Feast of the Holy Family December 31st 2017

During the Octave of Christmas the Feast days come one after the other. However, the Feast of the Holy Family is something that deserves particular attention.  At least a year after the Children's Rosary formed, I became aware that the chapel where the first meeting of the Children's Rosary was held is named after the Holy Family. In our parish we rarely call it by its formal name the Holy Family Chapel but rather call it simply our chapel and so its true name was not known to me for some time.  In reflection, it seemed a perfect home for the Children's Rosary.  For children are the heart of the family and families are the lungs of the Church.  If our families are strong then our church will be strong.  And so I could see the wisdom of Our Lord in bringing the children to prayer in a space dedicated to the Holy Family. Through these little innocent prayers the coals in our families of love and peace would be stoked and a renewed commitment to family prayer would begin.

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An Investment in Our Future

This recent sunset brought to mind how fast time is passing. The year 2017 is almost gone. My husband and I find ourselves talking more and more about time. Seeing our children growing puts this into focus. The year 2017 was a good one for the Children's Rosary. It saw many firsts including new groups in a variety of different countries and regions within the United States. Each new group is a precious gift and we celebrate each one. There were also many calls and letters that came asking for information and materials. One could get overwhelmed but we have always taken the approach of focusing on one person at a time. We also take that approach to funding these efforts. We do not know how we can do all that stands before us with very little funds but we take one day at a time. We try to meet each need as it comes. We also try to respond to the things we feel Our Lord and Our Lady are calling us to do. 

Did you know.... 
*Since October 7th 2016 until today we have had 2 Masses said daily for the Holy Souls in Purgatory.
* Over 10,000 Children's Rosary books were given away this year.
* Rosaries and Children's Rosary materials were sent out throughout the United States and to the following countries this past year to help people begin new Children's Rosary groups: Kenya, Uganda, Vietnam, Philippines, Mexico, Nicaragua, South Africa, Panama, Argentina, Venezuela, Spain, Scotland, Australia, Tanzania, Italy, Brazil, Costa Rica, Colombia and Russia.
* Packages that are sent out are packed and carried to the post office on foot by children.

I marvel at all that Our Lady and Our Lord do through the children and the kind people that are brought to the Children's Rosary. All are a gift from God. 

I hope as this year comes to a close you will remember the Children's Rosary if you are thinking to share a gift. The Children's Rosary is a 501c3 not for profit organization and all donations are tax deductible in the United States.

The Children's Rosary seeks to bring more children to prayer though prayer groups that meet in parishes, schools, and orphanages around the world. It is in these little groups that the prayer lives of children are supported and nurtured. The stock market speaks often about the futures market. I think of the little children ... the future of our Church. What does an investment in their spiritual development yield? Think of the young ones that are helped through the Children's Rosary who might never have come together and prayed with other children. Think of the little ones that might never have taken up a Rosary and come to know the deep love of their Blessed Mother. Indeed this is an investment. It is an investment in our future.

Please do not worry if you are seeing this after the New Year.  A donation in the New Year is a blessed way to enter 2018. We hope to start the New Year able to move with the Holy Spirit and not be held back by a lack of funds. We thank you in advance for your kindness to the children. May God Bless you and your family. Amen.

To Make a Donation Electronically Click HERE.
Donations can also be mailed.
Please make checks out to Children's Rosary Inc.
Address:
Children's Rosary
PO Box 271743
West Hartford CT 06127 USA

Little Acts of Kindness: Sharing Spiritual Gifts

Dear Friends, 

This week the Children's Rosary received a Spiritual Bouquet from one of our Children's Rosary members in Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania USA.  The message in the card reads:

My spiritual gift to you this Christmas is a remembrance in 900 special Masses to be offered in honor of the Infant Jesus during this Christmas season. the Masses will begin on Christmas Eve.

This enrollment was made through the Capuchin Missions.  It is also very special that the gift of this Spiritual Bouquet also is able to assist in the support of missionary priests bringing the Good News to different corners of the globe.

Many thanks for this most precious gift.

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Little Acts of Kindness: Feeding those Suffering from Storm Devastation in the Philippines

Recently the Philippines suffered significant devastation due to a powerful storm before Christmas. 

