A Novena of Thanksgiving Comes to a Close

Tomorrow will conclude our 9 day Novena of Masses in thanksgiving. This is something we do every year following the Anniversary of the Children's Rosary on April 10th. Leading up to the anniversary on April 10th a 9 day Novena of Masses was completed for the fulfillment of Our Lady's plans for the Children's Rosary.

The novena of Thanksgiving is always a very special part of the 18 days of Masses. It helps to center oneself in a spirit of simplicity and trust. In thanking God we acknowledge that He is in control and knows the best for us. He gives what we need. Our role is to trust in His Providence. A priest once shared some advice with me early when the Children's Rosary began. He advised to not get out ahead of the Spirit but be ready when the Holy Spirit opens the door. Thinking of his words we try to always allow God to lead us. In this way we can glorify God as all is unfolding according to His Will and not our own. There are things we would like to see happen but God knows the best of it. Today we woke up to a surprise. There was a layer of clean white snow outside. This winter we saw very little snow and to have so much fall in April was a surprise. Yet as I was reflecting on prior years when we had this novena I was reminded that we also had snowfalls during the days of the novena. 

My mother has always said of snow that it is the poor man's fertilizer. It helps the plants through the winter. More snow is a good thing for the following years growing season and harvest. Perhaps one could see this snow as a signal grace. Our days of prayer and especially those of thanksgiving help us to cultivate spiritual fruits in our soul. Tomorrow is the last day of Masses. Four Masses will be celebrated in Thanksgiving. May we unify our prayers with those Masses and take some moments to thank God for the many blessings he has given not only to the Children's Rosary but to each of us. No matter what trial we may be under right now with the Coronavirus, one can always find blessings in each moment. 

Thank you God. 

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Masses of Thanksgiving

On Easter we began a 9 day novena of Masses for the fulfillment of Our Lady's plans for the Children's Rosary. As the children and I looked around our home all nature seemed ready to burst forth. Buds were just waiting to open and yet they were not. We shared the picture below which was taken on Easter. 

We could imagine as we looked at the forsythia buds that in a similar way Our Lady's plans were just waiting to unfold. On the second day of the novena a layer of snow covered all the bushes in our yard. In a special way, the layer of crystal white snow seemed a special blessing. The buds still tightly shut were each capped with a delicate cover of snow.

The warm sun came out and the snow quickly melted. Many of the days of the novena snow was seen falling. Sometimes just a brief snow flurry in the morning other days much more snow. On April 9th, the last of the Masses were said for the fulfillment of Our Lady's plans for the Children's Rosary. In total 3 Masses were said daily for 9 days totally 27 Masses. On April 10th the 7 year anniversary of the Children's Rosary more snow fell. These pictures were taken on the anniversary (see below):

The buds that at the beginning of the novena had been all closed now had opened. Each flower was washed with snow and clear water dripped from the petals. We marveled to see nature and how it seemed to so beautifully reflect how we hoped to help Our Lady unfold Her plans. Toward the end of the day my husband came home from work. He shared that during his drive home a rainbow had come across the sky. He had snapped a picture but as in many cases with pictures it did not capture the full majesty of the moment. 

One might wonder what has happened? Masses were offered but what has resulted. What was Our Lady able to purchase with those Masses? What has unfolded? The answer is simply: Trust. We are little children. Our Heavenly Mother sees so much and our role as children is not to question but simply to give the little we have to Our Lady and do it with love. She is working to be sure. On Divine Mercy Sunday on the ground before the Blessed Sacrament several pictures were put out by the priest overseeing the event. The pictures were created with broken glass. There was a picture of Our Lord on the sea. In the distance was a boat with the apostles inside. As I looked at this scene my heart was drawn in. One word kept coming into my heart: Trust. We are surely on a boat at sea. Our Lady is close at hand but out on the water is her Son. Our Lady in Her gentleness reassures us that we are headed in the right direction. She guides our gaze to our sole focus which is Jesus. It is His pleasure we seek. The Masses and prayers are not to bring us satisfaction at what is attained but rather to bring joy to Jesus through the work of Our Lady. 

