Thursday, May 31, 2018

Our Lady's Month of May Comes to an End



"Don't be sad because it's over be happy because it happened"  -Dr. Seuss

We have had a beautiful month of May. Tonight in these last few hours of May let us ask for Our Lady's intercession. We thank the children and so many who gave Our Lady flowers and prayers throughout the month. We have been chronicling some of the special moments this month but there are many more to share in the coming days. 

God bless you all.

Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Join us for the Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus which begins May 30th 2018



A week from this Friday is the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.  In preparation please consider joining members of the Children's Rosary by saying a novena in Honor of Jesus' Sacred Heart.  This is also the same Novena St. Padre Pio prayed daily for those who asked for his prayers. We will be starting the novena Wednesday May 30th and will conclude on June 7th

Efficacious Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

I. O my Jesus, you have said: "Truly I say to you, ask and you will receive, seek and you will find, knock and it will be opened to you." Behold I knock, I seek and ask for the grace of......(here name your request) Our Father....Hail Mary....Glory Be to the Father....Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in you.
II. O my Jesus, you have said: "Truly I say to you, if you ask anything of the Father in my name, he will give it to you." Behold, in your name, I ask the Father for the grace of.......(here name your request) Our Father...Hail Mary....Glory Be To the Father....Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in you.
III. O my Jesus, you have said: "Truly I say to you, heaven and earth will pass away but my words will not pass away." Encouraged by your infallible words I now ask for the grace of.....(here name your request) Our Father....Hail Mary....Glory Be to the Father...Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in you.

Sacred Heart of Jesus, for whom it is impossible not to have compassion on the afflicted, have pity on us miserable sinners and grant us the grace which we ask of you, through the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary, your tender Mother and ours.
Say the Hail, Holy Queen* and add: St. Joseph, foster father of Jesus, pray for us. -- St. Margaret Mary Alacoque


*Hail Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, our life, our sweetness and our hope.  To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve: to thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this vale of tears. Turn then, most gracious Advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us, and after this our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus, O Clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary. Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. Amen.

Consider including our Children’s Rosary petition in your novena.  Many thanks.

MAY THE CHILDREN’S ROSARY, THEIR FAMILIES, THOSE ASSOCIATED WITH THE CHILDREN’S ROSARY INCLUDING OUR PRIESTS, OUR BISHOP AND OUR HOLY FATHER THE POPE BE THE EXTENDED HANDS OF OUR BLESSED MOTHER AND HER SON.  MAY WE GATHER A GREAT MANY SOULS ESPECIALLY YOUNG PEOPLE FOR THE LORD.  MAY WE EXPERIENCE RENEWAL OF FAMILY PRAYER AND SPREAD IT ACROSS THE GLOBE. IN A SPECIAL WAY WE ASK THE HOLY SPIRIT TO GUIDE EACH ONE OF US ACCORDING TO THE WILL OF GOD.

Monday, May 28, 2018

Children who met daily in their prayer groups during May in Pakistan were treated to a day of fun!

During the month of May the Children's Rosary groups in Pakistan chose to hold their meetings daily.  We received news this week that every child who recited the Rosary daily was invited to a one day games program. We received some pictures from one of these celebratory events.
There was prayer and also singing and outdoor activities.The children also received a Children's Rosary sticker to wear.






There were races


Tug of war


Soccer


and lots of smiles!

Other Posts You May Enjoy:
How to Start a Children's Rosary
A Visit to Mexico
Don't forget to unify prayers with the children during their meetings. A schedule of meetings is present on our website. By clicking "Join in Prayer" you can add your gold flashing light to our View from Heaven map.
CLICK HERE TO WATCH OUR NEW VIDEO:

For more information about the Children's Rosary visit our website: www.childrensrosary.org
Visite nuestro sitio web en español para obtener más información: www.rosariodeninos.org
Pour plus d'informations sur le Rosaire des Enfants, visitez notre site Web:www.rosairedesenfants.org

Sunday, May 27, 2018

Happy Feast of the Holy Trinity!

