Mass Offered on October 25th 2018 for Members of the Children's Rosary

A Mass was offered today for all the members of the Children's Rosary and all who help the Children's Rosary.  We continue to have a Mass said for the this intention on the 25th of each month. The Eucharist is such a powerful gift from Our Lord that when I wanted to extend thanksgiving to all of you I knew of no better way to express my gratitude.  May Our Lord's love be poured down on all of you through the powerful sacrifice of the Holy Mass. 
The picture above if of one of our Children's Rosary groups in Pakistan.

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St Anthony Mary Claret's Memories of the Rosary

Today is the Feast of St. Anthony Mary Claret.

Some time ago my children and I began reading the autobiography of St. Anthony Mary Claret. He had a great devotion to Our Lady and a love of the Rosary. In his autobiography he shared, "The gift of rosary beads, given me when still a small boy, I received as if it were the acquisition of the greatest treasure. I began to use it for reciting the Rosary with the rest of the school children." He goes on to share that, "since the day I learned how to pray the Rosary, I not only recited it in the church, but also at home every night, as was the custom of my parents." 

He also listed prayer as one of the means he used to make his priestly ministry fruitful. In adulthood as a priest he routinely preached on the Rosary. He also recited the Rosary with the Congregation before giving a Sermon. 

Last weekend we had the opportunity to go to the Berkshires which is in Western Massachusetts USA. This is a region known for its beautiful foliage in the fall and autumn harvest of apples and other fruits and vegetables. Asher, our 11 year son, took the picture at the top of the post last weekend at the farm. Several of the other pictures were taken at prior visits to the orchard. We are in the season of fall harvest. It is interestingly when reflecting on the words of St. Anthony Mary Claret that the month of the Rosary sits perfectly within the harvest season. As we look at all these fantastic pumpkins and squash, may we remember how prayer can bring a bounty of of spiritual fruits.

Children's Rosary in Pennsylvania Celebrates 4th Anniversary!

Last week we received this picture from our Children's Rosary at St. Patrick's Church in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania USA. They were celebrating their 4th Anniversary! This group meets on the third Monday of the month in the evening. The group leader shared they had 7 children attend their Rosary this month.

We thank the children for their prayers! 

Happy Feast of St. John Paul II

Today we have good news to share. A new Children's Rosary met for the first time today in a parish named after St. John Paul the Great. The new group met in Torrington, Connecticut USA. The group leader reported that approximately 10 families with their children attended. The new group is a mixture of English and Spanish speaking children. The group was able to alternate their prayers with decades in English and Spanish.

We also received several weeks ago a statue of St. John Paul II shown above. This was donated to the Children's Rosary. We plan to send this statue to Uganda in the next barrel that will be sent out.  We are grateful to the person who donated the statue and we are sure the children will love it.  We wish you all a very special and blessed Feast of St. John Paul II.

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Children's Rosary in Michigan Celebrates 1 Year Anniversary!

Yesterday we received these pictures from the Children's Rosary at Holy Family Church in Novi, Michigan. They met yesterday to hold a Children's Rosary and celebrate their 1 year anniversary.
After the Rosary, they came together to celebrate with an anniversary cake. 

We thank all the groups that faithfully continue to meet in their groups. 

We Packed a Box of Rosaries and then to Our Surprise...

There are many children who are part of the Children's Rosary who have been waiting for rosaries in Pakistan. We received a request for rosaries many months ago. Due to the cost of shipping, we have been delayed in sending a box to them.

On October 13th 2018, we were able to send 450 handmade rosaries to them. After we backed the large flat rate box, we had to weigh it. To our surprise, it was exactly 13.0 pounds!  As the 13th has always held such an important significance with the apparitions in Fatima it seemed a happy surprise to see the package weighed exactly 13 pounds. 

If you would like to sponsor a package to a Children's Rosary prayer group, donations can be made out to Children's Rosary and mailed to :
PO Box 271743
West Hartford CT 06127 USA
Donations can also be made online HERE

Thank you all and may God bless you for your generosity which helps us reach more children.

Colors of the Season

Today on the walk home from our Children's Rosary at St. Thomas the Apostle a leaf happened to catch my eye on the ground. I stopped and picked it up. Then I noticed more leaves... all a bit different. The kids were carrying the pillows and all the items we had needed for the Children's Rosary. My hands were free and despite my joint disability which limits what I can lift to the lightest of items, I was able to amass a little bouquet of leaves. It was fun searching out the most colorful or unusual leaves. They were all special but together they were breathtaking. One seemed to set off another. When many bright colors had been gathered I could see we needed a simple green leaf to provide contrast. Interestingly, my attention changed after gathering leaves for a while. At first, I was drawn to the big leaves with bright colors. But as I was nearing home, I began to look for the little ones. As I looked at the leaves, I began to think of how Our Lord might view us. He made us each different. The love we offer is a unique love. If He does not have our particular love then no one can replace it. We may be a tiny quiet little soul or one that seems to get more attention from the world. But the vista would not be so remarkable if all the leaves were bright red and big. The little yellow one is needed. 

Just so, the little yellow one seem even more brilliant next to the plain green leaf. Imagine being a green leaf when those around you are red, orange and yellow. Might that leaf mistakenly feel bland and yet it is so important to the beauty that is beheld. Late fall when most of the leaves have changed colors one of the things missing are those brilliant green leaves.

Our colors are special and God would not have us all be the same. An idea that St. Therese so beautifully illustrated though a field of flowers. But the fall leaves are just another example of unique beauty God has created. 

As I gathered more leaves on the walk home, some I noticed just on their tips were brown and some had spots of disease. I discarded those at first and then I began to think more of all these leaves. I could see others that had been perfect were now dry and shriveling. 

The fall foliage has a peak. It may last a week in the fall. People come from distances to see it. One can think of each of us. Our time is short. We feel it is long but in the backdrop of history we see if it but a brief time. We are here for a reason. We want to be vibrant and without blemish. When God looks out will we add our tiny color to the landscape that brings Him joy. We do not want the world to leave a residue on us through our attachments that dulls our colors. Our time is short. 

Many joined us on a fast which ended last Sunday. One of the things we hoped and prayed for was to purify ourselves from the attachments of the world. In looking at the leaves, I could see some leaves with spots on them...a type of blight. How do we want our leaves to look? Our perfect size and color was chosen by God. But we have control through our choices to compromise that exquisite beauty we were intended to have or keep it. If we have allowed the world to darken the tips of our leaves or worse yet almost cover us entirely we have the ability to remove these blemishes. We have the incredible gift of Confession. We have the gift of fasting to help us break those difficult attachments to the world. We can in simplicity ask God to help us with those things we can't seem to do ourselves. For those of you living in climates that have a fall season, one thing is always clearly illustrated. It goes fast. Many say it is their favorite time of year. They wait all year to see those colors. Let us not waste time. We are not in winter yet!