Film About Iconic "Rosary Priest" Opens In Kennesaw On Oct. 9

Atlanta GA

02 October, 2020

5:40 PM

Description

His "Rosary Rally" in Savannah, GA, on Oct. 16, 1951, drew 75,000 people. In 1945, the immigrant Irish Catholic priest cold-called Bing Crosby, and asked him to help create a radio program to talk about prayer. Bing, along with many other big named stars, said yes, igniting a family and faith-based production company that still exists today. That priest, Father Patrick Peyton, is now on the road to sainthood, having touched tens of millions of lives, and influencing many others who only heard the phrase he coined -- "the family that prays together stays together." PRAY: The Story of Patrick Peyton, an inspiring documentary debuting in Kennesaw, GA, on Oct. 9, chronicles the extraordinary life of Father Patrick Peyton, the clergyman known the world over as "The Rosary Priest", who not only produced hundreds of broadcasts, but traveled the world speaking to crowds numbering in the hundreds of thousands at a time. From his humble beginnings as a cathedral janitor in Scranton, PA, Father Peyton became a media pioneer, convincing celebrities such as Bing Crosby, Gregory Peck, Frank Sinatra, Lucille Ball, Jimmy Stewart, Loretta Young, Jack Benny, Maureen O'Hara, Kirk Douglas, Raymond Burr, Shirley Temple, William Shatner, Bob Newhart, James Dean and Princess Grace to join him on radio and TV in the promotion of prayer. Family Theater Productions in Hollywood produced 900 radio and TV programs that featured hundreds of entertainers, and had more than 10,000 broadcasts. Father Peyton began Family Rosary crusades, in Albany in 1942, with the goal of building peace through daily prayer after using faith to heal himself from tuberculosis as a young seminarian. He went on to lead millions in prayer at over 540 Family Rosary Rallies that drew an estimated 28 million people, including 2 million each at events in Sao Paulo, Brazil and Manila, Philippines. Father Peyton's crusades drew overflow crowds in New York, Boston, San Francisco and Savannah. With interwoven historical footage and photos, interviews with family, friends and fellow clergy, and miraculous accounts of Father Peyton's powers PRAY: The Story of Patrick Peyton illuminates the life story of a 20th Century religious icon. The film opens on Oct. 9 in Kennesaw at the Regal Town Center & RPX, 2795 Town Center Dr., Kennesaw, GA 30144. To view the trailer: https://youtu.be/eS8G3c9CJds To learn more, visit www.PrayTheFilm.com.