Happy Feast of the Holy Trinity! This is a very special Feast for the Children's Rosary. All of our Children's Rosary materials are dedicated to the Holy Trinity, Our Blessed Mother and in thanksgiving for the intercession of the St. John Paul II. Today we ask Our Lady to help us to develop a deeper relationship with each person of the Trinity.

The pictures included in this post are from the Children's Rosary (Rosario de Niños) at the Santuario de la Misericordia Divina in Resistencia Chaco, Argentina. This was from their May 5th 2018 meeting. They will be celebrating their one year anniversary next month. 

The group leader shared this note: 
El mes próximo cumplimos 1 años  de reuniones mensuales sin interrupción, nos reunimos cada primer sábado de mes a las 18:30.  Estamos muy agradecidos a Dios por tener la bendición de que nuestros niños perseveren en asistir a los encuentros. Te mandamos muchas bendiciones y un fuerte abrazo en Maria Santísima y Cristo nuestro Señor.
A Translation of the message is included here:
Next month we meet one year of uninterrupted monthly meetings, we meet every first Saturday of the month at 18:30. We are grateful to God for having blessed our children to persevere in attending meetings. We send many blessings and a big hug in Mary and Christ our Lord. 

We thank this group for sharing this witness of faith. We wish all the members of the Children's Rosary and all who have found their way to this post a blessed Feast of the Holy Trinity! God Bless you. Amen.

Other Posts you May Enjoy:
How to Start a Children's Rosary
Under the Protection of Our Lady
Don't forget to unify prayers with the children during their meetings. A schedule of meetings is present on our website. By clicking "Join in Prayer" you can add your gold flashing light to our View from Heaven map.
CLICK HERE TO WATCH OUR NEW VIDEO:

For more information about the Children's Rosary visit our website: www.childrensrosary.org
Visite nuestro sitio web en español para obtener más información: www.rosariodeninos.org
Pour plus d'informations sur le Rosaire des Enfants, visitez notre site Web:www.rosairedesenfants.org

Friday, May 25, 2018

A Mass will be Offered on May 25th 2018 for all the Members of the Children's Rosary



A Mass will offered today for all the members of the Children's Rosary and all who help the Children's Rosary.  We continue to have a Mass said for the this intention on the 25th of each month. The Eucharist is such a powerful gift from Our Lord that when I wanted to extend thanksgiving to all of you I knew of no better way to express my gratitude.  May Our Lord's love be poured down on all of you through the powerful sacrifice of the Holy Mass. 

The Rosaries and materials above were sent last Saturday to the Philippines. We had received a request from one of the groups that they were hoping to have Children's Rosary materials for their traditional Flores de Mayo (Flowers for May) Celebration May 31st. Although the shipping time was tight we sent the package out right away and hope it will arrive in time.We included Rosaries many of which were handmade and Children's Rosary books. We also included our new Illuminate the World in Prayer cards which invite individuals to unify prayers with the children on our View from Heaven map. 

Other Posts You May Enjoy:
How to Start a Children's Rosary
Under the Protection of Our Lady
Don't forget to unify prayers with the children during their meetings. A schedule of meetings is present on our website. By clicking "Join in Prayer" you can add your gold flashing light to our View from Heaven map.
CLICK HERE TO WATCH OUR NEW VIDEO:

For more information about the Children's Rosary visit our website: www.childrensrosary.org
Visite nuestro sitio web en español para obtener más información: www.rosariodeninos.org
Pour plus d'informations sur le Rosaire des Enfants, visitez notre site Web:www.rosairedesenfants.org

Wednesday, May 23, 2018

Meet Lucky

We thought the children might like to meet Lucky. He is a rooster that was thrown to the side of the road without a home. My mother passed by him on the road and her heart was moved to stop and try to rescue him as she has a farm.  My children helped in trying to perform the rescue.  The rooster had a wonderful personality. The rescue was a success. He was so happy to have a home.  My mom appropriately called him Lucky. Last summer the kids were happy to witness baby chicks born on the farm thanks to Lucky's presence. We shared pictures of the chicks last summer. Lucky was the father of the baby chicks. Two of the babies now look just like him. 