Indeed, Our Lady helps us to not lose focus and to stay perfectly on course. Her plans are always perfectly aligned to the plans of God. 

Beginning on April 10th we began a second novena of Masses. These were Masses offered in thanksgiving. Three Masses daily will be celebrated through April 18th. In total 27 Masses will be celebrated in thanksgiving. The total number of Masses between the two novenas is 54. Our role now is to thank God for His generosity in helping to further Our Lady's plans. We trust God has granted great gifts to Our Blessed Mother. As trusting children now we simply thank Him.

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"70 Yrs Ago My Sister and I ... learned the Rosary"

Today we received this lovely card pictured above.
The note dated June 25th 2017 begins:

My Dear Children, 

Thank you so for praying the Holy Rosary that I receive on EWTN. Your clear voices & sweet faces rise to Heaven...  Today is my 77th Birthday. 70 yrs ago my sister & I went to Holy Rosary Academy and learned the Rosary from the Sisters. Please find enclosed a ten dollar bill toward the roses you give to Our Blessed Mother. 

Love to All R. 

The more I thought about this card the more beauty I saw in it.  This card gives those of us who have not reached the age of 77 a peek into the perspective one has at that time in their life. One can look back over the years.  What stands out? What is important? This letter strongly suggests that something 70 years ago made a deep impact on this women's life. She was only 7 years old, yet she remembers it clearly and with great love and appreciation. One can see the love this soul has for Our Blessed Mother that she would want to send a crisp 10 dollar bill to put toward fresh roses for Our Lady. Who does that but a person who cares a great deal for someone. Why does she care so much?  Has it been that a 70 year friendship exists, one that began when she started praying the Rosary? What are the fruits of so many years of prayer? The cover of the card seems to suggest an attitude of thanksgiving and generosity.  Blessings come from this heart to little ones who remind her of the tender years when she too learned to pray the Rosary. The Children's Rosary which airs on EWTN is a window into a Children's Rosary prayer group but for many people it is a window back 70 years ago when they were little ones and someone helped them to pray the Rosary.

A special thank you to this soul for showing all of us what happens when a child is given the gift of praying the Rosary. What does that gift look like 70 years later?  Wow! It looks beautiful.

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Happy Father's Day!

Today we received these pictures from the Children's Rosary in Pakistan. The children took the opportunity to thank their Fathers and even give them presents. We wish all the Fathers who are part of the Children's Rosary a special blessing this day.  We also remember Our Heavenly Father. The Children's Rosary has always had a special relationship with each person of the Trinity. Our books, CDs and DVD are all dedicated to the Holy Trinity and Our Blessed Mother.  Today at Mass I reflected that several years ago we met at Our Father's Retreat House to hold a Children's Rosary on Father's Day. We made a video recording of the Children's Rosary and parts of it were highlighted on an EWTN interview in 2013.  Many graces and fruits came through that initial interview on EWTN and there was a feeling that God the Father had helped us in a powerful way. We thank Him for such grace and assistance.  So today when we honor the Body and Blood of Christ in the celebration of Corpus Christi we also remember the Father that sent His Son to us. 

"It is my Father who gives the true bread from Heaven"

A Gift of Infinite Value

Today was the 6 year anniversary of the first meeting of the Children's  Rosary.  It has become a yearly tradition to give Our Lady a special gift on the anniversary.  The gift the children humbly share is a 9 day novena of Masses leading up to the anniversary.  Last year we were able to have two Masses offered daily on the 9 days preceding the anniversary.  This year we were able to offer three Masses daily for the nine days.  All were offered for the fulfillment of Our Lady's plans for the Children's Rosary.  There were many people who contributed to help in providing donations for the Masses.  Fr. Jude Ssali who is the Pastor of Our Lady of Fatima Parish in Uganda wrote that he would offer one Mass on each of the 9 days himself. Fr. Jude Ssali is pictured above with the Children's Rosary group in his parish. 

