The Archdiocese of Newark RECAP of the  2019 Rosary Congress A remarkable, unified effort of prayer occurred in our Archdiocese from October 6th through October 13th! 7 Days & 7 Nights of Holy Mass, Perpetual Adoration and Rosary

"The Rosary is a never-ending treasure and meditation on the life of Christ, the Word of God, through His mother's eyes. In a very real way, it is the Bible on beads. As the first adorer, the first disciple and the garden of God, Mary always leads us directly to Jesus." Marie Liddy

Pictures and Videos from the 2019 Rosary Congress

Holy Family Parish, Nutley

“There is no Christian without devotion to the Virgin Mary. Our faith comes from the Fiat and like Mary we are also called to say yes to The Lord so that he can accomplish what he has in store for us.” -Fr. Mauro Primavera Holy Family Parish, Nutley Fr. Mauro Primavera and Holy Family Congress Coordinators Sr. Marie Gagliano, MPF and Ann Bennett “The Rosary Congress 2019 provided many powerful opportunities for Holy Family Community, Nutley, to come together in prayer and to deepen our devotion and relationship with Mary.”      -Sr. Marie Gagliano, MPF

St. Aloysius Parish, Caldwell

"The Rosary Congress was a labor of love and the result of a simple yes to Mary... it was a response of love - a powerful experience of falling deeper in love and trust with the Sacred and Eucharistic Heart of Jesus through our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament and her Rosary." -Marie Liddy Initiator of Rosary Congress & St. Aloysius Congress Coordinator Deacon Raj Srinivasa The Family Rosary The Rosary Congress at St. Aloysius attracted adorers of the Blessed Sacrament all day on the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. From early and noontime Massgoers to adorers who stayed in the church to pray all day; from Trinity Academy students presenting roses to Mary while praying a Children’s Rosary to CCD teens thrilled to receive their new Rosaries; to friends from neighboring parishes and families who joined the Miraculous Medal Novena, Family Rosary for Life & Peace and bilingual procession, the congress struck a chord with many and was a clear expression of the faithful’s steadfast love of Our Blessed Mother and desire to pray intensely at this time.

Caldwell University

Twelve hours of Adoration at St. Aloysius culminated in a bilingual candlelight Rosary procession up the hill to the Sr. Mary Dominic Tweedus Chapel at Caldwell University. A peaceful nocturnal  vigil  in the new chapel extended Adoration in the town to 24 hours anointing the campus through the morning light. Sister Mary Dominic Tweedus Chapel Newman Center Building

Seton Hall University

‌ Immaculate Conception Chapel

St. Peter Parish, Belleville

“Our parish had the grace of beginning rosary prayers before the Blessed Sacrament on the Feast of Our Lady of Rosary. It was a joy to see the number of parishioners who participated to pray the rosary.”   -Fr, Ivan Sciberras, Pastor St. Peter’s Parish, Belleville ‌ “I found the Rosary Congress to be very spiritually moving and it was amazing to see how it brought together the diversity of our parishioners with the great mission to pray the Rosary. We prayed for Cardinal Tobin, our bishops and priests and for the entire Archdiocese of Newark." -Mariela Primo St. Peter's Congress Coordinator

The Church of St. Teresa, Kenilworth

‌ "Those who submit themselves to these kinds of prayers harvest the fruit of humility which is a greater intimacy with Jesus Christ." Fr. Giovanni Rizzo, Pastor The Church of St. Teresa

Our Lady of Sorrows, South Orange

Our Lady of Sorrows School class genuflects following the recitation of the Rosary

The Congress team came up with creative ways to sign up for adoration.

St. Teresa of Avila, Summit

St. Paul's, Ramsey

"Many thanks to you and your team for bringing the 2019 Rosary Congress to the Newark Archdiocese. It was very well received at St. Paul’s, Ramsey – the feedback was wonderful and the parishioners were very appreciative for the opportunity to participate. Our participation included 130+ hourly Adorers plus 70 rosarians attending the Living Rosary honoring Our Lady of Fatima, that took place as we were concluding the Rosary Congress." Diane Flynn St. Paul Congress Coordinator

Assumption Parish, Emerson St. John the Apostle, Linden

St. Bartholomew the Apostle Scotch Plains

St. John, Orange

Our Lady of Peace New Providence

St Joseph of the Palisades West New York

Our Lady of Lourdes Mountainside

St. Leo, Irvington

"The opportunity to gather so many of the faithful during this month of the Rosary was a grace that continues to reverberate throughout the hearts of those who participated. Who knows, perhaps even more in the lives of all the people in the Archdiocese. I believe that this spiritual gift to Our Lord and Our Lady was more their gift to us. “Lord – thank You for blessing us in these days of vigil and prayer. Dear Mother Mary – intercede for us ‘now and at the our of our death’.” May the Lord’s blessing draw us more closely to Him and may our Lady’s intercession help us proclaim the Lord always and everywhere." -Fr. John Gordon Acting Vicar for Pastoral Life Coordinator, Office for Evangelization

Thank you to all the parishes that participated in this Rosary Congress!

Save the Date for the next Rosary Congress - October 4 - 11, 2020!

Read more about the Rosary Congress around the USA here