On October 31, fifty children (most of them from the Children's Rosary) and their families celebrated All Saints' Eve.
Children's Rosary
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.
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
All Hallows' Eve in Hamburg, Germany 2024
Saturday, November 2, 2024
Mass Offered on November 2, 2024 for Deceased Members of the Children's Rosary
A Mass was offered on November 2, 2024 for deceased members of the Children's Rosary and those who have helped the Children's Rosary who are deceased. This is a little gift we would like to share on the Feast of All Souls.
Friday, November 1, 2024
Mass Offered for Seminarians on November 1, 2024
On November 1, 2024, a Mass was offered for all seminarians so that they will grow in holiness and lead us in love. As our future shepherds, the seminarians need our prayers, and what a beautiful way for the world's children to support these men called by God. Many people throughout the world have been inspired by the vocation stories we are featuring each month, and so we gratefully continue publishing our featured seminarians’ stories. This month, we introduce Dominic Sceski, a seminarian from Oxford, Pennsylvania, USA.
My name is Dominic Sceski, and I am twenty-five years old, currently in my second year of seminary at Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadelphia. I grew up in Oxford, Pennsylvania, surrounded by a loving family with three brothers and three sisters. I was homeschooled through high school and then attended Villanova University, where I studied English and Humanities while serving as the president of the university Pro-Life Club. After graduating in 2021, I worked as a speaker for Generation Life, a Pro-Life nonprofit that promotes the message of chastity to other young people and advocates for the rights of the unborn.
Growing up homeschooled, I was blessed to be able to attend daily Mass and altar serve almost every day. I first felt called to the priesthood when I was ten years old, inspired by the example of my pastor. However, as I got into high school, my focus shifted to dating, and I became convinced that I would never be happy unless I got married. When I arrived at college, I had completely put the thought of priesthood aside, and spent much of my time thinking that girls would satisfy the ache in my heart. It wasn't until the end of college that God gave me everything I THOUGHT I wanted, in order to show me that it wasn't truly what I wanted. After breaking up with a girl who I had thought was "the one,” I went into the chapel and asked God the question that had been burning on my heart for years: "God, can you satisfy me?" He gave me the answer right away, responding, "Dominic, will you let me?" After receiving this answer in prayer, I realized how I had been running from the priesthood and decided to finally trust that if God wanted me to become a priest, then He would satisfy the desires of my heart. I was admitted to the seminary in Fall of 2023, and God has thus far been blessing my journey toward the priesthood.
I hope as a priest to show others that Jesus truly is the desire of our hearts. We spend our lives thinking that other things will make us happy—our careers, our social status, our hobbies, even our earthly relationships. While there's nothing wrong with these, the reality is that none of these will ever be enough for us. As Saint John Paul II once said, "It is Jesus you seek when you dream of happiness; He is waiting for you when nothing else satisfies you." With God's help, my goal is to bring others face to face with this reality. Thank you for your prayers, and always know of God's love for you!
We humbly ask that you please keep Dominic Sceski in your prayers.
Thursday, October 31, 2024
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Recent EWTN Interview in Spanish about the Children's Rosary and Consecration Journey
Last week we traveled to EWTN for several interviews. Asher, age 17, was interviewed on the Spanish radio show, Oración Y Vida. One can listen to this interview by visiting the EWTN page HERE. Look for the interview listed 2024-10-25. Asher speaks about his experience with the Children's Rosary and the spread of the Children's Rosary. In addition he shares information about the book Child Consecration: To Jesus through Mary—Following in the Spirit of St. Thérèse, the Little Flower which he translated into Spanish. More information about the book in Spanish can be found at https://consagraciondeninos.com; the English site is https://childconsecration.com.For those who are not Spanish speakers, Asher shared some of his experiences with the Children's Rosary in English several months ago in this interview.
For more information about the Children's Rosary in Spanish, visit https://rosariodeninos.org
Monday, October 28, 2024
Children's Rosary Group in Fulda, Germany Meets on October 16, 2024
More pictures keep coming in from Children's Rosary groups from around the world especially as we are celebrating the month of the Rosary. This one shown above was particularly special of the children with the beautiful stained glass windows depicting the images of Fatima behind them. For more information about the Children's Rosary in German visit kinderrosenkranz.com
Sunday, October 27, 2024
An Unexpected Surprise on the Feast of St John Paul II: October 22, 2024
During a recent visit to EWTN Global Catholic Network in Birmingham, Alabama, we had a very special surprise on the Feast of St John Paul II, October 22. Fr. Joseph Mary Wolfe, the Chaplain of EWTN, devoted a considerable amount of his homily that day on the EWTN televised Mass to discussing the Children's Rosary. As the EWTN Mass is one of the most watched programs on EWTN Global Catholic Network, this gift surely served as an open door for Our Blessed Mother to bring more Children's Rosary groups into existence. A link to the Mass is below. Fr Joseph Mary Wolfe begins speaking about the Children's Rosary at time mark 30 minutes
After Mass he also surprised us by joining Asher and me for breakfast at the Network's St. Clare Dining room.