Do You Want to Make a Consecration to Jesus through Mary with Bishop Libasci?

Join The Most Reverend Peter A. Libasci, D.D., the Bishop of Manchester, the Roman Catholic Church in New Hampshire, in a 33-Day Consecration journey using the book, Child Consecration: To Jesus through Mary—Following in the Spirit of St. Thérèse, the Little Flower. He will be leading the readings and prayers daily via video. Schools in the Manchester diocese will be participating, and parishes will be invited to participate as well. This Consecration journey is appropriate for adults and young people. It is perfect to be done together as a family.

Please watch Bishop Libasci's personal invitation to join him. All are welcome. 

Bishop Libasci will lead the daily reading and prayers as found in the Child Consecration book from April 10 through May 12 at 7:00 p.m. from St. Joseph Cathedral via livestream – www.stjosephcathedralnh.org – except for Palm Sunday through Easter Sunday, April 13-20, when it will be prayed at 4:30 p.m. Bishop Libasci will also offer Mass and lead the prayer of consecration at St. Joseph Cathedral at 12:10 p.m. on the feast of Our Lady of Fatima, May 13. Please join in person or by livestream!

 

Endorsement of the Children's Rosary by Bishop Scantlebury

Recently we had a meeting with Bishop Scantlebury of the Bridgetown Diocese of Barbados. He warmly received us and was excited to see the Children's Rosary spread in his Diocese and also to use the Child Consecration book in his Diocese. He had some lovely words of support which can be heard in the attached video HERE or can be seen below:

We also have a German version of the endorsement video which can be viewed HERE.

We met Fr. Moses K. Gikandi, shown below, who oversees the youth engagement for the Diocese of Bridgetown. We look forward to collaborating with him going forward. 

Bishop Scantlebury also brought us to St. Patrick's School where we also were able to meet Principal Marvalene Roach and Sister Dayo Ajayi who teaches catechism for the school. 

A new Children's Rosary has formed at St. Patrick's Primary School which is adjacent to the Cathedral. They had their first meeting on November 18, 2022. Approximately one hundred children attend the primary school. We welcome them to the Children's Rosary!

Audience with Cardinal Eijk

 The picture above was taken on October 12, 2022 during an audience with Cardinal Eijk when the new Dutch version of the Child Consecration book was presented to him. Pieter Pouw, also photographed, is a member of the board of the printing house which released the book. To obtain a copy of the new Dutch version of the Consecration book click HERE. 

New Release of the Child Consecration book in Dutch!

We are excited to announce that the Child Consecration book is now available to order in Dutch through the Catholic Dutch publisher: stichting De Boog. Thank you to Caspar de Quay and his wonderful team for the great care and effort they put into the translation and release of this book. 

The book can be ordered HERE.

Children's Rosary Collection Available to Order in Canada

We are excited to announce that Sunrise Marian Distribution is carrying our Children's Rosary collection. This includes our Children's Rosary book in English and French. The books are being sold individually as well as in a discounted 10 pack. Additionally, they are carrying our Children's Rosary DVD, CDs, T shirts, Christmas Cards and our new Child Consecration book. 

To view the collection click HERE.

7,865 Rosaries sent to Nigeria this Week

This week we have sent 16 boxes of handmade rosaries to Fr. Paul Miapkwap. He is the Director of the Catechetical Training Institute in Shendam, Plateau State Nigeria. He is photographed above in the center in white; his students are in purple. The students attend the school for two years to become catechists in their parishes. Students who attend are from 9 dioceses in Nigeria: Abuja, Jos, Pankshin, Shendam, Bauchi, Jalingo, Kafanchan, Lafiya and Kano dioceses.

Last June, 65 students graduated and received training in starting Children's Rosary prayer groups in their parishes. They also received a Children's Rosary book, parish welcome packet, and some rosaries. Currently, Fr. Paul has 90 students. Each of the future catechists in the program recently received a Child Consecration book to use in their parish. Fr. Paul is also leading the Consecration with the catechists using the Child Consecration book. He explained that they have almost completed the Consecration. Fr. Paul writes, "The Consecration to Jesus through Mary following in the Spirit of St. Therese, the Little Flower is a powerful prayer that should be said by all. I personally liked the prayer because each day I say it, it renews my spirit and I discover something new. I received the same sentiments from my students."