Flooding and destruction of homes took place. Members of the Children's Rosary in Aklan, Philippines went into areas hard hit and brought food. 

It is beautiful to see children helping children. We thank the children who are part of the Children's Rosary at St. Joseph the Worker Parish for their witness of faith and charity in the days leading up to Christmas.

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Little Acts of Kindness: Remembering the Sick at Christmas

Members of the Children's Rosary in Vietnam shared how they helped to bring some Christmas joy to those in a hospital leading us to Christmas. We received this note:

"Our team packed the candies and brought them to the patients at T. T. Hospital. All patients are happy to receive this gift, which is the joy that Jesus wants to give them. We show them that God does not abandon them. We sacrificed to save money to buy candy for them. All laughed a lot. I want to share with you as a sweet fruit in this Christmas."

In the coming days, we would like to share some of the stories that have been coming in from different Children's Rosary groups. Providing glimpses into the ways that they are sharing little acts of kindness toward others.

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Celebrating Christ's Birth

At the beginning of Advent the children made a sign that said Patiently Waiting.  We invited members of the Children's Rosary and all those who heard about this effort to also put a sign in their window with the phrase Patiently Waiting.  It was a gentle way of witnessing where our hearts were during the journey toward Christmas.  The sign has come down and a new one has gone up. It reads Christ is Born. We invite others to put signs in your windows as well. 

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Bendiciones de Navidad Para Ud. y Su Familia

Un agradecimiento especial a todos los miembros del Rosario de Niños y a todos los que ayudan al Rosario de Niños. Tenemos algunos regalos para compartir con ustedes.

Se celebrará una misa el 25 de diciembre de 2017 para todos los miembros del Rosario de Niños y para los que ayudan al Rosario de Niños.

También tenemos una novena de Navidad en progreso, que concluirá el 24 de diciembre con la siguiente intención:

"Que se hagan realidad los planes de Nuestra Señora para cada uno de nosotros, nuestras familias y el Rosario de Niños. DFe una manera especial, también pedimos que Jesús nazca en nuestros corazones esta Navidad. Que Nuestro Señor nos conceda en este Navidad alegría y paz para todas las familias del Rosario de Niños y todos aquellos que han sido tan generosos con el Rosario de Niños este año".

Nuestro grupo Rosario de Niños en Aklan, Filipinas, (foto arriba) también nos compartió, con nosotros que tuvieron una Misa celebrada el 21 de diciembre por el Rosario de Niños.

Christmas Blessings to You and Your Family

A special thank you to all the members of the Children's Rosary and all who help the Children's Rosary. We have some gifts to share with you.

A Mass will be celebrated on December 25th 2017 for all the members of the Children's Rosary and all who help the Children's Rosary.

We also have a Christmas Novena in progress that will conclude on December 24th for the following intention:

May Our Lady's plans for each of us, our families, and the Children's Rosary be realized. In a special way we also ask that Jesus be born in our hearts this Christmas. May Our Lord grant Christmas joy and peace for all the families of the Children's Rosary and all those who have been so generous to the Children's Rosary this year. 

Our Children's Rosary group in Aklan, Philippines (pictured below) also shared that they had a Mass celebrated on December 21st for the Children's Rosary.

A Coating of Ice

Yesterday we woke to a beautiful scene. Everything was coated with a layer of ice. As we ready our hearts for the birth of Jesus we see Nature showing us great beauty. All three of my children took pictures of the trees encased with ice. Our trip to Confession and Mass last night allowed us to see even more of what Our Lord had created with the layer of ice. It seemed as we looked at the glistening trees that everything was like crystal. All had been made clean and new. 

As the sun set the light played on the ice and created wonderful effects. As I sat in Church, I marveled at God's creation and the beauty that He shares with us. May we give thanks to God for the graces He is giving us and keep our hearts close to prayer in this special time.

We hope to see your twinkling light these days on our View from Heaven map. Let our light create beauty as a gift to the Baby Jesus.

Patiently Waiting in Vietnam 2017

More pictures coming in of Patiently Waiting Signs. This one in Vietnam.

