Our Lady's Rose Begins to Open

Children's Rosary planting a Rose on the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima

Last Sunday on the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima the children’s rosary planted a rose in honor of Our Lady.  It was also Mother’s Day.  We asked Jesus that as a gift to His mother would He grant us that one thousand families would begin family prayer for every petal that forms on each blossom of the rose.  We also asked Him that the rose bloom continuously.  The rose which was selected was a peace rose as Our Blessed Mother is the Queen of Peace.  Today as the children and I walked to Mass we approached the small rose garden outside the chapel.  Alina my daughter who is eleven took a picture of the rose bush we planted last weekend.  There were three blossoms just beginning to open.  

Peace Rose Planted for Our Lady

This was such wonderful timing as the second grade class at St. Thomas Apostle School will be receiving Read Aloud Bibles tomorrow. This is a special gift in honor of their First Communion.  Each Bible that will be given out has a Saint written on the inside of the cover.  That Saint was asked through an individual 9 day novena to choose a family to lead in their spiritual journey.  As the children’s rosary is dedicating this year to renewal of family prayer it is our hope that these children will begin to read these Bibles with their parents.  We also included in each Bible our children’s rosary novena with a new Saint.  Each child has been asked to pray this nine day novena for another family.  In two weeks Bibles will be given to the 5th graders at St. Thomas as graduation gifts and the prayers the second graders say will help their fellow school mates renew family prayer in their homes.  

Bibles the children's rosary is giving out

Lord you have promised that "if you ask anything of the Father, He will give it to you in My Name". (John 16:23) I know Lord that you are faithful to the words you have spoken to us.  Please Father in the Name of Jesus your Son send the Holy Spirit to blow through the families of the children’s rosary, the families receiving Bibles and the families we will never meet spread across the globe.  May a Spirit of Truth and prayer descend upon them and a overwhelming desire to begin family prayer in their homes. Just as a rose blossom opens may the hearts of our children and parents open to the Love of Our Lord. May we carry light where there is darkness. May renewal of family prayer blanket our tired world.  We thank you and in all things Your Will Be Done. Amen