There were requests from the Catechists that they needed more rosaries to initiate Children's Rosary prayer groups in the parishes. Additionally, the Children's Rosary group at Our Lady of Fatima School in Shendam with approximately 700 pupils was in need of rosaries for the students. The school requested rosaries for the Children's Rosary. Therefore, we have sent a large number of rosaries to respond to this growing need. We plan to continue sending boxes of rosaries. With each box we send, we take a picture of the rosaries. Below you will see the contents of box one. 

We also included a picture below of box sixteen. 

If you would like to help by making a tax deductible donation to help these efforts click HERE.

For more information about the Child Consecration book click HERE.

Homiletic and Pastoral Review Features Child Consecration Book

An article by Bishop Keenan was recently published in the Homiletic and Pastoral Review. In the article Bishop Keenan shares his experiences leading his flock in a Consecration to Jesus through Mary using the book Child Consecration: To Jesus through Mary—Following in the Spirit of St. Thérèse, the Little Flower.

In the article Bishop Keenan shares:

"For myself, this Consecration was one of the loveliest experiences of my priesthood. Priesthood can be a lonely road at times and this Consecration has surrounded me with love from my flock. I would encourage priests, deacons, pastors and even bishops to help lead their flock in a Consecration to Jesus through Mary using this Child Consecration book. There is something of Heaven about this Consecration."

To read the full article click HERE.

Large Quantity Discounts for Child Consecration Book Available

We are excited to announce that discounted prices are available for larger orders of the new book: Child Consecration: To Jesus through Mary—Following in the Spirit of St. Thérèse, the Little Flower.

Price structure:

Purchase 1-9 books $12.95 each

Purchase 10-24 books $11.95 each

Purchase 25-49 books $10.95 each

Purchase 50 or more books $9.95 each

To order through EWTN click HERE

For more information about the Child Consecration book visit childconsecration.com

Bishop Paul Ssemogerere Endorses the Book: Child Consecration

 

We are very grateful to Bishop Paul Ssemogerere of the Kasana - Luweero Diocese of Uganda for his kind support of the new book: Child Consecration: To Jesus through Mary—Following in the Spirit of St. Thérèse, the Little Flower. His words of support are included here:

"As human beings, we are all called to live a life of holiness- a life easily attained and lived through the motherly guidance of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This is a life which is fruitfully nurtured at our early stage of life as children. This book, presents to children the true devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary which leads to a deeper and more perfect devotion to Jesus who calls all to a life of holiness. I commend this book to all who nurture the tender souls of children- the future of the Church, for through it they will be able to introduce many to the Mother of God who opens great realities of the faith to the simple hearted especially children and also searches for them when lost." -Bishop Paul Ssemogerere  

To learn more about this Consecration book visit the website: https://childconsecration.com

Books can be purchased or one can complete this 33 Day Consecration journey online. This Consecration Journey is written in the Spirit of St. Thérèse. It is characterized by simplicity, confidence and trust. While the book is written in a simple style, it is in no way simplistic. This book can be used by children but is also ideal for adults including priests.

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EWTN Bookmark Brief Features the New Child Consecration Book

Recently EWTN Bookmark filmed an interview featuring the book Child Consecration: To Jesus through Mary—Following in the Spirit of St. Thérèse, the Little Flower. They filmed a short 4 min Bookmark Brief at the end of the video. We wish to humbly share this video. To watch click HERE.

This new book is a resource for Children's Rosary groups to use. It is another tool to help our children reach the spiritual heights. The goal of the Children's Rosary is to support the prayer lives of children. Each year we encourage children who participate in the Children's Rosary to do a personal Consecration to Jesus through Mary beginning on November 29th and concluding on January 1st the Feast of Mary Mother of God. Please consider using this new book released through the Children's Rosary for your Consecration Journey. This can be purchased through EWTN and EWTN Great Britain. 

The Consecration journey is also available free online at https://childconsecration.com/