Patiently Waiting in the Philippines

Today we received this picture from one of our Children's Rosary members in the Philippines. Earlier today we posted others from Rome and New Jersey with their Patiently Waiting signs.These pictures coming from different countries, show how our hearts are united. We are excited to see many people participating in our Patiently Waiting Campaign this year.

Be patient, brothers and sisters, until the coming of the Lord. (James 5:7)

Patiently Waiting in Rome!

As Christmas draws near anticipation grows. We have been receiving more pictures of Patiently Waiting signs as part of our Patiently Waiting Children's Rosary Campaign. One of the latest is from Rome. Fr. Paul sent his Patiently Waiting picture and also sends his blessings to the Members of the Children's Rosary. Fr. Paul helped to initiate a Children's Rosary in his parish in Nigeria before being sent to Rome for further studies.

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Patiently Waiting in New Jersey USA!

The children from St. Rose of Lima School/Parish sent this picture above. Each child made a Patiently Waiting sign to hang in their windows. These children have also regularly sent handmade Rosaries to the Children's Rosary. We thank them for their kindness in helping other children around the world have their own rosary. 

We also thank them for the signs they made that show where their hearts can be found as we approach Christmas. They join children and adults around the world who are participating in the Children's Rosary Patiently Waiting campaign. It is not too late to send your Patiently Waiting pictures. These can be sent to blythe.kaufman@gmail.com

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Capturing the Beauty of a Moment

Some of the young people in Vietnam who are part of the Children's Rosary created a little space to honor Our Lord and Our Lady. Within this space they created a manger seen. Much effort was taken to make sure everything was special. In taking pictures of the scene, a picture was taken from above where a statue of Our Lady was carefully placed. The twinkling lights can be seen as a glow beneath Her. There is something very beautiful about the image. We thank Tran for sending it to us. Indeed, we celebrate the beauty of this season and also the beauty that those who are part of the Children's Rosary witness as they capture special moments. 

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Join Us in Remembering Fr. Andrew Apostoli on Wednesday December 20th from 10-11AM EST

Fr. Andrew Apostoli CFR died on December 13th. His funeral will be held on Wednesday December 20th at 10 AM EST at Saint Casimir Catholic Church in Yonkers, New York. As many of us may wish to go to his funeral, many may not be able to attend. I would like to extend a humbly invitation to unify prayers on Wednesday between 10AM and 11AM EST(10 CST) and add your light to our View from Heaven map. Please visit www.childrensrosary.org and click "join in prayer". Your light will twinkle on the map for 30 minutes. If you would like to add your light for an additional 30 minutes then click the button again to continue to unify prayers. You will also be able to see the lights of others unifying prayers from around the world. In this way, despite the fact that many live at a great distance from New York, we can all join together to remember Fr. Apostoli. He was a priest who spent his life in service of the Church and promotion of the Rosary and devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Fr. Apostoli also served on our Children's Rosary Advisory Board since 2014. He did a great deal to help spread the Children's Rosary and we are most grateful to him. This is a little glimpse into an interview he did to help spread the Children's Rosary. The Children's Rosary was very small at that point and his support was extremely helpful. 

Hope to see your light tomorrow!

God bless you all.

For those who would like all the details of his funeral arrangement click HERE.

Patiently Waiting in West Hartford, Connecticut USA!

This Advent members of the Children's Rosary have been drawing attention to the meaning of the season by putting signs at their homes reading: Patiently Waiting. This is to show where their hearts can be found as we wait for Christmas. Normally these signs are put in one's window but a recent snowfall brought some creativity. A snowman was made. There was some sacrifice involved with making this snowman. A 13 year old boy gave up two chocolate chip cookies from his lunch to serve as the snowman's eyes. A carrot for a nose and a line of cherry tomatoes were used for the mouth.The snowman was donned with a hat made out of a bucket and a rosary hung from his arm. The sign Patiently Waiting perched on top of his thin arms. This masterpiece would not stand long as some friends we have told you about in the past made an appearance...and they were hungry. As we finished our lunch, sans cookies for Konstantin, the discovery was made that a set of squirrels had not only made off with the cookies and tomatoes but also toppled the snowman. The adversity seemed to stoke the resolution of the 13 year old artist, for he set to work immediately on making a bigger snowman without any edible parts. The result is shown below.

