Welcome message
Benvenuti—welcome to La Chiesa del Santo Rosario, Holy Rosary Parish! Founded in 1909 as a “national parish” to serve the city’s Italian immigrants, “the Italian Parish of Indianapolis” has no designated geographic boundaries.
Our founding pastor, Msgr. Marino Priori, wrote: “Venite, dopo una settimana di cure terrene…rigenerate il vostro spirito alle fonti della grazia.” Msgr. Priori invited all to come to Holy Rosary “after a week of earthly cares to regenerate one’s spirit at the sources of grace.” Today, as then, our Italian Parish serves the needs of people from all over the city and beyond. It is a source of grace through the sacraments for all who come.
If people don’t know where our church is located, they all seem to know the Italian Street Festival. To me, our parish festival is a symbol for all that Holy Rosary is. The street festival is a display of Italian heritage and Faith. Our parishioners cannot be outdone in their generosity and service to the parish. There are people from all over the city and beyond at the festival; there is a warm spirit of community. And the heart of the festival is the religious Marian Procession and Mass. The street festival, like the parish, is rooted in and is an expression of our Catholic Faith.
Providence continues to bless and prosper Holy Rosary. To me and to all of us, that comes as no surprise. Of one thing I am convinced; of one thing I am certain: Providence never fails!
Faithfully and gratefully yours in God’s Providence,
Rev. Msgr. Joseph F. Schaedel, V.G.