Friday, February 5, 2016

"Many Things Can Wait but Children Cannot, for Them We Cannot Answer Tomorrow; Their Name is Today"

The son of one of our Children's
Rosary group leaders
Ambassador Liberata Mulamula of Tanzania recently spoke these words when speaking of the children of Tanzania during a visit to the United States.  She was quoting author Gabriella Mistral.  

"Many things can wait but children cannot, for them we cannot answer tomorrow; their name is Today!"

Indeed time goes by very quickly.  One cannot stop the clock.  Looking at my own children I see them growing up so quickly.  They have a short time to be children.  Such is a precious time.  To delay sharing the faith with them is to lose that moment.  

Today a storm hit our town somewhat unexpectedly.  Yesterday, it was 50 degrees and we were enjoying the unseasonable warmth.  Today everything is covered in a blanket of snow.  Our Blessed Mother who stands at the door of the Church was covered in snow this morning.  The wind driving the snow hard against her.  

We cannot know how quickly things will change.  A warm day can on a dime change into a treacherous winter storm as we saw in the last 24 hours.  Do not delay ones good intentions.  Let us not think of tomorrow but rather think of the names of our children as Today.  Parents, grandparents look at your children and see this as a wonderful opportunity to share your faith.  Let this be a legacy you pass on.  A beautiful way to do this is to begin or join a Children's Rosary prayer group.  By making this time to spend with them and coming before Our Blessed Mother, we by our very presence show how important prayer is in our lives.  Our children need food and clothing...yes but they also need to know God.  As the Scriptures tells us: "Do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on....Seek first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you." (Matthew 6:25, 33) As parents and grandparents, we hope our children will be provided for when we are no longer there to watch out for them.  Put them in the hands of Our Lord and His mother and we have only to trust completely.
Friday February 5th (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 in Shendam Diocese, Plateau State Nigeria 6PM local timeChildren'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 February 6 (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 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 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 February 7th
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 February 8th
Children's Rosary at St. Joseph Church in Butanpura Pakistan 6AM local time

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 10 AM 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 Lagos, Nigeria 1PM 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 St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Mother in Avondale, PA 6PM ET


Tuesday February 9th
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
Wednesday February 10th
Children's Rosary at St. Joseph Church in Butanpura Pakistan 6AM local time

Children's Rosary at St. Keirans School in 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 St. Paul's Church in Fenton Missouri 7PM
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