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2020
Pray: The Story of Patrick Peyton
Jonathan Cipiti interviews Holy Cross Father David Guffey at the Family Theater Productions offices in Los Angeles in 2018 during the making of the 2020 documentary "Pray: The Story of Patrick Peyton."
By: John Mulderig
Date: October 1, 2020
Movie Ratings: PG
NEW YORK (CNS) — “The family that prays together stays together.” Although he popularized rather than originated that pithy saying, the sentence aptly sums up the message of Holy Cross Father Patrick Peyton (1909-1992), who advocated it both tirelessly and with great success.
The moving documentary “Pray: The Story of Patrick Peyton” (ArtAffects) lucidly chronicles its subject’s life and feels imbued with his warm and fervent spirit.
Father Peyton’s attachment to the rosary began early. Living in impoverished circumstances in Attymass, a small village in Ireland’s County Mayo, his family would gather to recite the devotion daily throughout his childhood.
Following his emigration to the United States, he entered the seminary and, despite the inadequacy of his earlier education, proved an outstanding student. As he progressed toward ordination, he was struck down by a near-fatal case of tuberculosis. Attributing his seemingly miraculous recovery to Mary, Father Peyton was motivated to promote the idea that marital and familial ties can be strengthened through prayer.
A naturally shy man, Father Peyton nonetheless managed to corral the elite of Hollywood to support his cause. Informed that Bing Crosby was the biggest name in Tinseltown, broadcasting neophyte Father Peyton simply cold-called him and invited him to appear on his new radio show. And, remarkably, Der Bingle said yes.
In the decades that followed, the Family Rosary movement that Father Peyton had founded used film, television and even billboards as well as radio to reach the public. Massive rallies also were organized. A contemporary newsreel account of one held in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park describes its audience as the largest crowd ever assembled in the City by the Bay.
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Mulderig is on the staff of Catholic News Service.
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