Friday, December 6, 2024

Anniversary Celebration for Bishop Philip Davou Dung


On November 29, 2024, Bishop Philip Dung of the Shendam Diocese of Nigeria celebrated 40 years of being a priest. The Children's Rosary arranged for a Mass to be celebrated for him on November 29, 2024. Members of the Children's Rosary from the United States, Germany, Belgium, and Ireland contributed to a spiritual bouquet 
of 54 decades of the Rosary for Bishop Dung. The Children's Rosary in Germany also arranged for 9 consecutive Masses to be celebrated for him. The Children's Rosary in Cahors, France prayed for Bishop Dung during their meeting in November. They shared the picture below.

We received this lovely picture at the top of this post from the celebration where one of the members of the Children's Rosary from Nigeria presented him with a card. We thank Bishop Dung for his strong support of the Children's Rosary.

Thursday, December 5, 2024

New Children's Rosary in Saint Maximin, France


We received some lovely pictures from the new Children's Rosary at the Basilica of St. Mary Magdalene in Saint Maximin, France. They meet weekly each Wednesday evening in front of the Blessed Sacrament. These pictures are from their December 4th meeting.

This Children's Rosary had their first meeting on October 17, 2024. Two families attended with 7 children total.

We warmly welcome this new Children's Rosary group.

Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Ten Year Anniversary of the Children's Rosary Patiently Waiting Campaign

Join the Children's Rosary by putting a "Patiently Waiting" sign in your window as a beautiful reminder of where our hearts can be found as we prepare ourselves for the coming of Christ. On Christmas replace the sign with one that reads, "Christ is Born". This marks the tenth anniversary of the Children's Rosary Patiently Waiting Campaign. We have had participation through the years from many countries, such as Ireland, Belgium, Scotland, England, Italy, Mexico, Ecuador, Pakistan, Uganda, the Philippines, Vietnam, and the United States. Please consider participating. Please also send us a picture of the Patiently Waiting Sign in your window, and tell us where you are from, and we will try to feature these pictures through Advent. Email pictures to blythe@chlidrensrosary.org.

Below is a German version of the flyer. We thank Heidi Sotelo Duran Dümmling, one of our Children's Rosary leaders from Germany, for designing the attached flyers. The flyers highlight signs from the United States, Belgium, and Pakistan.




Saturday, November 30, 2024

Children's Rosary Helps Lead Procession for Feast of Christ the King

The Children's Rosary from St James Church in Sialkot Pakistan helped with the Eucharistic Procession on the Feast of Christ the King.





Thursday, November 28, 2024

Mass Offered on November 28, 2024 in Thanksgiving

 

The Children's Rosary arranged a Mass to be celebrated in Thanksgiving today. As we celebrate the holiday of Thanksgiving in the United States, we thought it was important to thank God for our many blessings.

Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Members of the Children's Rosary Prepare for the Feast of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal in Scotland

 

During the Diocesan Family Day on October 27 in Paisley, Scotland, members of the Children's Rosary led those in attendance in the Rosary. Twenty children helped leading the Rosary.The children also made large miraculous medals in anticipation of the Feast of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medial, which was celebrated on November 27. The children also received a miraculous medal at the Diocesan Family Day. 

Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Prayers Answered at the Conclusion of the Novena of the Miraculous Medal 2024

 

The Children's Rosary novena to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal ended today, November 26. This is the eve of the Feast of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal. One of the intentions of that novena was that the Children's Rosary could put more Miraculous Medals in the hands of children. We recently received two boxes with beautiful rosaries and Miraculous Medals attached. Today with a new Children's Rosary group beginning at St. Peter Claver Church in West Hartford, Connecticut, we gather some rosaries to bring for the children. We noticed the miraculous medals attached and took those for the children to use.
 Saying the last prayer of the novena tonight, I realized how this new group was a fulfillment of the prayer intention on the last day of the novena and the eve of Our Lady's Feast. Amazing! Indeed through the Children's Rosary more Miraculous Medals have been put in the hands of children. Thank you God, and a special thank you to Our Blessed Mother for her intercession. The Miraculous Medal has stayed true to its name.




One more meaningful signal grace came when my son Asher took a picture of the medal attached to the rosaries (see picture at the top of the post). He noticed that the inscription on the medal is in Portuguese. Asher has been working hard to learn Portuguese and has been saying more prayers in Portuguese with hopes to help spread the Children's Rosary groups further in Portuguese-speaking countries as well as the Portuguese-speaking communities in the USA. Seeing this medal with the prayer in Portuguese was meaningful to him as well. Indeed God has a way of touching many hearts. 


Monday, November 25, 2024

A Mass Was Offered on November 25, 2024 for All the Members of the Children's Rosary


A Mass was offered on November 25, 2024 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 this intention on the 25th of each month. The Eucharist is such a powerful gift from Our Lord that when we wanted to extend thanksgiving to all of you we knew of no better way to express gratitude. May Our Lord's love be poured down on all of you through the powerful sacrifice of the Holy Mass.
 

The pictures included in this post are from the Children's Rosary in Long Tower Parish in Derry Diocese in Ireland. They meet the last Saturday of every month. 


Saturday, November 23, 2024

Children's Rosary in Pakistan Prepares for the Feast of Christ the King 2024

We received some lovely pictures from the Children's Rosary in Pakistan. 


