In 1961, Irish priest Fr. Patrick Peyton, the “Rosary Priest,” drew around 500,000 people to a Rosary rally at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. Famous for saying, “The family that prays together stays together,” he used media and Hollywood collaborations to promote family prayer worldwide. Recognized for his heroic virtue, his cause for beatification began in 1997. Pray the Rosary and other prayers led by Fr. Patrick Peyton, CSC, with this collection of archival recordings on the Hallow app. Do

The beloved priest who used the media to promote the Family Rosary. Fr Patrick Peyton on "They Might Be Saints" today at 5:30 pm ET. Encores at 2:30 am ET tomorrow. | EWTN

In this clip from the documentary "A Dedicated Man," Father Patrick Peyton, C.S.C. -- just declared Venerable (the second step on the road to possible sainthood) by Pope Francis -- revisits his hometown in Attymass, County Mayo, Ireland and talks about the importance of prayer to his family. Along with producing radio drama, TV and movies from Family Theater Productions in Hollywood, Venerable Father Peyton was also a crusader for family prayer, especially the Rosary. | Family Theater Production

Father Peyton's message of Family Prayer and Peace is being shared every day in many different places in many different ways. From our centre in Attymass to Tanzania, Canada, Uganda and everywhere in between, through the Holy Cross Family Ministries we share the same message "A World at Prayer is a World at Peace" www.fatherpeytoncentre.ie #peace #prayer #aworldatpeaceisaworldatprayer #frpeyton #hcfm #prayfest #irishabroad☘️ #spreadtheword #FatherPeyton #infinitesingers #ireland #rosary #prayerw