MERRILLVILLE -- The Office of Missionary Discipleship and Evangelization’s Intercultural Ministry will host its first-ever Virtual Rosary: Blessed Mother Around the World on Saturday, May 23, at 10 a.m. via Zoom. The event will bring together Catholics from diverse cultures and communities in prayer and devotion to the Blessed Mother.
Led by Dr. Claudia Sadowski, coordinator of intercultural ministry, the virtual gathering will celebrate the totality of the Church through the praying of the Joyful Mysteries in multiple languages represented throughout the Diocese of Gary. Those participating will pray in English, Tagalog, Spanish, Vietnamese and Polish, with each decade led by representatives from various intercultural ministry advisory teams.
“At this time, we do not know how many participants will attend, but we are prayerfully hoping that as many people as possible will join from different communities, states and even countries,” Sadowski said. “Because this will be a virtual gathering, we are especially excited about the possibility of bringing people together across cultures and borders through prayer and devotion to Our Blessed Mother.”
The event also marks the first collaborative effort of the Intercultural Ministry Advisory Team (IMAT) since its formation in July 2024.
“This gathering is deeply meaningful to us because it reflects the beauty, diversity, unity, and universality of the Church within the Diocese of Gary.” Sadowski said. “Through this prayer experience, we hope to remind our communities that even though we may come from different cultures, languages, and traditions, we are united as one family in Christ through the loving intercession of Our Blessed Mother.”
For Elizabeth Grabowski, co-leader of the Polish Ministry Advisory Team, this experience offers her an opportunity “to pray in union with everyone.”
“This is my first time,” Grabowski said of participating in a multilingual rosary. “I hope participants experience the grace of God and grow stronger together after this, to work in unity.”
Sadowski and her team hope that through this event, participants will experience peace, connection and a deeper sense of belonging within the diocesan family, inspiring future intercultural collaborations and opportunities for evangelization.
For more information about the Virtual Rosary: Blessed Mother Around the World event, and to register, visit dcgary.org/leadership.
