The Diocese of Burlington will once again be participating in a worldwide Rosary Relay led by Bishop Coyne at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Burlington on June 24th at 4:00pm. In 2002 Pope John Paul II announced the Annual World Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests to be held on the Feast of the Sacred Heart. The first global Rosary relay was launched in 2009 and has been an annual event since. This relay serves as a gift from the laity to our wonderful priests to show our love and appreciation. Beginning at midnight on Friday, June 24th, various locations from over 100 different countries will start praying the Rosary at every half hour, passing it along to the next location until finally the entire world will be encircled in the Rosary just before midnight of the next day.