German Version of the Children's Rosary Book Released!

 The German Children's Rosary book is now available to order through Heiligenkreuz Monastery in Austria. The books are available individually and in the ten pack at a discount. 

Individual book LINK

Ten Pack of Books LINK

A special thank you to Guido Ossemann and Nico Ossemann for serving as the primary translators and the team of translators who proofed the book. A large thank you to Stefan Borneis who sponsored the printing of the book. 

As each of these books can serve as a seed for a new Children's Rosary group we pray these books will bring great fruits. We know from Scripture that "whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly and whoever sows generously will also reap generously." (2 Corinthians 9:6) Thus, we cast these seeds broadly and pray others will do the same. 

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.

Si no hay un Rosario de Ninos cerca usted, considere comenzar uno

El Rosario de Niños es un movimiento de oración grupal para niños. Grupos existen en escuelas, parroquias, y orfanatos. Si no hay un Rosario de Niños cerca de usted, considere comenzar uno.
Aquí es el enlace para aprender los pasos para empezar su primer Rosario de Niños. Esto tambien es explicado en un video. El enlace es AQUÍ.
Aquí es un video que explica como organizar su primera reunión para el Rosario de Niños: Enlace.

Para comprar libros del Rosario de Niños haga clic AQUÍ. Para un paquete de 10 con descuento, haga clic AQUÍ.

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CLICK HERE TO WATCH OUR NEW VIDEO:

A VIEW FROM HEAVEN 

UNA PERSPECTIVA DESDE EL CIELO

For more information about the Children's Rosary visit our website: www.childrensrosary.org

Visite nuestro sitio web en español para obtener más información: www.rosariodeninos.org

Pour plus d'informations sur le Rosaire des Enfants, visitez notre site Web:www.rosairedesenfants.org

French Version of the Children's Rosary Book Arrives on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception

After over two years of work on the French translation of the Children's Rosary book, we were overjoyed to receive the books today! 

The books arrived today around 3:40 PM ET on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. We immediately went to the room where we have a statue of Our Blessed Mother, a crucifix and the Divine Mercy image. The kids knelt and we prayed the Magnificat. We thanked God and Our Lady for the gift of the books and also asked for blessings on all those who helped with the French translation of the book.

Just after dark, which now happens around 4PM ET, the kids and I walked to the post office to send out a package to one of the Children's Rosary groups. As we left the post office there was some light snow for just a minute.  It hit my face and I looked to the lights of the cars and saw it was flakes falling.  Just as quickly as I noticed it... the snow stopped. It made me think of Our Lady. 

We also had other things to ponder. Today is the 5 year anniversary of when my daughter, Alina, gave Our Lady a picture she had drawn of Her. There is a little story behind the picture and why it was initially drawn. But the beautiful thing was that the picture which in prayer was given to Our Lady, appears in the back inside cover of the Children's Rosary book. To receive the completed book, after years of work, on this day seems a special gift from Our Lady. To think and ponder Our Lady and her love, it is no wonder she would choose a date that had so much meaning for so many different reasons. 

We are very excited to have the book completed as one of our Children's Rosary groups has been patiently waiting for the French version. They are our Children's Rosary group at the Shrine of Banneux in Belgium (pictured above).  They pray in French and have long hoped to have a French version of the Children's Rosary book. 

In the coming weeks, we will be providing information as to where the book will be carried. In the meantime, if there are individuals interested in obtaining a copy of the French version of the Children's Rosary book please contact us directly at: blythe.kaufman@childrensrosary.org

For more information about the Children's Rosary in French please visit our French website:

www.rosairedesenfants.org

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Children's Rosary Book Available in Braille

We are very excited to share that our Children's Rosary book in English is now available in Braille through the Xavier Society.   

The Xavier Society is a nonprofit organization that was founded in 1900 in New York City USA. Its mission is simple: to make writings on religion and spirituality available to the blind. This is continued today. All materials available to the blind through the Xavier Society are free.  One only needs to register with them and both braille and audio materials can be sent throughout the United States and in some cases abroad.  

Our Children's Rosary book and Glorious Mysteries Cd which contains our theme song Rosary Children are now available through the Xavier Society and they have offered to make these available to both Domestic requests and those outside the United States as well.  

The timing of this braille transcription of our English Children's Rosary book is perfect as a request had just come two weeks ago from a blind women wanting to begin a Children's Rosary prayer group in her parish.  She was requesting Braille materials and so beautifully these are now available.

