What is the 2000 Hail Marys devotion?
The "2,000 Hail Marys" is a Catholic devotion and powerful intercessory prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary, believed to grant graces to the faithful when prayed with sincerity. It was first popularized by a young man in 1933, who prayed it to ask for specific graces. Juan Riu Farrán wanted to become a Salesian (a Roman Catholic religious congregation founded in 1859 by Saint John Bosco to help poor and migrant youth through education and charity), a priest, and a missionary. All three were achieved: he later became a Salesian in 1935, was ordained a priest in 1946, and began his missionary work in Puerto Rico in 1952 before his death in 1996. This devotion involves praying the Hail Mary 2,000 times in Eucharistic Adoration, accompanied by the Rosary and specific petitions, to seek Mary's intercession for various needs.
The 2,000 Hail Marys can be prayed individually or, as it is here at Resurrection, in a group devotion. The devotion is considered a very powerful intercessory prayer, asking for Mary's powerful intercession with Jesus.
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Schedule
Held at Resurrection Church in Bishop McCarthy Hall on the following Saturdays:
November 22, 2025
December 13, 2025
2026 dates: 1/17, 2/21, 3/21, 4/18, 5/16, 6/20, 7/18, 8/15, 9/19, 10/17, 11/21 and 12/19.
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Times
20 General Petitions (1 Petition = 100 Hail Marys)
6:50 am - Opening Prayer/Special Intentions
7:00 am - Four Mysteries of the Holy Rosary
8:00 am - Holy Mass/Procession to Bishop McCarthy Hall with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
9:15 am (Petition 1) Bless us with the Grace of Prayer.
9:45 am (Petition 2) We pray for Peace.
10:15 am (Petition 3) We pray for the Conversion of sinners, the unbelievers and for all the spiritually poor, so that they will be filled with the love of God.
10:45 am (Petition 4) We pray for the prevention of abortion.
11:15 am (Petition 5) We pray for those who are in any form of addiction that disrupts family relationships.
11:45 am (Petition 6) We pray for the grace to know and appreciate the importance and value of the Holy Sacrifice of the mass.
12:15 pm (Petition 7) We pray for more vocations.
12:45 pm (Petition 8) Teach us the daily reading of the Holy Bible & Spiritual Books.
1:15 pm (Petition 9) We pray for Pope Leo XIV, the visible Representative of Christ in the Church and the 267th successor of Peter.
1:45 pm (Petition 10) We pray for the increase of prayer groups and cenacles.
2:15 pm (Petition 11) We pray for the acceptance of our own cross and abandon ourselves completely to Jesus Christ and His Divine will.
2:45 pm (Petition 12) We pray for our deliverance from the enemy, the Devil.
3:00 pm Chaplet of the Divine Mercy & Divine Mercy Prayers
3:30 pm (Petition 13) We pray for the grace of fasting, not only from food but from worldly and material things and offer them to you in sacrifice.
3:45pm-4:45 pm – Confessions available in Church
4:00 pm (Petition 14) We pray for the infirm, the aged, the sick and the dying.
4:30 pm (Petition 15) We pray for the poor, the hungry, the homeless, and in particular, the widows and the orphans, for it is especially in them that we see the Lord.
5:00 pm (Petition 16) We pray for the poor souls in purgatory.
5:30 pm (Petition 17) We pray for our priests, the religious and the missionaries, who have Consecrated their lives to serve your people spiritually in love and diligence.
6:00 pm The Angelus
6:01 pm (Petition 18) We pray for all families and our own families too.
6:30 pm (Petition 19) We pray for those who are in pilgrimage to see you.
7:00 pm (Petition 20) We pray for our own intentions.
7:30 pm Closing Prayer
7:37 pm Benediction/Blessing & burning of Prayer Petitions