my name is chris lieford i'm talking to pastor chris ilow and founder of the oratory here in san francisco. we'll be right back. . >>> hello, my name is chris lieford, i'm from the archdiocese in the communications office. we're talking about the power of the rosary. the rally just happened in the un plaza and my guest today is father joseph ilow, the emcee of the rosary rally. as we look back, what are the hope, looking at the rosary rally, the idea of praying the rosary in general, the need for prayer in general and the world. what are the hopes you have for the enkourmgment for individuals -- encouragement for individuals and familys to pray the rosary. >> the fruits certainty must be the strengthening of the family. the rosary is essentially family prayer. i'll tell you a story of a single mother and three children were having a crisis. she tells me at 3:00 at night. she said come over and solve this problem. pray the rosary and call me in the morning. and so she got the kids together, the older son had a knife, he was threatening some of the other kids, she said we're praying the rosa