Saturday, October 3, 2015

Month of the Rosary

The children cleaning the Church in
honor of the Month of the Rosary
May I share with you some good news.  In August a third Children's Rosary began in Pakstian at St. Peter Church in Musa Dughal.  This is a small poor Muslim town with some Christian families.  The organization of Churches in these rural areas is that Parishes have many smaller Churches that exist under the care of a Pastor in a larger more central Church.  Each smaller Church is visited by the priest as time allows.  In this case St. Peter's Church, it was often visited yearly around Chritmas time.  The Church had fallen under some disrepair and did not have a crucifix.  


Cleaning the Church
Babu Chand, father of 5 and the group leader for our other two Children's Rosary groups in Pakistan, introduced the Children's Rosary to this Church with the permission of the Pastor.  The children wanted to begin a group and the first meeting was held on August 9th 2015.  As the Church needed a great deal of work, the children set to helping to clean and paint the Church.  Flowers were brought in and the group leader even had a wooden cross made for the Church so as he said, "it would be more beautiful".  In many ways it felt like St. Francis at work in this Church.  The group at St. Peter's Church began small but more and more children wanted to be a part of it and now 36 children participate.


Two children who are part
of the Children's Rosary at
St. Peter's Church
The children were still on summer break when the Children's Rosary began in their Church.  Thus they were able to meet daily each afternoon at 2PM.  The group leader Babu Chand would travel by bike to the town each day.  As school has now started the group now often meets weekly or more frequently as time allows.  The group leader shared with me this week that, 
"As the month of October is declared the month of the Rosary, before starting this holy month we cleaned the church and then started the Rosary".  He sent along the pictures of the children sweeping and tidying everything up in the church in honor of this Holy Month of the Rosary.  Such a beautiful sweet gift that shows the respect and love the children have formed for the Rosary and their dear heavenly Mother and Father.  They take care of the Church as they see it as God's home which should be lovingly cared for and honored. The children also enjoy taking their rosaries in hand and going to visit poor families or those that are sick and praying with them.  The village people find great joy in these visits from the children and the Rosaries they give them to use in their families.

Good news came this week for the children.  The group leader shared that a special invitation has been extended to the children who are part of the Children's Rosary.  They have been asked to lead a Children's Rosary at 11AM local time on October 5th at a large regional event.  People will be attending from throughout the Province.  Children from the three Children's Rosary groups will be attending.  The children hope to share the Children's Rosary with more children from more distant towns and villages at this event.

In addition to the Children's Rosary groups in Pakistan we have many Children's Rosary groups meeting this month around the world.  A schedule of some of the groups meeting over the next several days is included below.  Please consider joining the children in prayer.  The children always pray for those unifying prayers with them.


Friday October 2nd (First Friday)
Children's Rosary at St. Joseph Church in Butanpura Pakistan 6AM local time

Children's Rosary at St. Mary's School in Orange TX 7:05 AM CT
Children's Rosary at St. Mary's School in Pontiac, IL 9AM CT

Children's Rosary at St. Mary's Church in Pine Bluff Wisconsin10 AM CT
Children's Rosary at St. Augustine Church in Iba Estate Lagos, Nigeria 1PM ET

Children's Rosary at St. Peter Church in Musa Dughal Pakistan 2PM local timeChildren's Rosary at St. Joseph Parish in Adrain, Michigan 5PM
Children's Rosary at St. Joseph Church in Butanpura Pakistan 9PM local 
Children's Rosary at St. Joseph Church in Ashraf Town Pakistan 6PM local time

Children's Rosary at St. Luke's Parish in Ogallala, Nebraska
Saturday October 3rd (First Saturday)
Children's Rosary in Cebu Philippines meets each Saturday.

