Football, the armed forces, and… the Rosary? This unlikely trio came together as the Knights of Columbus hosted the second annual “Halftime Rosary” during the Dec. 13 Army-Navy Game.
Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore led the event and was joined by Archbishop Timothy Broglio of the Archdiocese of Military Services and more than 250 Army cadets, Navy midshipmen, and their family members.
“The Knights of Columbus is again honored to join young Catholic men and women to pray the rosary during the Army-Navy football game, which draws us closer to Jesus Christ, our Holy Mother, and our Catholic faith,” said Patrick Kelly, Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus, according to a X post from the organization.
The Army-Navy Game is an annual college football game played between the teams at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, and the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland. This marked the game’s 136th year. The Navy’s team, the Midshipmen, won 17-16. The Knights noted that the Rosary was not officially sanctioned or endorsed by either college or Army-Navy Game officials.
Kelly praised the many men and women who joined for the Rosary.
“These Cadets and Midshipmen are the best and brightest young adults our Nation has to offer,” he said, according to the Knights’ X post. “As a retired naval officer, and as someone who joined our organization as a college Knight, I am proud of their selfless sacrifice to our Nation, and their witness to their Catholic faith.”
Despite the long rivalry between the two teams, the mood at the Rosary event was jovial.
“I just want to express, on behalf of the Knights of Columbus, our tremendous gratitude that you are here,” Kelly said in a video posted by Catholic Review. “In a way, maybe this is like the [World War I] truce at Christmastime in 1914.”
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