Aussies to pray rosary on beaches and mountain tops

This year on the feast day of Our Lady of Fatima—13 May—Catholics from the vast reaches of Australia, from country towns to major cities, from mountain tops to beaches, will join together in praying the Rosary for their country. It’s called the “Coast to Coast Rosary” and has already taken place in Poland and the UK, with Catholics uniting in prayer to the Blessed Mother—an initiative that has been granted an apostolic blessing from Pope Francis. Bishop Emeritus David Cremin of the Sydney Archdiocese will be the patron of the Australian Coast to Coast Rosary. Groups around the country, including youth groups, the Legion of Mary and other prayer groups will be coming together to pray the Rosary on the day in all major cities. In Perth, young people will form a living Rosary, while in Darwin and Coogee Catholics will meet on the beach to pray. A woman carries a statue of Our Lady of Fatima. PHOTO: CNS In Canberra, one parish priest intends to take a group up Black Mountain to pray. In …