Children's Rosary at St. Joseph Church in Butanpura Pakistan 6AM local time
Children's Rosary at St. Mary's Church in Corvallis, Oregon 9AM PT
Children's Rosary at St. Agnes Church in Naples FL 9:30 AM ET
Children's Rosary at Our Lady of Sorrows Parish in Sharon, MA 9:30 AM ET
Children's Rosary at Our Lady of LaSalette Parish in Sulphur, Louisiana 9:30 AM CT
Children's Rosary at S. Michael the Archangel Parish held in the Kibera Slum in Langatta Nairobi, Kenya to meet at 10 AM local time
Children's Rosary at St. Peter the Apostle Church in Rushden, Northants England 10 AM ET
Children's Rosary at Holy Family Parish in Syracuse, NY to meet at 10 AM ET at the Daughters of St. Mary Chapel
Children's Rosary at St. Bridget Church in Cheshire, CT 12:30 PM ET

Children's Rosary at St. Peter Church in Musa Dughal, Pakistan 2PM local time
Children's Rosary at Sacred Heart Church in Middleboro, MA 2PM ET
Children's Rosary at the Daughter's of Charity Convent Bridgeport CT 2PM ETChildren's Rosary at St. Gregory the Great Parish in Bristol, CT 2:15 PM ET 
Children's Rosary at Our Lady of Fatima Church in Tacloban City Philippines 3PM local timeChildren's Rosary at St. Thomas Becket Church in Cheshire, CT 3PM ET
Children's Rosary at the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Waterbury, CT 3:30 PM ET

Children's Rosary at St. Peter's Church in Higganum, CT 4PM ET 
Children's Rosary at the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception Natchitoches, Louisiana 4:30 ET 
Children's Rosary at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish Shrub Oak NY 4:45 PM ET
Children's Rosary at our Lady of Fatima Parish in Hartford, CT 5PM ET
Children's Rosary at St. Edward the Confessor Church in Richmond, Virginia 4PM

Children's Rosary at Mary Queen of the Universe Parish Comstock, TX 5:15 CT
Children's Rosary at St. Joseph Church in Ashraf town Pakistan meets 6PM local time

Children's Rosary at Immaculate Conception Church in North Delta, British Columbia 4PM PSTSunday October 4th
Children's Rosary at St. Joseph Church in Butanpura Pakistan 6 AM local time

Children's Rosary at Our Lady and St. Patrick Church in Nottingham, England 9AM local time
Children's Rosary at Bl. Mother Teresa of Calcutta Parish in Nairobi, Kenya 6AM ET

Children's Rosary at St Thomas Church in Thomaston, CT 11 AM ET
Children's Rosary at Holy Trinity Church in Harlan, Kentucky 11:30 AM
Children's Rosary at St. Augustine Church in Iba Estate Lagos, Nigeria 1PM ET
Children's Rosary at St. Bernard Church in Mount Lebanon, PA at 2PM ET

Children's Rosary at St. Peter's Church in Musa Dughal Pakistan 2PM local time
Children's Rosary at the Daughter's of Charity Convent in Bridgeport CT 2PM ET
Children's Rosary at St. Joachim Parish in Madera California 5:30 PM ET
Children's Rosary at Assumption Church in Umoja, Kenya 2PM local time

Children's Rosary at St. Joseph Church in Ashraf Town Pakistan 6PM local time
Monday October 5th
Children's Rosary at St. Joseph Church in Butanpura Pakistan 6AM local time

Children's Rosary at St. Joesph Church in Wakefield MA 9:30 AM ET
Children's Rosary at Our Lady of Grace Home for Children in Meru, Kenya at 10 AM ET

Children's Rosary Pakistan 11AM local time (Meeting of regional groups)
Children's Rosary at Holy Trinity Academy in Shenandoah, PA 12:20 PM ET
Children's Rosary at St. Augustine Church in Iba Estate Lagos, Nigeria 1PM ET


Children's Rosary at Ave Maria Quasi-Parish in Ave Maria Florida 4PM ET
Children's Rosary at Holy Family Church in Gladstone Michigan 4:30 PM ET
Children's Rosary at St. John the Evangelist Church in Mahopac New York 4:30 PM ET
Children's Rosary at Rose of Mystica House in Edmeston, NY 4:40 PM ET

Children's Rosary at Our Lady of Victory Crestview, Floriday 6PM CT

Children's Rosary at St. Joseph Church in Ashraf town in Pakistan 6PM local time

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