Peru

AREQUIPA

The Rosary for Children: A Workshop - A Sign of Hope and a Star for the Little Ones

In recent years, the Arequipa Ministry Center of Family Rosary Peru has implemented a Workshop on the Prayer of the Holy Rosary, introducing elementary school children to the Rosary for the first time.

At San Juan Bautista de la Salle School, run by the Brothers of the Christian Schools, we organized Rosary workshops for elementary students. Over the course of one week, we served 18 classes, strengthening love for the “Crown of Roses,” the Holy Rosary, in the hearts of children.

These were special moments when the children understood that contemplating the Mysteries of the Rosary means identifying with the lives of Jesus and Mary. Praying and meditating are simple when done with love and attention—always with a special mission: to pray for others.

-Holy Cross Family Ministries, Arequipa, Peru

Scenes from the Rosary workshop: students learning to pray the Rosary, reflecting on the Mysteries, and joining in a simple, heartfelt prayer for others.

Children at the Rosary workshop pause for prayer, learn the Mysteries with simple reflections, and share joyful moments of faith together.

LIMA

Over 500 Teenagers Join Our Family Rosary Crusade

On July 12, 2025, our team in Lima organized a Family Rosary Crusade titled “Youth: Hope Without Borders” at San Benito Parish. The event was coordinated by our Teaching Team, with the support and active participation of all members of our ministry center in Lima.

The goal of this initiative was to encourage young people and their families to recognize the importance of both personal and community prayer life through the Holy Rosary.

More than 500 students from various schools in the area attended, praying together the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary with deep respect and devotion. We were blessed with the presence of our National Director, Fr. Elmer Caro Aguirre, C.S.C., seminarian John, Sr. Marisol Mamani, C.S.C., and the Parish Priest, Fr. Binesh Kattackanadayil, C.M.I.

-Holy Cross Family Ministries, Lima, Peru

Here are a few captured moments from the Youth Rosary Crusade held on July 12, 2025.

Here are a few captured moments.

INSTITUTE FOR FAMILY

Accompanying Youth as Pilgrims of Hope

At the Institute of Family Pastoral (INFAM), we offer families programs, projects, workshops, and services that foster holistic growth. Two initiatives focus especially on accompanying adolescents and young people in their physical, cognitive, emotional, social, and spiritual development.

The “My Skills Strengthen Me” project provides psychological and spiritual support to adolescents and their families, helping them develop empathy, communication, and decision-making as life-giving skills. The “Walkers” project offers a space for reflection and discernment at the Patrick Peyton Center, guiding youth to discover themselves and deepen their relationship with Jesus through prayer.

Through our music, dance, and sports workshops, we continue being pilgrims of hope for youth. In a world often marked by violence and uncertainty, INFAM becomes a welcoming space where young people find support, purpose, and encouragement to grow in faith, character, and confidence.

-INFAM Peru

Living the Meeting of Parents and Children at Manuel Robles Alarcón School — “Let’s forgive those we love the most.”