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On June 11, 1899 Pope Leo XIII solemnly consecrated the whole world to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. In 1928 Pope Pius XI approved the devotion to the Sacred Heart. In 2002 St. John Paul II requested this feast day be a World Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests. All the Catholic faithful are invited to join in prayer for the sanctification of priests. It is an opportunity to rekindle in priests an awareness of the gift they have received.
Pray a Rosary for our Priests
Worldpriest is inviting you once again to join us on June 24 (Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus) in the Global Rosary Relay to pray and offer the Holy Rosary for our Beloved Priests. On this special day, the entire globe will be united in prayer for our Priests.
Last year, Canada won a special award from Worldpriest for Outstanding Participation and Promotion of the Global Rosary Relay. We are hoping to multiply our numbers even more this year.
You may pray the Holy Rosary in your home, gather in your parish church, as a prayer group, etc.
If you are interested in joining us, please contact:
Isabel Gillis (Canadian Worldpriest Representative)
For more information about Worldpriest/The Global Rosary Relay, please see:
As we pray for our priests, we highlight the following who are celebrating significant anniversaries of ordination this year:
70th Ordination Anniversary
Rev. Everett John MacNeil
Ordained: June 7, 1952
65th Ordination Anniversary
Rev. Ora McManus
Ordained: June 15, 1957
60th Ordination Anniversary
Rev. Donald Francis Cameron
Ordained: June 16,1962
55th Ordination Anniversary
Rev. Joseph William Crispo
Ordained: May 20, 1967
45th Ordination Anniversary
Rev. John William Burke
Ordained: July 3, 1977
40th Ordination Anniversary
Rev. Peter Camille LeBlanc
Ordained: May 23, 1982
35th Ordination Anniversary
Rev. Martin Joseph MacDougall
Ordained: May 17, 1987
30th Ordination Anniversary
Rev. John Francis Morrison
Ordained: May 17, 1992
25th Ordination anniversary
Rev. Lazarus Guria
Ordained: May 4, 1997
20th Ordination anniversary
Rev. Patrick Joseph O’Neill
Ordained: May 24, 2002
15th Ordination anniversary
Rev. Joby Augustin, CFIC
Ordained: April 25, 2007
“[The Holy Father] prays that our Blessed Mother may always guide and protect priests who are consecrated to the joyful and indispensable mission of proclaiming the Gospel and offering God’s people, through the celebration of the sacraments, the closeness, the word and the strength of Christ.’
(from Pope Francis’ Apostolic Blessing for the annual Global Rosary Relay for Priests)