Today 6 Masses were said for the fulfillment of Our Ladies plans for the Children's Rosary. (A Mass for each year!) One of the Masses was offered at San Ignacio de Loyola sub parish in Kalasungay, Malaybalay City Philippines by the Children's Rosary groups there. Given the outpouring of love that we received for the anniversary we were able to also request 4 Masses on April 11th and 4 Masses on April 12th also for the fulfillment of Our Lady's plans for the Children's Rosary. This brings the grand total of Masses said in petition to 41. We will follow this up with a novena of Masses in Thanksgiving beginning on Easter Sunday. There is still time to contribute to this effort.  It would give us great joy to offer more Masses in Thanksgiving then we offered in petition.  How happy would Our Heavenly Mother be to see that her children did not forget to thank their Father in Heaven.  Indeed each mother always asks her children...did you say thank you?  We wish to bow our heads and extend our hands with an armful of Masses. 

A very special thank you to all who have helped with this gift of Masses which has infinite value and all who are part of the tapestry of prayer that comprises the Children's Rosary.  

For those who would like to make a donation for our Thanksgiving Novena which begins on Easter Sunday the information is provided below.

Donations can be made out to Children's Rosary Inc and sent to: 
Children's Rosary
PO Box 272743
West Hartford, CT 06127 USA

Donations can also be made on our website electronically HERE

The Children’s Rosary is a non profit organization with 501 (c)(3) status through the IRS. All donations are tax deductible in the United States.

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"Thank You God"

This past week the priest who heard my confession told me of an old women he used to visit.  Every other word she would say would be, "Thank you God".  She used thank God for his visits, she would thank God when a dinner turned out well.  She saw everything as a gift.  The priest relayed that this women was very holy.  When the women died her family asked this priest what should be on her tomb stone.  He said, "Did you ever listen to your mom? She always said, Thank you God".  This women made such an impression on this priest that he has twice told me of her in confession.  

Remembering that this was not the first time he told me this story I began to reflect on whether I had made any changes in my prayer life.  Indeed the thread of thanksgiving had spread within my own silent prayer life but I realized my spoken word was still missing the frequent thanksgiving that the priest shared.  More than ever this week as so many have reached out with news of Children's Rosary groups meeting and new groups forming "Thank you God" should never be far from my lips.

I humbly invite you to join me in trying to saying, "Thank you God" throughout the day.  May I share some pictures that were taken by the children this past week as we were visiting with family. The picture at the top of the page was taken by our 9 year old son who is a member  of the Children's Rosary.  After seeing these sunsets which occured over two nights, I happened to open the Bible and this was one of the verses on the page:

"The Heaven declares the glory of God
The sky proclaims His handiwork." (Psalm 19:2)

The second evening, there seemed to be ripples of color rolling through the sky as you see in the second picture.  This time our daughter who is also a member of the Children's Rosary took a few pictures.  As the sun dipped down the oranges turned to blues and pinks (shown below).  Indeed the sky surely proclaims God's handiwork.  

Thank you God!

Beauty All Around Us

Spring is a time of beauty.  Everywhere one turns there are new buds on trees, baby animals and birds.  These little duckling my daughter took a picture of are my favorite.  It is hard to look around and not see some beauty.  

Last week as my daughter and I walked to Mass we noticed some beautiful tulips.  They were a pale pink and just opening.  We commented on their beauty and we both agreed it would be good to get a picture of them.  We were on our way to Church and thought is better not to stop and rather take the picture when we came back on our way home.  Yet on the return trip, we found them very much changed.  The petals were not just opening but rather opened.  Although still pretty they were not the fresh site we had marveled at on the way to Mass. Alina still took the picture but we were aware that the beauty Our Lord showed us was a gift in time.  When we passed by and returned later it was not the same.  Rather it was a different gift.  Spring is full of so much beauty but it is changing very quickly. Seeds are peeking out of the soil one day and the next are standing strong with two leaves.   Such an appreciation of all these tiny glimpses of beauty given in such abundance brings a desire to continue to thank Our Lord. 

