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.