I am a primary school teacher in a rural school, Aghatubrid N.S., Caherciveen, Co. Kerry, Ireland. I asked my principal for permission and she was very supportive. We started our Children’s Rosary group in March 2025 and meet every Friday morning in our sacred place in school. All pupils and staff gather. I had been thinking about setting it up for many months/years and am so grateful to God that I finally got the confidence. Of all the initiatives and projects that I have been involved in during my teaching career, this is the most beautiful and the most rewarding.
The children really love praying the rosary and singing ‘Children’s Rosary Song’. They say that they love that ‘everyone is in it together’, that they ‘get to pray to Mary’ , that it’s ‘relaxing’, ‘a break from class’ and that they can tell Mary their worries and feel her love. There is an amazing sense of peace as we finish the Rosary and sometimes, nobody gets up to leave. The children just love to sit in the peace and soak up all the graces. Sometimes, I sense pure joy as the children are singing the Children’s Rosary song and have to hold back the tears. The children love to lead each decade and place the roses at Our Lady’s feet.
It was really easy to set up the Children’s Rosary group as the founder, Blythe Kaufman has all the necessary guidelines on her website, all the steps are laid out clearly and she is never more than an email away. Catherine (in Ireland) was amazing. She sent me on all the necessary materials, prayer cards, rosaries and everything else I needed. She was truly wonderful and really encouraging.
I would encourage any teacher who is thinking of setting up a Children’s rosary group, to do so You will be amazed at how straightforward it is and you will never regret it.”
Ann Wharton, Teacher
Aghatubrid N.S., Caherciveen, Co. Kerry, Ireland.
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