Children's Rosary in West Hartford Celebrates the Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord

 

The Children's Rosary at St. Thomas the Apostle Church in West Hartford, Connecticut met for their monthly Children's Rosary today. We celebrated the Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord by praying the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary. Eleven children attended. Asher also was able to join them today which was very exciting. Many of the families have told us that they have been following his trip through his regular dispatches. 

Asher arrived at midnight from Cameroon last night where he has been spreading the Children's Rosary. He began his journey on June 28, the Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The time has been spent spreading the Children's Rosary across nine countries. He returned on the Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord. The visit home is only for approximately 2 weeks to apply for a visa. He will then leave for another 6 months. He will be returning at the end of July to begin seminary study. He was officially accepted as a seminarian for the Archdiocese of Hartford on December 24, 2025.

As we just celebrated Epiphany last week, we had a basket of saint names for the children to choose a saint for the New Year. We did this last year and it seems to be a highlight for the children and parents. Everyone wanted to pick a saint!

The father shown above told us two of his sons chose saints that matched their own names.

We encouraged everyone to do some research about their saint. Asher shared that he chose St. Margaret of Scotland. I was excited to find I had drawn St. Paul of the Cross.