Overview
- Thousands of faithful in Rosario joined a procession to the Plaza de la Coronación, where Archbishop Eduardo Martín celebrated Mass and called for a more just, fraternal society that confronts narcotrafficking and addictions.
- The day’s program included a citywide concert of church bells, a floral offering at the cathedral by Mayor Pablo Javkin and Council President María Eugenia Schmuck, and a declaration of Interest by the provincial Chamber of Deputies.
- Parishes across Argentina marked 7 October with Masses, communal rosaries, pilgrimages, and pastoral activities, reflecting October’s role as the month of the Rosary.
- Devotional practice centered on the novena that commonly runs from 28 September to 6 October, with widely shared prayers invoking intercession, unity, protection, and peace.
- The observance is rooted in tradition linking the rosary to St. Dominic and in papal promotion after the 1571 Battle of Lepanto, later set on 7 October and venerated widely, including as patron in several Argentine cities and at the Pompeii shrine.