Diocese to celebrate "Year of the Rosary" on Sunday, September 14

Redwood Falls, MN - The Year of the Rosary will culminate in the Diocese of New Ulm with a Rosary Rally, which will take place on Sunday, September 14, at 3:00 p.m., at the Church of St. Catherine, Redwood Falls. All the faithful of the New Ulm Diocese are encouraged to attend.

Registration forms have been available in parishes and the final date to register with your parish contingent is Sunday, September 7.

In anticipation of the twenty-fifth anniversary of his election as Pope, His Holiness John Paul II declared that from October, 2002 to October, 2003 every diocese should celebrate a "Year of the Rosary." His hope is that this emphasis on the rosary as a spiritual exercise will educate Catholics about their faith and help them meditate and grow in their relationship with Christ.

The diocesan celebration will include Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, scripture readings, a homily by Bishop John C. Nienstedt, and the recitation of the rosary. Decades of the rosary will be led by representatives from the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women, religious communities of women, Knights of Columbus, children and youth, and Hispanic community. Special commemorative rosaries will be available to the first five-hundred attendees.

The event is sponsored by the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women in conjunction with the diocesan offices at the Catholic Pastoral Center in New Ulm.

For further information about the September 14 Rosary Rally, contact your local Catholic parish or the Diocesan Pastoral Center, 1400 6th Street North, New Ulm, MN 56073; (507) 359-2966; e-mail: dnu@dnu.org.