Well Lucky had a rough winter.  He became sick with a cold and had to live inside the house where it was warm for a period of time.  My daughter when she was visiting would sit with him and hold him. He loved the attention. He slowly made a recovery from his cold and was able to return to the barn with the hens.  It appears Lucky may be an older rooster as this spring he had some difficulty with walking. My daughter when visiting, gladly carries him around the farm to help him.They have become close. One time my daughter shared with me when she picked up Lucky he put his head against the front of her shoulder.

This is just a little story of kindness nothing more. It is about a rooster thrown to the side of the road. It is about a child's friend named Lucky.

Other Posts You May Enjoy:
How to Start a Children's Rosary
Under the Protection of Our Lady
Don't forget to unify prayers with the children during their meetings. A schedule of meetings is present on our website. By clicking "Join in Prayer" you can add your gold flashing light to our View from Heaven map.
CLICK HERE TO WATCH OUR NEW VIDEO:

For more information about the Children's Rosary visit our website: www.childrensrosary.org
Visite nuestro sitio web en español para obtener más información: www.rosariodeninos.org
Pour plus d'informations sur le Rosaire des Enfants, visitez notre site Web:www.rosairedesenfants.org 

Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Crowns for Our Lady

Dear Friends,
We would like to share some pictures from the Crowning of Mary that was held at St. Peter Claver Church in West Hartford, Connecticut USA on Saturday May 12th. It was a small meeting with just three children present. We were excited to find some exquisite flowers around the altar. There were fragrant lilies and also peonies.  We arranged these to surround Our Lady during the Children's Rosary. The song Hail Holy Queen was played from our Glorious Mysteries CD to begin the meeting.  We had brought Our Lady roses and a fresh crown made out of babies breath and tiny pink roses. Asher crowned Mary and then we followed with praying the Rosary.  We had a special grace that day. The children were able to pray with a first class relic of St. Stanislaus Papczynski that had recently been sent from Vietnam. We prayed for all the members of the Children's Rosary and all who were unifying prayers with us. 

The following day we had our May meeting at St. Thomas the Apostle Church. In a similar way, we began with a crowning. We had a new child join us for the Rosary this month. Little Casey who was not yet three years old was very eager to help. She crowned Our Lady. As she was so tiny her eyes seemed to meet Our Blessed Mother and with spontaneity she reached out and touched Mary's arm gently. Casey's mother was close at hand to help when needed. Casey will soon have a sibling so we felt that there was another child in the presence of Our Lady who had yet to be born but was still very much present with us. This month we were blessed to have Fr. Richard Okiria join us for the Children's Rosary at St. Thomas. He kindly blessed all the children and families as we began the meeting.

Other Posts You May Enjoy:
How to Start a Children's Rosary
Under the Protection of Our Lady
Don't forget to unify prayers with the children during their meetings. A schedule of meetings is present on our website. By clicking "Join in Prayer" you can add your gold flashing light to our View from Heaven map.
CLICK HERE TO WATCH OUR NEW VIDEO:

For more information about the Children's Rosary visit our website: www.childrensrosary.org
Visite nuestro sitio web en español para obtener más información: www.rosariodeninos.org
Pour plus d'informations sur le Rosaire des Enfants, visitez notre site Web:www.rosairedesenfants.org 

Sunday, May 20, 2018

"Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire"

The picture above was done by Abigail a member of the Children's Rosary when she was just 6 years old. It captures in a special way the vibrance and magnificence of the Feast! There are many graces that are available to us this day and we should remember to ask for them. 
The Gifts of the Holy Spirit are:
  1. Wisdom - Embodying all the other gifts. Wisdom strengthens our faith, fortifies hope, perfects charity, and promotes the practice of the virtues in the highest degree.
  2. Understanding - Helps us grasp the meanings of the truths of our holy religion. By faith we know them, by understanding we appreciate and relish them.
  3. Counsel - Endows the soul with supernatural prudence, enabling it to judge promptly and rightly what must be done, especially in difficult circumstances.
  4. Fortitude - Strengthen us to do the will of God in all things.
  5. Knowledge - Enables the soul to evaluate things at their true worth in their relation to God. It shows us the loving care of God even in adversity.
  6. Piety - Begets in our hearts a filial affection for God as our most loving Father. Piety finds the practice of religion not a burdensome duty but a delightful service.
  7. Fear of the Lord - Fills us with a sovereign respect for God, and makes us dread nothing so much as to offend Him by sin.
A novena of 9 Masses was completed yesterday for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the Children's Rosary. We pray for all those who are involved with the Children's Rosary that you may be filled with the Holy Spirit.  While the evil one scatters and causes division the Holy Spirit is the unifier. The Holy Spirit is especially important in strengthening families. Thus on this Feast of Pentecost, may we invite the Holy Spirit into our hearts and homes.
Other Posts You May Enjoy:
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Don't forget to unify prayers with the children during their meetings. A schedule of meetings is present on our website. By clicking "Join in Prayer" you can add your gold flashing light to our View from Heaven map.
CLICK HERE TO WATCH OUR NEW VIDEO:

For more information about the Children's Rosary visit our website: www.childrensrosary.org

Visite nuestro sitio web en español para obtener más información: www.rosariodeninos.org
Pour plus d'informations sur le Rosaire des Enfants, visitez notre site Web:www.rosairedesenfants.org 

Saturday, May 19, 2018

Children Help to Construct Church Named after the Holy Spirit

We are excited to share that there is a new Catholic Church in Kotly Raet Wali Pakistan. The realization of this is a witness of prayer. In particular the prayers of children.

Children in this village have been meeting regularly as a Children's Rosary prayer group. They were an outpost of a central parish but in their village there was no Catholic Church. In faithfulness they continued to pray.  Then families in the village began to discuss the possibility of building a Church.  The children helped in gathering people together and putting on a prayer event outside. (see picture below)

Those in attendance could donate to the building of the Church. As a result funds were gathered.

The construction began. The name chosen for the new Church was Holy Spirit Church.

The Children's Rosary group requested a statue of Mary for the tiny church as they had none. A statue was kindly donated to the Children's Rosary by the TFP and sent to Pakistan. The group leader received the package in Pakistan!! Our Lady was intact with no damage from the long trip.




There was some delay in bringing Our Lady to the Church as they were working on a permanent ceiling for the Church.

The picture below is the new secure ceiling which was completed in time for Pentecost!
The children also helped in the construction of the Church. It is beautiful to see how Our Lady leads the children in prayer to give honor to God in all three persons including the Holy Spirit. The group leader of the Children's Rosary in Kotli Rait Wali said the community is very happy. 

Other Posts You May Enjoy:


How to Start a Children's Rosary
Litany to the Holy Spirit

Don't forget to unify prayers with the children during their meetings. A schedule of meetings is present on our website. By clicking "Join in Prayer" you can add your gold flashing light to our View from Heaven map.
CLICK HERE TO WATCH OUR NEW VIDEO:

For more information about the Children's Rosary visit our website: www.childrensrosary.org

Visite nuestro sitio web en español para obtener más información: www.rosariodeninos.org
Pour plus d'informations sur le Rosaire des Enfants, visitez notre site Web:www.rosairedesenfants.org 

Saturday, May 12, 2018

Members of the Children's Rosary in Vietnam prepare for the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima

Members of the Children's Rosary in Vietnam are preparing for the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima. These pictures were just sent of the many fresh flowers which are being placed around Our Lady. They will be visiting the Children's Rosary at St. Francis Shelter tomorrow: Sunday May 13th 2018. Our Lady of Fatima will be carried room to room as they pray the Rosary. Many of the children are disabled and confined to their beds so Our Lady will be brought to them. 

We hope to share pictures when they become available from this upcoming visit to St. Francis Shelter.

Other Posts You May Enjoy:
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St. Francis Shelter

Don't forget to unify prayers with the children during their meetings. A schedule of meetings is present on our website. By clicking "Join in Prayer" you can add your gold flashing light to our View from Heaven map.
CLICK HERE TO WATCH OUR NEW VIDEO:

For more information about the Children's Rosary visit our website: www.childrensrosary.org
Visite nuestro sitio web en español para obtener más información: www.rosariodeninos.org
Pour plus d'informations sur le Rosaire des Enfants, visitez notre site Web:www.rosairedesenfants.org