Looking back to our first meetings of the Children's Rosary many of the children who attended had disabilities and even as founder of the Children's Rosary, I myself have a disability involving my joints.  As the Pastor of my parish is fond of saying, every set back is a set up for the glory of God.  There has been an appreciation that Our Lord is calling all His children to Him.  In a special way, those with disabilities must have a tender place in His heart.  To have materials for blind children and those with disabilities that allow them to participate in the Children's Rosary is very important to us.  In this way we are celebrating this new Braille transcription as we hope it will be an invitation to more children especially those who may be blind to join the Children's Rosary.  

We also would like to humbly ask those who may be blind to prayerfully consider beginning a Children's Rosary prayer group in their parish.  

We thank all of you for your prayers.  This gift of the an English Braille transcription of our book is a special gift and one that is the fruit of many prayers.

Please also prayerfully consider making a donation to the Children's Rosary to help with our efforts to make our CDs and printed books available to the Xavier Society at no cost to this organization.  Donations can be made electronically with the donate button on the right margin of our website or mailed to:

Children's Rosary
PO Box 271743
West Hartford CT 06127 USA
Checks can be made out to Children's Rosary Inc.

For more information about obtaining materials through the Xavier Society they can be reached at:
www.xaviersocietyfortheblind.org
Xavier Society for the Blind
Two Penn Plaza Suite 1102
New York, NY 10121
Phone number: (212) 473-7800

Thank you all

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A Grandmother's Experience with the Children's Rosary

"St Francis of Our Lady of Guadalupe Basilica"
by Nate age 5

Recently I received a lovely note from a grandmother who has been a part of the Children's Rosary.  Her own daughter was very sick through her pregnancy and had reached out to our groups for prayers.  It was our joy to pray for her daughter and the little baby she carries.    Her note below is a beautiful example of the amazing capacity children have for prayer and love of Our Lady and her Son.  It also so wonderfully shows how grandparents can foster faith in their grandchildren through beginning a Children's Rosary.

Dearest Blythe,
Know that you and your family and Apostolate are ever in my heart and prayers.  I have begun praying the Rosary with my grandson Nate who is 5. For the very first time last week he prayed the entire Rosary with me using your booklet.  He loved the Luminous Mysteries and read them and the Thinking of portion of the prayers.  It was so beautiful and I knew we were united through the Immaculate Heart of Our Holy Mother in a very special and powerful way to all the groups. So I would like to register as a group.

Barb goes on to share a bit about her grandson Nate.
He has loved "Mama Mary" since he could talk and loves the Saints.  He is a little prayer warrior! At 5 he has composed prayers and songs to Jesus that he has typed himself, printed, and inserted in a binder. He has 42 pages so far.  He also loves to build cathedrals and basilicas dedicated to Our Lady of Guadalupe.  I have included one picture but I have many(see above).  After receiving this note I asked her if Nate had a name for this Basilica he had built?  This was her response:
He wanted me to tell you the official name: St Francis of Our Lady of Guadalupe Basilica".    I knew it was important to him so I am dashing this off to you with love and prayers! Nate said to tell you "Thanks".  :)

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EWTN Features Children's Rosary Book

We are so grateful to EWTN for their wonderful support of the Children's Rosary.  Fr. Andrew Apostoli, host of EWTN's Sunday Night Prime, has featured the Children's Rosary on his show which has helped tremendously in spreading this new Apostolate. To view the show click HERE.

The wonderful members of EWTN's Religous Catalogue have also beautifully embraced the Children's Rosary.  They carry both the Spanish and English versions of our Children's Rosary book.

Beginning this winter and extending through the Spring EWTN has featured the Children's Rosary on their half hour catalogue show that airs regularly.  They also have been featuring our book in the Children's Section of their Religious Catalogue.  

The Children's Rosary books are made by the vocational students at the American School for the Deaf so in every way this movement has children in the center.  The book explains step by step how to begin a Children's Rosary prayer group and can also be used by the children in prayer of the Rosary.

For more information about ordering the Children's Rosary book both in English and Spanish click HERE.

"I sought you out and now you come to me"

These were the last audible words of Pope John Paul II on hearing tens of thousands of young people singing in St. Peter's Square as he lay in his deathbed.  It was Friday April 1 2005, the eve of Divine Mercy Sunday when he uttered, "I sought you out and now you come to me. Thank you."  Indeed he did seek out children and young people throughout his Papacy.  As one of the young people who traveled to Denver for World Youth Day in 1993, I can attest to this.  His beautiful faith and trust in the Blessed Virgin Mary also was a beautiful pillar of his Papacy as well.  Tomorrow as we celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday and also his Canonization we have many Children's Rosary groups meeting.  I hope this will be a joy to him to see children gathering on a Feast he helped to establish praying the Rosary which was so dear to Him.  

