The San Francisco Rosary Rally was reborn in 2011. Fifty years earlier, in 1961, Fr. Patrick Peyton's Family Rosary Crusade had drawn over 500,000 people to Golden Gate Park. In 2011, members of the San Francisco Legion of Mary decided to commemorate Fr. Peyton's gathering with a revived rally. The 2011 event drew two thousand of the faithful to Civic Center Plaza to listen to inspirational speakers, recite the rosary, and pray for the strengthening of family life. The Rosary Rally in San Francisco is now an annual event.
Watch the 1961 Rosary Rally on YouTube: