For fifteen years on Easter Monday, young adults from Somascan parishes in Western Australia have been trekking across the white sand of WA’s Coogee Beach with Rosary Beads in hand.
It is a cherished tradition of public witness that has brought so many youth, and their families, together in prayer and friendship.
With the NSW parishes of Moorebank and Holsworthy joining the Somascan family, this year’s Easter Monday ritual was set to go national on 13 April … until the spread of the coronavirus caused the closure of churches and public gatherings.
Adapting to this new situation and following the lead of others in Youth ministry across the country, Somascan Religious Br Sheldon Burke CRS and Somascan Movement Australia decided to take the Rosary Walk online.
On Easter Monday, 15 young adults in Western Australia, New South Wales and Tasmania joined together virtually to pray for their families, the nation and the Church.