New Children's Rosary at St. Elias Church in Baabda, Lebanon

We are excited to announce that a new Children's Rosary will meet for the first time on March 25, 2026 at St. Elias Church in Baabda, Lebanon. This is our second Children's Rosary group in Lebanon. In honor of the Solemnity of the Annunciation of Our Lord it is particularly special to have this new Children's Rosary forming.

Children's Rosary in Hamburg, Germany Turns Four!

We received a lovely email from the Children's Rosary group leader in Hamburg, Germany.

Last Saturday we celebrated the 4th anniversary of the Children’s Rosary. 

It was an opportunity to thank God for these past four years, during which the children’s prayers have reached God’s Heart directly, through the intercession of our Heavenly Mother  

Nearly 40 people attended, including babies, children, young people, and parents. 

Some even walked because of the public transportation strike.

We began with a short catechesis about Holy Week, then gave thanks for these four years with a prayer to St. Joseph, since the first Rosary was on March 19, 2022, and we continued with the Joyful Mysteries.

Then we had lunch; we sang “Happy Birthday” to the Children’s Rosary with a delicious cake made by one of the moms, and Philipp prepared some fresh Nutella waffles. 

Then we began making Mary’s candles, which had been blessed the previous Sunday by a priest. While we waited for the candles to dry, we watched a film about Holy Week 

Catechetical Students in the Shendam Diocese Participate in the 40-Day Retreat on Suffering

We received pictures from Fr. Paul Miapkwap who is the Director at the Catechetical Institute in Shendam Diocese of Nigeria. All of his students are participating in the 40 day journey and have received a copy of the book A Soul Prepared through Suffering. This 40 day retreat can also be done online HERE. These students come from nine dioceses in Nigeria and undertake two years of training. They learn how to start and run a Children's Rosary prayer group and how to implement the Children's Rosary retreats including the 33 Day Child Consecration to Jesus through Mary. Upon graduation they are given a Children's Rosary T-Shirt, and rosaries to help implement the Children's Rosary in their home parishes in Nigeria. They each also receive a Child Consecration book and A Soul Prepared through Suffering book to use in their parishes.

An Evening of Prayer in Puerto Rico

Last night, on the Solemnity of St Joseph, I had the blessing to visit St. Francis of Assisi Parish in San Juan, Puerto Rico. They had Adoration from 8:00a.m.to 8:00 p.m. Arriving around 6:30 p.m. the sun was setting and the monstrance on the altar was illuminated with lights projected on to it and candles flickering beside it. The Church was getting increasingly dark and the magnificence of the oldest church in San Juan was the beautiful backdrop for Adoration. Around 7:00 p.m. the pastor of the parish processed in to lead an hour of prayer. He knelt for most of the time in front of the Blessed Sacrament. In between prayers music was played that had violin sounds and the name of Jesus repeated over and over. One of the songs invoked the Holy Spirit in Latin. With the wind blowing through the open doors from the ocean it was a perfect place to spend the evening. Toward the end of the evening, the priest led prayers asking for the intercession of St. Joseph. 

In a special way, I prayed for all the members of the Children's Rosary and all who help the Children's Rosary. There are many people working tirelessly on behalf of the Children's Rosary around the globe. It is hard to sufficiently thank these people enough. One can think of the many Children's Rosary group leaders that faithfully invite children to their meetings. 

Praise God many projects are moving forward some of which were unexpected. One such exciting development is the recent completion of the Afrikaans translation of the Children's Rosary book. The printing has not begun but the translation was completed by the Oudtshoorn diocese in South Africa. We are grateful for their tremendous help and look forward to the release of this book which will open the door to further spread of the Children's Rosary in their diocese and others in South Africa and neighboring countries where Afrikaans is spoken. The journey here in Puerto Rico will come to a close tomorrow. 

All the rosaries and Spanish Children's Rosary books that were brought on the trip have been shared with people at various parishes and Fr. Rodolfo Vega at Casa de Niños Manuel Fernández Juncos. We pray these materials will help to spread the Children's Rosary on this island.

Greetings from Puerto Rico on the Feast of St. Joseph

Greetings from Puerto Rico on the Feast of St. Joseph. The picture above was taken at the Cathedral Basilica in San Juan, Puerto Rico. This week has been a lovely opportunity to visit different churches and help spread the Children's Rosary. On Sunday we visited the Cathedral of San Juan Bautista. Not only is the Cathedral named in honor of St. John the Baptist but the city of San Juan is also named after him and there is a lovely statue present near the government offices overlooking the ocean.

During the week, I have attended daily Mass at Stella Maris Church. The walk to the 7:00 a.m. Mass is always a treat as we have the privilege of seeing the most glorious sunrises over the ocean. 

The Church of Stella Maris is shown below. The land was donated and the Church was built only 7 years ago.

On Monday we had the wonderful blessing of meeting Fr. Rodolfo Vega (shown below in the black shirt) who is a Franciscan priest. He is also the Executive Director of Casa de Niños Manuel Fernández Juncos. This is a home for orphan boys ages 8-18. He invited my husband and I to visit the facility this past Tuesday. We are exploring the possibility of starting a Children's Rosary at this orphanage. 

This week has been a wonderful time of prayer. Please know of my prayers for the members of the Children's Rosary and all who help the Children's Rosary. 

Children's Rosary in Montreux, March 14th

We share pictures from the Children's Rosary in Montreux, Switzerland. They met on March 14 and prayed in front of the Blessed Sacrament.

Basilica at Knock Shrine, Saint Patrick’s Day

We received this lovely picture and update from the Children's Rosary group leader at Knock Shrine. "This Thursday, March 19, 2026, the Solemnity of the Feast of St Joseph is the third anniversary of our Children’s Rosary group at Knock Shrine, Ireland. We look forward to celebrating with a  Children's Rosary, Adoration with Benediction and reconsecration of the group to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Prayers will be led by Fr. Keith Byrne in the Apparition Chapel, where St Joseph appeared with Our Lady and St John in 1879. We plan to have a pizza and cake party afterwards."