to pray the Rosary, short meditations for children on the Mysteries of the Rosary, and an Act of Consecration to Our Lady for children.

The ACN webpage offers free materials for those praying in parishes, schools, children’s groups and families. The free information pack contains instructions on how to pray the Rosary, short meditations for children on the Mysteries of the Rosary and an Act of Consecration to Our Lady for children. The online information packs are available, together with colouring pictures, in 26 different languages. They can be downloaded at: https://acninternational.org/millionchildrenpraying/material/

Source: https://acninternational.org/

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