Members of the Children's Rosary in Shendam, Nigeria were able to have a visit with Bishop Davou Dung on January 1, 2026. They first prayed the Rosary in their prayer group and then enjoyed some time of fellowship and refreshments with the Bishop. Fr. Paul Miapkwap is also shown in the picture above standing dressed in white.
The Children's Rosary® is a prayer group movement that was begun out of love for Our Lady and Her Son. Jesus tells us "Truly, I say to you unless you turn and become like children you will never enter the Kingdom of Heaven" (Matthew 18:3). The Children's Rosary is an effort to begin in parishes rosary prayer groups composed of children and led by children. Through prayer of the Rosary Our Lady will guide our young people while at the same time sanctify families and Parishes.
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Tuesday, January 6, 2026
Monday, January 5, 2026
Sunday, January 4, 2026
Members of the Children's Rosary at St. John the Baptist Invite Other Children and Families to Join Them in Prayer
Today after Masses members of the Children's Rosary at St. John the Baptist Church in Front Royal, Virginia invited children and families to join them in prayer. Free rosaries, donuts and information about the rosary were available at the table. The Children's Rosary meets each Thursday afternoon at St. John the Baptist in Front Royal, Virginia. They hold their prayer group at 3PM and pray three decades of the rosary in English and two in Spanish. This group has the tremendous grace to be able to meet in front of the Blessed Sacrament.
Friday, January 2, 2026
Children's Rosary in Kinsale Co. Cork Turns Four!
We received some lovely pictures from the Children's Rosary at St. John the Baptist Church in Kinsale Co. Cork Ireland. This Children's Rosary began in
November 2021.
This group has been meeting faithfully for four years. They hold their meetings on the third Saturday of the month. We thank the children, their families and the group leader Mary Broderick.
Thursday, January 1, 2026
Honoring the Seven Times Jesus Spilled His Precious Blood
Twelve years ago today I began a journey of prayer. It was a humble effort to honor the 7 times Jesus spilled His blood during His life. These are the 12 year prayers of St. Bridget. The one year prayers of St. Bridget are better know but upon completing those some years ago I became aware of this additional prayer journey honoring Christ's sufferings. Having now completed these twelve year prayers there is a spiritual nudge to begin the journey again. Thus, today I will take them up once again. Twelve years ago, I humbly invited others to join. I became aware of someone who did. He has been a great help to the Children's Rosary particularly through translations of our Children's Rosary materials. He will complete these 12 year prayers later this month. Thus I look forward to anyone else who might like to take up this journey as it is a blessed one.
St. Bridget's 12 Year Prayers
Prayers Honoring the 7 Times Jesus Spilled His Precious Blood for Us, as Revealed by Our Lady to St. Bridget, and Approved by Pope Clement XII
May I humbly share the promises and prayers in the event others may want to start the prayers.
Our Lord made these promises to anyone who recited/prayed these
Prayers for 12 entire years*:
1. The soul who prays them will suffer no Purgatory.
2. The soul who prays them will be accepted among the Martyrs as though he had spilled his blood for his faith.
3. The soul who prays them can choose three others whom Jesus will then keep in a state of grace sufficient to become holy.
3. The soul who prays them can choose three others whom Jesus will then keep in a state of grace sufficient to become holy.
4. No one in the four successive generations of the soul who prays them will be lost.
5. The soul who prays them will be made conscious of his death one month in advance. *
If the soul praying these prayers dies before the entire 12 years of prayers have been completed,
the Lord will accept them as having been prayed in their entirety, because the intention of the soul as to complete them as directed. If a day or a few days are missed due to a valid reason, they can be made up for later, at the soul's earliest opportunity.
The 12 Year Prayers:
O Jesus, now I wish to pray the Lord's Prayer seven times in unity with the love with which You sanctified this prayer in Your Heart. Take it from my lips into Your Divine Heart. Improve and complete it so much that it brings as much honor and joy to the Trinity as You granted it on earth with this prayer. May these pour upon Your Holy Humanity in Glorification to Your Painful Wounds and the Precious Blood that You spilled for them.
First Prayer: The Circumcision
Pray 1 Our Father, 1 Hail Mary, then:
Eternal Father, through Mary's unblemished hands and the Divine Heart of Jesus, I offer You the first wounds, the first pains, and the first Bloodshed as atonement for my and all of humanity's sins of youth, as protection against the first mortal sin, especially among my relatives.
Second Prayer: The Suffering on the Mount of Olives
Pray 1 Our Father, 1 Hail Mary, then:
Eternal Father, through Mary's unblemished hands and the Divine Heart of Jesus, I offer You the terrifying suffering of Jesus' Heart on the Mount of Olives and every drop of His Bloody Sweat as atonement for my and all of humanity's sins of the heart, as protection against such sins and for the spreading of Divine and brotherly Love.
Third Prayer: The Flogging
Pray 1 Our Father, 1 Hail Mary, then:
Eternal Father, through Mary's unblemished hands and the Divine Heart of Jesus, I offer You the many thousands of Wounds, the gruesome Pains, and the Precious Blood of the Flogging as atonement for my and all of humanity's sins of the Flesh, as protection against such sins and the preservation of innocence, especially among my relatives.
Fourth Prayer: The Crowning of Thorns
Pray 1 Our Father, 1 Hail Mary, then:
Eternal Father, through Mary's unblemished hands and the Divine Heart of Jesus, I offer You the Wounds, the Pains, and the Precious Blood of Jesus' Holy Head from the Crowning with Thorns as atonement for my and all of humanity's sins of the Spirit, as protection against such sins and the spreading of Christ's kingdom here on earth.
Fifth Prayer: The Carrying of the Cross
Pray 1 Our Father, 1 Hail Mary, then:
Eternal Father, through Mary's unblemished hands and the Divine Heart of Jesus, I offer You the Sufferings on the way of the Cross, especially His Holy Wound on His Shoulder and its Precious Blood as atonement for my and all of humanity's rebellion against the Cross, every grumbling against Your Holy Arrangements and all other sins of the tongue, as protection against such sins and for true love of the Cross.
Sixth Prayer: The Crucifixion
Pray 1 Our Father, 1 Hail Mary, then:
Eternal Father, through Mary's unblemished hands and the Divine Heart of Jesus, I offer You Your Son on the Cross, His Nailing and Raising, His Wounds on the Hands and Feet and the three streams of His Precious Blood that poured forth from these for us, His extreme tortures of the Body and Soul, His precious Death and its non-bleeding Renewal in all Holy Masses on earth as atonement for all wounds against vows and regulations within the Orders, as reparation for my and all of the world's sins, for the sick and the dying, for all holy priests and laymen, for the Holy Father's intentions toward the restoration of Christian families, for the strengthening of Faith, for our country and unity among all nations in Christ and His Church, as well as for the Diaspora.
Seventh Prayer: The Piercing of Jesus' Side
Pray 1 Our Father, 1 Hail Mary, then:
Eternal Father, accept as worthy, for the needs of the Holy Church and as atonement for the sins of all Mankind, the Precious Blood and Water which poured forth from the Wound of Jesus' Divine Heart. Be gracious and merciful toward us. Blood of Christ, the last precious content of His Holy Heart, wash me of all my and others' guilt of sin! Water from the Side of Christ, wash me clean of all punishments for sin and extinguish the flames of Purgatory for me and for all the Poor Souls. Amen.