Please consider joining the children in their Patiently Waiting Campaign by putting a sign in your window that reads: Patiently Waiting. Email us a picture at blythe.kaufman@gmail.com and we will try to feature these here. Thank you!

Join Us for the Christmas/Infant of Prague Novena (December 16-December 24)

Christmas Novena
Prayer to the Miraculous Infant of Prague

In anticipation of Christmas December 25th consider saying this 9 day Novena from December 16th-December 24th.  

O Divine Infant Jesus, Who said: "Ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find, knock and it shall be opened to you." Through the intercession of Mary, Your Most Holy Mother, I knock, I seek, I ask that my prayer be granted.

(Make your request.)

O Divine Infant Jesus, Who said: "Unless you become like little children, you will not enter the Kingdom of Heaven." Grant me the simplicity and wonder, the tenderness and gentleness of a child. Fill me with innocence, hope and love. Grant me the grace that I need.

(Make your request.)

O Divine Infant Jesus, help me know how close You are to me and how powerful is Your embrace. Help me to trust that You hold the whole world in Your hand. I place my every need and care in Your hands. I ask that you fulfill my request according to Your holy will.

(Make your request.)

Miraculous Infant of Prague, have mercy on us.

We humbly ask that you join us in praying this novena and include as one of your intentions: May Our Lady's plans for each of us, our families, and the Children's Rosary be realized. In a special way we also ask that Jesus be born in our hearts this Christmas. May Our Lord grant Christmas joy and peace for all the families of the Children's Rosary and all those who have been so generous to the Children's Rosary this year. 

A special gift to all the members of the Children's Rosary: a Mass will be celebrated for all the members of the Children's Rosary and all who help the Children's Rosary on December 25th through the Capuchin Missions.

Patiently Waiting Campaign 2017

We would like to humbly invite you to join the Children's Rosary by putting a sign in your window as a beautiful reminder of where our hearts can be found as we prepare ourselves for the coming of Christ. After you put a sign in your window take a picture of it and post it on social media or your Facebook page.  Challenge a friend to do the same. Email us a picture of the sign in your window and we will feature them.

Several years ago, I was walking past a home and such a sign was in the window.  It caught my attention.  Each time I walked past it each day I looked at it and was grateful for it. To see the sign made me happy inside. I wondered who put such a sign in their window.  Later I would find out it was a wonderfully holy priest.  After his passing many shared how special this little sign was to them. It was so simple but it sent a ripple out into the community, a joyful one that is still moving in my heart years later even after the soul who placed it in his window has passed on.  What if each of us put a sign in our windows?  Speckles of love sprinkled all over the world.

This is the fourth year members of the Children's Rosary have placed signs in our windows and invited others to do the same. We hope many will join us this year and make it a yearly tradition.  On Christmas day the signs come down and are replaced with ones that say: Christ is Born. We have had people ask us what we are waiting for in the past. What a wonderful question to be asked? It may seem so obvious to us but to many they simply do not know what Christmas is about anymore...especially children. How sad if they never hear why we have Christmas and only think it is about Santa Claus.  We invite you to send in pictures including the city and country where they are taken to blythe.kaufman@gmail.com. We will try to feature them here leading up to Christmas.

The top picture is from our home this year. We are including several pictures from previous years in this post. The picture with the star is from Pakistan. Last year many many pictures were sent from Pakistan. The picture with the palm leaves is from Vietnam. One of our Children's Rosary groups in Ecuador also made a sign saying Esperando Pacientemente (Patiently Waiting). 

We can't wait to see new pictures from 2017! Please send in your pictures. This is just another way we can feel connected as we wait for the birth of Jesus. 

*Send pictures to blythe.kaufman@gmail.com

When Loved Ones Can't Be Home

This week my husband had some work training in Wurzburg, Germany.  This is far from our home in Connecticut, USA. We missed him at home. He sent beautiful pictures he took from the outdoor Christmas fairs and booths that are present in Wurzburg. But still we missed him. An idea came..maybe he could pray and hit "join in prayer" on our Children's Rosary website (www.childrensrosary.org). The kids came to see their father's light flashing in Germany. My youngest son had his hands shaking as he does when he is excited. We were all excited. 

