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One Father Prayed One Rosary in One Home and a Ministry was Founded

For over 75 years, we've been praying with families and it all began because Patrick Peyton's father brought his family together to pray the Rosary each evening in their humble home. Simple as that! Just think about it. Any family can gather and pray together and who knows what amazing things may come from it.

We at Family Rosary are ever so grateful Father Peyton's family prayed together and that devotion to family prayer was instilled in Father Peyton. Now it can be part of your family's tradition so you can fulfill the vision that ... The Family That Prays Together Stays Together ... the message created by Father Patrick Peyton, C.S.C., so many years ago.

Let Us Help Your Family Pray Together

As you wander through our site, you'll find tips to pray together, apps to download, emails to subscribe to. Many tools to guide you and your family to pray together on this site and on our social media sites.

We serve families...families that pray together daily, families that have never prayed together, and families that have no idea where to begin. Let us help your family!

Wherever you and your family are, we are here to support you. Our staff and volunteers around the world share a common goal and vision: to inspire families to pray together, to help them pray together, and to help families understand the value of spending time in prayer as a family.

Always, if you don't find what you need, let us know.

We are here to serve you and your family

Our committed staff works daily to develop resources to help families pray. From video content, prayer apps and daily prayer emails, we want to ensure families have what they need to grow in the faith through family prayer. From our ministry centers in 17 countries around the globe, we help families pray.

Timeline of Family Rosary

1942

Father Patrick Peyton, C.S.C., planning a Bishop’s mailing with students in Albany, New York

1952

Father Patrick Peyton, C.S.C., speaking at a rally in New Orleans

1959

Rosary rally in Manila, Philippines

1960

Blessing Rosaries, equipment and projector operators in Chile.

1965

Father Patrick Peyton, C.S.C., addressing a large crowd in Barcelona, Spain

1970

Father Patrick Peyton, C.S.C., speaking at a rally in Merida, Mexico

1980

Father Patrick Peyton, C.S.C., and Saint Teresa of Calcutta

1987

Father Patrick Peyton, C.S.C., showing Saint John Paul II the Rosary Crusade Handbook

1992

Father Peyton's gravesite is located at the Holy Cross Fathers and Brothers Cemetery, Easton, Massachusetts, USA

2000

The Father Peyton Center in North Easton, Massachusetts opened in 2000 after 58 years in Albany, New York

2007

Tens of Thousands Praying the Rosary at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California

2009

Children’s Rosary rally from our ministry in Manila, Philippines

2014

Children learning about the Rosary from our ministry in Peru

2015

From our ministry in Kampala, Uganda married couples renewing their vows on Valentine's day

2015

Anniversary Mass in honor of Father Patrick Peyton, C.S.C., at the Father Peyton Center in North Easton, Massachusetts

2016

Family Healing Mass & Retreat at the Father Peyton Center in North Easton, Massachusetts

2017

Clebrating 75 years of Family Rosary

2017

Vatican Declares Our Founder Father Patrick Peyton, C.S.C., Venerable

2018

June 10, 2018 Celebrating Pope Francis’ declaration recognizing Father Patrick Peyton, C.S.C., as Venerable
and another step closer to sainthood.

2019

September 15, 2019 The Grand Opening of Our Museum of Family Prayer. For tours visit www.museumoffamilyprayer.org

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Our Amazing Volunteers

We are blessed with dedicated volunteers around the world who help us in all our efforts. From volunteers who make Rosaries for us to distribute to volunteers who assist at events, we could not accomplish our mission without them. We are grateful for their service! Please consider joining our mission efforts and find a way that you can be part of our global ministry to bring families together to pray every day. Let us know how you would like to participate.