Last Friday the Children's Rosary at St. Mary's Parish in Pontiac, Illinois USA had a Mass said in thanksgiving.  May we humbly thank them for giving this very special gift to Our Lord on behalf of the Children's Rosary.  

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"It is Good to Praise the Lord"

"It is good to praise the Lord."(Psalm 92:2)  It is also good to thank Him.  Today is our 7th day of Masses offered in thanksgiving to God as part of our Children's Rosary Anniversary Novena of Masses.  The last of our Masses offered in thanksgiving will conclude on Monday April 18th. 
Recently in reading a book to my children by Mother Mary Loyola these words seemed to speak so beautifully about the importance of thanking God.

"It is no humility, then, to pretend not to know what God has done for us. Gratitude and humility go hand in hand.  There is no better shield against vanity and self-conceit than Mary's word's 'He who is mighty has done great things for me' and when our hearts are stirred to praise God for his goodness to us, we shall find none more fitting than those of her beautiful Magnificat."

A special thank you to all who helped sponsor Masses as part of our Novena. We have been able to have eighteen Masses offered in thanksgiving.  

Credit: the quote above is taken from the book Jesus of Nazareth by Mother Mary Loyola.

Gratitude

The Children's Rosary has received some beautiful gifts this week.  Souls reaching out to help us in a myriad of different ways.  Also following last weeks Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, there have been pictures and notes coming in about the children and the meetings that were held that day.  One such meeting was in Cheshire, Connecticut USA.  At least 10 children knelt together to lead a Children's Rosary with at least 40 adults joining in from the pews.  The children were also accompanied by two seminarians and a priest in singing our theme song, Rosary Children.   Many adults came up afterwards and spoke of how the children's prayers had touched their hearts deeply.  The children also helped to celebrate the Feast by making a cupcake Rosary.

Cupcake Rosary

We also received a beautiful picture from our Children's Rosary group at the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Natchitoches, Louisiana.  This is a relatively new group that has formed.  Seven children came together on the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe to hold their monthly Children's Rosary.  
We also had a Children's Rosary held at St. Callistus Church in El Sobrante, California.  This is near San Francisco.  The children helped to open a new renovated grotto in honor of Our Blessed Mother. Twelve children led all present in a Children's Rosary.  The group leader shared that the final decade was led by a tiny three year old Hispanic girl who through her innocence melted hearts and brought many to tears.  The children concluded by singing Rosary Children.  Most of the children in this group are Spanish speaking but had practiced for many hours to learn our theme song in English. 

Children's Rosary in
Natchitoches, Louisiana

Seeing these pictures and hearing of just some of the groups that met last week there is an overwhelming spirit of gratitude that fills ones heart.  To be able to give Our Lord and His Mother dear prayers of children as we move ever closer to Christmas is so beautiful.

A special thank you to all who have helped the Children's Rosary.  Thank you who have listened in prayer and heard how the Lord was calling you to help this prayer group movement.  Thank you to our group leaders who are faithful to their meetings, thank you to those who are praying and working hard to start new groups,  thank you to the parents and grandparents that bring their children to meetings, thank you to the children who through their prayers are a beautiful witness to so many, thank you to the many that unify prayers with the children from your homes, thank you to those who have seen a way that through your talents you could help this Apostolate, and thank you to all who have given of your treasure.  Please see your efforts and gifts as helping to bring more and more children to prayer and joy to Our Lord and his Mother as they look down and see more and more children's prayers rising toward heaven.

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A Message of Thanksgiving!

