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A Knights of Columbus honor guard leads a rosary procession to Our Lady of Vietnam Church in Riverdale Oct. 24 as men of the parish carry a statue of Our Lady of LaVang. The archdiocesan Rosary Rally has been held each October, the month of the rosary, for 38 years. This year a multilingual rosary was prayed outdoors, followed by Mass in the church, both offered for priests in this Year for Priests. (Photos by Michael Alexander)

Lay women and women religious join hundreds of others as they watch the procession of clergy approach the plaza at Our Lady of Vietnam Church, Riverdale, for the 2009 Rosary Rally.

Standing at the base of the shrine of Our Lady of LaVang, Archbishop-emeritus John F. Donoghue, fifth from right, leads the first glorious mystery of the rosary, the Resurrection.

Legionaries of Christ Brother Peter Huynh of Thornwood, N.Y., left, stands with Father Peter Duc Vu, parochial vicar at Our Lady of Vietnam Church, Riverdale, as Brother Huynh leads the fourth glorious mystery of the rosary, the Assumption, in Spanish.