Connecticut Catholic Men's Conference 2023

On September 23, 2023, the Children's Rosary had a booth at the Connecticut Catholic Men's Conference at Northwest Catholic High School in West Hartford, CT. The theme of this year's conference was "Priesthood: God's Gift and Our Responsibility." The day was full of tremendous blessings. It began with a procession of 28 relics of saints into the auditorium. Some included first class relics of St. Jean Marie Vianney, St. Augustine, St Francis de Sales, St. Francis of Assisi, St. Teresa of Avila, St. Therese of Lisieux, St. Alphonsus Liguori, and many more. I had an opportunity to venerate these relics and pray for the Children's Rosary and its members. As the conference opened, the relics were processed and placed on the stage. The MC then said, "We have a very special guest today," the music began to build and there was a silence with the room full of expectation. He then announced the special guest is Jesus Christ. With this announcement, the music built yet more and Fr. Sullivan, pastor of the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Waterbury, CT, emerged into the room holding a monstrance with the Blessed Sacrament. It was a very special Eucharistic Procession.

We also shared for the first time new Children's Rosary balloons which were designed and printed in Germany. 

They were a very kind gift of Guido Ossemann. If anyone has need of some for an informational table, let me know and we will try to share some with you. There were some rather funny efforts to blow up the balloons with helium and tie them off. We had help from Fr. Elias Mills and two seminarians. The first of which to successfully tie the balloon off accidentally let go and this left us all laughing and looking up to see the balloon perched at the top of the gym of the high school. Students this week probably had a surprise when it came floating down later.