This past summer the Children's Rosary group leader, Inez,  from Immaculate Conception Church in North Delta British Columbia, Canada traveled through Kenya visiting our established Children's Rosary groups and also helping to begin more.  Inez traveled with her 16 year old daughter, her niece and her husband.  They were our ambassadors extending love and also sharing time in prayer.  Inez carried with her more than 1,000 Rosaries giving them out to the children.  

Children lining up to receive a Rosary

The video above is of the children from our Children's Rosary at Holy Trinity Church in Karobangi, Kenya.  They began their Children's Rosary close to 2 years ago.  They have a message of thanksgiving for the rosaries they received this summer.  

These rosaries are such a blessing.  I remember shortly after this group began receiving a note from the group leader that with so many children wanting to participate she only had rosaries for the older children and many of the younger ones thus did not come as there was not enough for them.  To think of little ones wanting to pray and hold a Rosary in their hand yet there were not enough to go around.

The rosaries hand delivered by Inez were so warmly received and this Christmas we sent a box with more.  The message above from the children is one of thanksgiving but for all of us watching there is another message coming through...one of HOPE.  

Our future is bright.  

There has been sacrifice this year through so many who are part of the Children's Rosary.  Faithfulness through prayer and a tireless effort to reach out to more children not only in Africa but in our home parishes.   There have been times when we wonder if our little effort or prayer made a difference.  May I let the children speak for me.  Yes, it all makes a difference.  

The reality of this video is the culmination of each and every prayer said.  Inez shared with me that she had a thought one night almost a year ago...wouldn't it be wonderful to spread the Rosary during her summer trip to Kenya.  That night she found our Children's Rosary website and there on our list were two established groups exactly where she would be traveling.  Divine Providence?

Inez distributing the Rosaries

This was a gift.  Months of preparation would follow which involved coordinating with our two Children's Rosary group leaders Irene and Antonine in Kenya.  Inez would make more connections that would allow her to meet more beautiful people and help to begin more groups.  Yet all the while faithful Children's Rosary groups were meeting all over the world providing the prayers that would safely carry her from Canada to Africa and back home again.  The grace would not stop there the excitement she experienced in Kenya was carried home to her own parish Children's Rosary group.  Again I cannot underscore enough that for many of us including myself the trip she made would be almost impossible.  For my own part, my health is not very good.  Yet together working as one Our Lord accomplishes more than the individual parts.  We work as one.  Always supported in prayer.  It is a beautiful way to begin the New Year knowing so much good is happening.  That we are part of something that is unfolding and bringing so many prayers to the crib of Our Lord.  With Our Blessed Mother beside us and our rosaries in hand we truly have nothing to fear.  

Thank you all so much for all you do.  Please never question the value of your prayers.

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I Am Thankful For....

"I am thankful for my mom and dad because my mom and dad help me do things.  I am also thankful for the Earth because if we did not have the Earth we would have to live on Mars which is not a very good planet and Mercury and Venus are awfully hot.  I am also thankful for God because without Him we would not be here right now because God made every single one of us.  I am thankful for a lot of things."

He is right Venus is really hot.

 This is a letter written by a seven year old member of the Children's Rosary. It gave me a chuckle to see how the mind of a little one sees things.  Yet it was a comfort to see that God was not forgotten.

Mass to be Offered for Members of the Children's Rosary Tomorrow

A Mass will be offered on June 25th by the Capuchin Friars for all the members of the Children's Rosary and all those who help the Children's Rosary.  We will continue to have Masses said for this intention on the 25th of each month. The Eucharist is such a powerful gift from Our Lord that when I wanted to thank all the members of the Children's Rosary and those that have helped us in so many beautiful ways I knew of no better way of saying thank you.

Two other Masses will be offered tomorrow for the following intentions:
1 Mass for the Intentions of Our Blessed Mother
1 Mass for Peace, Peace, Peace

A Novena of Thanksgiving

The blessings poured down on the Children's Rosary have been too many to number.

