Saturday, February 27, 2016

Doing Everything With Care

This week we received this picture from our Children's Rosary group at St. James Church in Madison, Georgia USA.  The picture was taken in October at their monthly Children's Rosary group meeting.  I found myself looking at all the care that was taken for this special time of prayer.  Fresh flowers have been placed beside Our Lady.  Rose petals lay beneath her feet. An empty vase stands were presumably roses will be placed one by one at the end of each decade by a child.  Statues of the three children of Fatima have been placed before Our Lady during this October meeting.  Indeed a great amount of effort and love were clearly put into arranging each thing as the children came together for their monthly meeting of the Rosary.  

One can imagine how such efforts are received by Our Lord and Our Lady.  One only has to think of the last time someone did something truly thoughtful for you.  As one realizes that special effort has been made and care taken the gift seems so much more precious and the kindness keeps coming back to warm one's heart.  So too we can imagine such tenderness is received by Our Lord.  Each flower arranged just for Him and in a special way in honor of his dear Mother.  There are others too who benefit from this extra effort.  For the children see such attention to detail given to setting up for the Children's Rosary.  How does this penetrate into their little hearts?  Will they remember years later the reverence and care to which they were brought together in prayer?  Will they remember how they were called to kneel as other children have knelt for so many years before them?  Might they remember their Heavenly Mother when times get difficult and remember how to bring all that worries them to her and her Son?  

Yes all these extra efforts bear fruits. 

May I humbly thank all the Children's Rosary group leaders who make the extra effort each time they come together.

Over the next few days we have many Children's Rosary groups meeting.  Please consider joining the children in prayer.  They always pray for those unifying prayers with them.
Sunday February 28th
Children's Rosary at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Luanda, Angola

Children's Rosary at St. Joseph Church in Butanpura Pakistan 6AM local time
Children's Rosary at Our Lady and St. Patrick Parish 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 Assumption Church in Umoja, Kenya 7AM ET

Children's Rosary at St. Mary's Church in Pontiac IL 9AM CTChildren's Rosary at St. John the Evangelist Uncasville CT 10:15 ET
Children's Rosary at St. James Church Madison, Georgia 10:30 EST

Children's Rosary at St. Thomas Church in Thomaston CT 11AM ET
Children's Rosary at St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Derby, CT 11 AM ET
Children's Rosary at St. Matthew Church in Forestville, CT 12:30 EST

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 time

Children's Rosary at the Daughters of Charity Convent in Bridgeport CT 2:30 PM EST

Children's Rosary of St. Thomas the Apostle Syro-Malabar Mission Hartford 4PM EST (held at St. Helena Church in West Hartford CT USA)
Children's Rosary at St. Joseph Church in Ashraf Town Pakistan 6PM local time
Monday February 29th
Children's Rosary at St. Joseph Church in Wakefield, MA 9:30 AM ET

Children's Rosary at Our Lady of Grace Home for Children in Meru, Kenya 10AM ET
Children's Rosary at Holy Trinity Academy in Shenandoah, PA 12:20 PM ET
Children's Rosary at St. Augustine Church in Iba Estate Lago Nigeria 1PM ET
Children's Rosary at St. Peter Church in Musa Dughal Pakistan 2PM local time
Children's Rosary at Holy Family Church in Gladstone Michigan 4:30PM  ET
Children's Rosary at St. John the Evangelist Church in Mahopac, New York 4:30 PM 

Children's Rosary at St. John De Cross Pstoral Area Shimankar Nigeria 6PM local time
Children's Rosary at St. Joseph Church in Ashraf Town Pakistan 6PM local time
Tuesday March 1st
Children's Rosary at St. Joseph Church in Butanpura Pakistan 6AM local time


Children's Rosary at Sacred Heart School Queensland, Australia 8AM local time.
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 time
Children's Rosary at Holy Redeemer Parish in Menominee Michigan 6PM ET
Children's Rosary at St. Joseph Church in Ashraf town Pakistan 6PM local time 

Children's Rosary at St. Elizabeth of Hungary Parish in North Adams MA 6PM ET
Children's Rosary at St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross in Lawrenceburg, Indiana 6:30 PM
Wednesday March 2nd
Children's Rosary at St. Joseph Church in Butanpura Pakistan 6AM local time
Children's Rosary at St. Kierans School Queensland, Australia 8AM local time
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 time
Children's Rosary at St. Gregory the Great School in Bluffton, South Carolina 3PM ET
Children's Rosary at St. Joseph Church in Ashraf town Pakistan 6PM local time.
Children's Rosary at Our Lady of Victory Parish in Crestview. FL at 6:30 PM ET in front of the Blessed Sacrament.
Children's Rosary in Quito, Ecuador to meet at 7:30PM local time.
Thursday March 3rd
Children's Rosary at St. Joseph Church in Butanpura, Pakistan 6AM local time
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 time
Children's Rosary at St. Martin Parish in Kingsville, TX 6:30 PM ET
Children's Rosary at St. Joseph Church in Ashraf Town Pakistan 6PM local time
Friday March 4th (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 time
Children's Rosary at Immaculate Conception Church in Fairbanks Alaska 3:30 PM ET 
Children'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. John De Cross Pastoral Area Shimankar Nigeria 6PM local time.Children's Rosary at St. Luke's Parish in Ogallala, Nebraska
Saturday March 5th(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. Francis of Assisi Parish in Harare, Zimbabwe 9AM local timeChildren'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 ET
Children'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 time
Children'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 4:00 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 Immaculate Conception Church in North Delta British Columbia Canada at 4PM PTChildren'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

Sunday March 6th
Children's Rosary at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Luanda Angola

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. Matthew Church in Forestville, CT 12:30 EST
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

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