Asher asked if he could take a picture of the screen showing the lights (see above). We clicked "join in prayer" and added our gold light to the View from Heaven map. He could see us, too.  Today we were able to pray and unify in prayer and we both hit the "join in prayer" button.

I began to think of the many people who cannot be with children, spouses or family especially during the holidays. Maybe there are children who would want to unify prayers with a father or mother far away for what ever reason. So we humbly invite people to come and unify prayers. We ask that you unify prayers with any of the members of the Children's Rosary that are praying and hit our "join in prayer" button on our website and add your gold twinkling light.

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First Children's Rosary in Italy to Meet on the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe!

 

We have exciting news to share. The first Children's Rosary in Italy will hold their first meeting on December 12th: the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. This is a Spanish speaking Children's Rosary in Milan, Italy. The group is in the Parish of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary (Parrochia of Visitazione di Maria Vergine) in the City of Pero Milan which is part of the John Paul II Pastoral Community. The group leader explained that her parish is linked with the parish San Filippo e Giacomo and take the name of Comunità Giovanni Paolo II Pastorale (Pastoral Community translated John Paul II). 

There will also be a new Children's Rosary group meeting for the first time in Canada on the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The new group is located in the Parish of St John the Evangelist in the town of Morden located in the Province of Manitoba in Canada. They will hold their first meeting at 6:30 PM local time during Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. They plan to meet monthly on the second Tuesday of every month.

We welcome the new Children's Rosary groups and ask for the special blessing of Our Lady of Guadalupe on all the members of the Children's Rosary.

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A Child's Nativity Made of Snow

Yesterday we had a beautiful blanket of snow cover our region. This morning as we walked home from Church our oldest son had an idea. This was taken from a post done earlier today:
The priest in his homily spoke of seeing a cave in Bethlehem on a recent trip to Israel. One similar possibly to the one Our Lord was born in. He gave us a vivid mental picture of this cave. Well Kostin was thinking about the cave and proclaimed during the walk that he was going to make a cave out of snow and the people inside out of snow, too. Not sure how that will work but stay tuned for pictures. 
Well here is the update:
The picture above was the finished product. We also include a picture at the bottom of the artist. We share these little experiences to celebrate the faith and creativity of children and also give glory to God. 

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Beauty, Beauty Everywhere!

These are some images from our walk to Mass and the Children's Rosary at St. Thomas the Apostle Parish this morning in Connecticut USA. Snow fell yesterday and left a clean white cover over everything. 

We were out the door early and saw the sun rise as we walked. It was breathtaking. We were hurrying along as the snow makes things a bit slippery and we did not want to be late. 
But we had more time to take a few more pictures on the way home. This star caught my attention but Alina liked the Christmas tree with dollops of snow on each branch.

There is nothing like a fresh snowfall. Yesterday, I was speaking with a friend who was able to see snow falling for the first time. She is from Colombia. She was speaking to me in Spanish as she entered our back door... her face beaming. I could not understand everything she said but she used words that seemed to reference the Divine. Indeed, to see the beauty around us is to see the hand of God in our lives. 
This beauty was Divinely made for us and so there is much to take joy in. Gratitude wells in my heart after a morning with the children at the Children's Rosary, Mass and the beauty of the snow. 

Yesterday, I tried in my poor Spanish to share with our friend that even after seeing snow many times it stills brings a feeling of wonder and amazement. There is also something else that snow does...it slows everyone down and brings family home together. It also brings fun for the kids. Kostin just headed outside. He shared an idea he had on our walk back from the Church. The priest in his homily spoke of seeing a cave in Bethlehem on a recent trip to Israel. One similar possibly to the one Our Lord was born in. He gave us a vivid mental picture of this cave. Well Kostin was thinking about the cave and proclaimed during the walk that he was going to make a cave out of snow and the people inside out of snow, too. Not sure how that will work but stay tuned for pictures. 

This last picture at the bottom was the view from our back door as we set out this morning...sun just peeking on the horizon and the sky with hints of blue and purple. Yes there is beauty, beauty everywhere!

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