Two weeks ago the Children's Rosary book became available to order at Neumann Press.  Many hands were brought together to make this book a reality.  Yet how did so many find their way to this project?  Many requests went up to Our Lord for assistance with this project and those prayers were answered in such a beautiful way. Those who stepped forward to help were from unlikely sources.  Some gave time and talent who were not even Christian.  The artist who did the custom illustrations for the book gave his time as a mitzvah or good deed.  He is a man of Jewish faith.

The cover illustration of Jesus is a painting done by a Mormon man.  When asked if he would grant permission for the painting to be used for our Children's Rosary book the gentleman asked if I knew he was a Mormon.  I told him I suspected he was from the College he attended, but that it didn't matter to me.  He told me he loves Jesus and I told him I do, too.  He then gave us full permission to use the painting free of charge.

Through Divine Providence a chance meeting with the Archbishop of Hartford brought a wonderful partnership where he agreed to not only write the Preface but also to be the Imprimatur as well.

Over the past several months the Lord has continued to shower blessings by bringing the most wonderful people to the Children's Rosary.  New groups have formed and from them others.  Families and children have come to many different Children's Rosary groups offering Our Lady bouquets of prayers to bring before Our Lord.  Today as we conclude our Novena for the Conclave there was an overwhelming feeling of Thanksgiving to Our Lady for her intercession and Our Lord in His three Persons for granting such graces.  

(source: gotowall.com)

Today a Novena of Masses was begun.  Nine Masses will be said by the Capuchin missionary priests in Thanksgiving for what we have been given and the graces bestowed upon the Children's Rosary and all its members. One Mass will be said daily from March 9th until March 17th. Please join us in thanking Our Lord during these 9 days for his Mercy and Generosity to us.

Thank you all.

God Bless!

We Get By With A Little Help From Our Friends

Things with my health haven't been all that good as of late.  As I have a genetic condition that results in joint dislocations leaving my house and interacting with folks is as one person put it, "living dangerously".  Sometimes injuries happen in the places you would never suspect such as last night at a healing service.  For someone like me the prospect of folks I don't know touching me is of significant concern with my joint instability.  However,  I recognize the wonderful benefits of healing prayers and love to attend this Monthly Mass.   After a couple of accidental injuries with my hands and neck last night I left trying to focus on the beautiful Mass and not my aching joints.  A friend stopped and talked to me as we were leaving. He had just come back from leading a pilgrimage to the Holy Land the day before.  He was clearly tired from the travel and jet lag.  I mentioned my declining hands and joints and the loss of my medical provider.  He prayed over me for a few minutes and then told me he would keep me in his prayers.  A poor night sleep followed but something wonderful happened.  When I woke up I went to the computer and there was a message from my friend Scott who I had seen the night before.  He told me that after he left the Mass he went to adoration for one hour and prayed for me and then planned to offer his bread and water fast for me today.  As I knew how tired Scott was when he left the Mass at 9:15PM I knew how hard it must have been for him to stay awake at adoration.  The kindness and sacrifice that he made out of charity humbled me.  Walking to Mass this morning I looked down at my pieta prayer book.  On the back cover I had written something a priest had said 3 weeks ago, "We get by with a little help from our friends".  How true were these words.  When one is feeling really low the simplest act of kindness or offer of prayers has the ability to lighten the weight of whatever we are carrying.  Each time someone has written to me these past few days and offered prayers there is a such a deep gratitude which wells in my heart.  As our lives ebb and flow I think we all find ourselves one day in need of a prayer or word of support.  When those prayers come, oh how beautiful they are..

It is true, we do get by with the help of our friends and after all our best Friend is Jesus.  Today I spoke to Our Lord in just that way.  As my Best Friend, I asked for His support through this time of uncertainty.  One beautiful blessing He has given me this day is a keener awarenss of the gifts I am being given through the love, support and prayers of so many.

May I thank you with all my heart.