The powerful intercession of Pope John Paul II has been ever present within the Children's Rosary. The Children’s Rosary book was written in large part on the Feast of Pope John Paul II and the book is dedicated to the Holy Trinity, Our Blessed Mother and in gratitude for the intercession of Pope John Paul II. 

Pope John Paul II in a special way we thank you and we ask for your prayers and blessing for all the members of the Children's Rosary and the prayer movement itself that we may bring a great many souls especially young people to Our Lord. Amen.

Children's Rosary groups Meeting on Divine Mercy Sunday:

Children's Rosary at Our Lady and St. Patrick Parish Nottingham England 9 AM local time.
St. Margaret Church in Waterbury Connecticut 10 AM ET.
Children's Rosary at St. James Church in Lilburn Georgia 10:30 AM ET.

Children's Rosary at St. Thomas Church in Thomaston Connecticut 11 AM ET

Children's Rosary at St. Patrick's Church in Tacoma, Washington 2:30 ET

Children's Rosary at St. Thomas the Apostle Church West Hartford CT 2:30 PM ET in front of the Blessed Sacrament

Children's Rosary at St. Anthony Church in Lorain Ohio 3:00PM ET in front of the Blessed Sacrament.

Children's Rosary at St. Joseph Church in Hanover Pennsylvania 4:00PM ET

Members of the Children Rosary at St. Joseph Church in Timor Leste
using the Children's Rosary book dedicated to Pope John Paul II

Did You Receive a Rosary on Your First Holy Communion?

Thinking back to my own First Communion I remember vividly getting a beautiful crystal Rosary in a fancy box.  I looked at it many times and admired it..rolling the beads through my hands.  After looking at it with fondness I closed the box and put it safely in my drawer...where it stayed for many years.  It might truly still be in that drawer as my mother moved several times and I think the dresser may be in her barn in permanent storage.  It would be several years later when I was on a religious pilgrimage where we prayed the Rosary daily that I was given another wooden Rosary and began to use it in prayer.  My experience of receiving a Rosary for First Communion and placing it in a drawer for "safe keeping" I fear is not unique.  Rather I think most of us with young children might share a similar story from our childhoods.  What is sad is that few think to give a child something that explains what to do with this beautiful Rosary.  To take it a step further wouldn't it also be wonderful to give these beautiful little ones a place to use their rosaries with friends such as in a Children's Rosary.  Yes, this is my hope that more children will learn how to use their Rosaries and have a Children's Rosary group at their parish where they might go and pray.

As First Communions approach, may I humbly ask those picking out their gifts to consider including a Children's Rosary book.  Children ages 7 and 8 are truly the ideal age to  join or form a little Children's Rosary.  The book explains step by step how to begin a Children's Rosary prayer group. It also contains all the prayers of the Rosary and a diagram of how to pray the Rosary.  There are illustrations for each mystery also included. The Children's Rosary book is pocket size and perfect for these little hands. For information on how to purchase the book in Spanish or English from EWTN click HERE.

Important Announcement!

New Children's Rosary Book Now Available

The Children's rosary book is now available at Neumann Press.  This little book was first conceived this fall when a priest suggested that we have a book which explains how to begin a Children's Rosary prayer group.  As my background is in dentistry and not publishing I wondered how one goes about writing and having a book published.  Weeks of prayer went by before I felt capable to begin such an endeavor.  My repeated prayer was a simple one...that the Children's Rosary book would be "exactly as Our Lady envisioned it."

Many wonderful hands came together to bring this book to completion. It felt at times as if someone were bringing all these hands together.  Through the generosity of a professional artist from NY, we were able to have original hand drawings of each mystery of the rosary custom made for the book.  In this way the book has two purposes: it explains how to start a Children's Rosary and also can be used by the children in the prayer of the Holy Rosary.

It is a complete guide on how to pray the rosary with prayers included and reflections taken from the writings of Pope John Paul II.

The blessings continued as the Most Reverend Henry J. Mansell Archbishop of Hartford, CT USA was also so kind as to write the preface for this book.

This book by all estimations should not have been possible with a rather inadequate/inexperienced author leading the way.  Yet by way of so many prayers from so many individuals including many children, Our Lady guided the way and created a most beautiful book... a treasure to be sure.