Pope Leo: Pray the Rosary daily for peace in our world
You are invited to join in for Mass and public rosary at 11am on Saturday, 11 October 2025 at our Sacred Heart Church in Pymble.
Pope Leo has invited the faithful to join in praying the rosary every day during October to invoke God’s gift of peace, and has announced a Rosary in St Peter’s Square on 11 October 2025 as part of the Jubilee of Marian Spirituality.
In the Church, the month of October is dedicated in a special way to the Holy Rosary. Therefore, I invite everyone, every day of the coming month, to pray the Rosary for peace: personally, in the family, in the community.
Pope Leo
Catholics across the globe will unite to pray the Rosary for peace in war-torn lands, especially during the month of October, which the Church dedicates to the Holy Rosary.
Pope Leo made the announcement at the General Audience on Wednesday, 24 September 2025. He said the faithful in Rome will gather in St Peter’s Square on 11 October 2025 at 6pm. “I invite everyone, each day of the coming month, to pray the Rosary for peace — personally, in the family, and in the community”, he said. The Pope also invited Vatican employees to pray the Rosary daily in St Peter’s Basilica at 7pm throughout October.
He invited Christians to share with others “the love of Jesus that illuminates and lifts up humanity”.
The Rosary for Peace will be held during the Jubilee of Marian Spirituality, which takes place on 11-12 October. That day also marks the 63rd anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council, which Pope St John opened on 11 October 1962.
Here in Pymble, we will also come together to pray the Rosary on Saturday, 11 October in unity with Pope Leo's request.
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Pray the Rosary with Bishop Robert Barron