Saturday, 10 October 2026 marked one more day in SANOL’s prayer crusade to effect a spiritual “turn around” in our country. For the past eleven years South Africa Needs Our Lady has promoted a public Rosary campaign with the intention of changing “hearts, minds and souls” and begging God to pour down graces upon our families, communities and the nation.

Thanks to the valiant dedication and sacrifice of volunteer “Rally Captains,” some 1260 different locations across the country resonated with fervent supplication to Our Lady through the Holy Rosary, beseeching her maternal and merciful intercession in the countless problems confronting our country and its people.

In many instances, the clergy, acting either as captains or in vital support roles, gave invaluable support to this initiative.

I believe our tally this year was a record, but what we would really like to achieve for 2027 is at least 2000 rallies across the country!

PLEASE register already now your intention to participate as a Rally Captain for 16 October 2027, so that we may get the ball rolling early! Simply follow this link…  

A huge thank-you to all those who rose to this challenge! There are special graces for those who promote the Rosary. Many challenges present themselves on these occasions when, for example, a funeral somewhere absorbs the normal prayer warriors, or bad weather interferes with the program, etc. But the main object is to pray, offering up all the disappointments of the moment and asking Our Lady to take all our sacrifices and prayers with all their failings, weaknesses and shortcomings, and turn them into channels of grace for the coming of her Reign!

As Sister Lucia said at the promptings of Our Lady, there is absolutely nothing that cannot be solved with the Rosary. It is impossible to over-emphasise this. The Rosary is a miracle prayer, through which God seeks to bring about the Triumph of the Immaculate Heart. Let us redouble our efforts in promoting this devotion, especially towards a huge 2027 turnout!