The Children's Rosary at St James Parish in Sialkot, Caritt Pakistan printed special banners for the Feast as well as making handmade signs.

Tuesday, November 19, 2024

New Children's Rosary Forms in Chester, England

 

The Children's Rosary at St. Clare's Church in Chester, England held their first meeting November 5, 2024. The group leader wrote the following to us: "Our first Children's Rosary was truly amazing, I felt like I was in heaven with the children, definitely we felt the presence of Our Lady with us. I think I was smiling through the whole prayer meeting, we had 7 children of different ages."
"After the Holy Mass we had a mini party where some of the children decorated the petition box, we were learning the beginning of the Rosary song and just got to know each other, in the end we lit up sparklers for Our Lady to ignite in everyone's hearts the desire to pray the Rosary."

Sunday, November 17, 2024

Join Us for the Novena of the Miraculous Medal: November 18-26 2024


O Immaculate Virgin Mary,

Mother of Our Lord Jesus and our Mother,
penetrated with the most lively confidence in your
all-powerful and never-failing intercession,
manifested so often through the Miraculous Medal,
we your loving and trustful children implore you to obtain for us the graces and favors we ask during this novena,
if they be beneficial to our immortal souls,
and the souls for whom we pray.

(Here mention your petitions *)

You know, O Mary, how often our souls have been 
the sanctuaries of your Son who hates iniquity.
Obtain for us then a deep hatred of sin and that
purity of heart which will attach us to God alone so 
that our every thought, word and deed may tend to 
His greater glory.
Obtain for us also a spirit of prayer and self-denial
that we may recover by penance what we have lost
by sin and at length attain to that blessed abode 
where you are the Queen of angels and of men.

Amen.
(source: EWTN)

The Children's Rosary would like to humbly invite you to join us in praying the Novena of the Miraculous Medal (November 18th -26th).  
* In a special way may we pray for the intentions of Our Blessed Mother and a fulfillment of Her plans for each of us and the Children's Rosary prayer group movement. We pray for Peace, Peace Peace!  May God help the Children's Rosary to put more miraculous medals in the hands of children. Amen.



Saturday, November 16, 2024

Assorted Christmas Cards by the Children's Rosary — Box Set


Many have asked for this over the years. Thanks to the Domestic Monastery, we can now offer an assortment of Christmas Cards. The Domestic Monastery created these boxes by compiling our most popular Children's Rosary Christmas cards.

Each box of 25 cards contains an assortment of 6 different Children's Rosary Christmas cards. It even contains our new card released in 2024 with a Kenyan inspired theme.

 Click Here to Purchase

Thursday, November 14, 2024

Children's Rosary Book Released in Urdu


We are excited to announce the release of the Urdu translation of our Children's Rosary book. A special thank you to Afzaal Anwar Khokhar for completing the translation. The official language of Pakistan is English and Urdu. 

This translation will be a great help in spreading the Children's Rosary in Pakistan. Urdu is also spoken in India as well.

Currently we have the Children's Rosary book available in English, Spanish, French, German and Urdu. We hope to release the Portuguese translation in a few months.

Wednesday, November 13, 2024

October 5, 2024 Meeting of the Children's Rosary at Heroldsbach, Shrine in Germany

The Children's Rosary at Heroldsbach Shrine in Germany began their meeting before the Blessed Sacrament and then went outside before a Statue of Our Lady to pray the Rosary. We have included pictures sent by one of the group leaders Lucia Leder.



Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Children's Rosary Group in Fulda, Germany Remembers Loved Ones that Have Passed


The Children's Rosary group in Fulda, Germany included remembrance cards from loved ones who have passed at their Children’s Rosary meeting held in November. This is done as the month of November is dedicated to the Holy Souls. Additionally the group also featured saints on a poster in honor of All Saints Day November 1. 







Sunday, November 10, 2024

All Saints Festival In McAllen, Texas

 

The Children's Rosary at Holy Spirit Parish in McAllen, Texas USA had a booth at the All Saints Festival on November 2, 2024. They had games at their booth. This Children's Rosary group recently renewed their personal Consecration to Jesus through Mary using the book Child Consecration: To Jesus through Mary—Following in the Spirit of St. Thérèse, the Little Flower.

Thursday, November 7, 2024

Release of the New Children's Rosary Christmas Card for 2024!


Inspired by a hand-painted mural in coastal Kenya, this Christmas card features the Holy Family within a cave and the night sky behind them. Each of our Children's Rosary Christmas Cards was painted by a young artist who has participated in the Children's Rosary. Iris, age 14, painted this card. 

Purchase of the Christmas cards helps the work of the Children's Rosary. This year alone we have sent out more than 100,000 handmade rosaries to help new Children's Rosary groups form or to help established groups.

To see our whole collection and places to order, click HERE.

Tuesday, November 5, 2024

All Hallows' Eve in Hamburg, Germany 2024

One of our Children's Rosary group leaders from Hamburg, Germany shared with us the following note and pictures.

On October 31, fifty children (most of them from the Children's Rosary) and their families celebrated All Saints' Eve. 

The Mass was presided by Fr. Paulus and we had the presence of 7 relics. 

After Mass, the little saints were fed and participated in the games led by the English-speaking community.


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.

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