Children in Nicaragua Lead a Children's Rosary before Cardinal Brenes and a Full Church on October 13, 2023

On October 13, 2023, Cardinal Leopoldo José Brenes, Archbishop of the Cathedral of Managua visited the Parish of Sacred Heart of Jesus in Ticuantepe. 

Members of the Children’s Rosary prayer group movement led a Children’s Rosary and sang the theme song for the Children’s Rosary. This was followed by Holy Mass. 

The Cardinal prayed along with the children and a full Church of parishioners. The Cardinal was presented with a small package of gifts from the Children’s Rosary. 

Ticuantepe is a rural area where families grow pineapple and pitahaya. Despite the simple means of the families, the group leader shared that “they did what was possible to make their shirts.” 

This event provided an opportunity for the members of the Children’s Rosary of St Joseph the Worker Chapel in Ticuantepe to not only pray with the Cardinal and many families that attended the prayer event but also provided an opportunity to 15 new children to participate. The Children’s Rosary group leader shared her hopes that these new children will help to spread the Children’s Rosary to their respective Chapels and Churches in the Ticuantepe region.

The Archdiocese of Managua posted a video of the children leading the Rosary which can be viewed HERE.

Connecticut Catholic Men's Conference 2023

On September 23, 2023, the Children's Rosary had a booth at the Connecticut Catholic Men's Conference at Northwest Catholic High School in West Hartford, CT. The theme of this year's conference was "Priesthood: God's Gift and Our Responsibility." The day was full of tremendous blessings. It began with a procession of 28 relics of saints into the auditorium. Some included first class relics of St. Jean Marie Vianney, St. Augustine, St Francis de Sales, St. Francis of Assisi, St. Teresa of Avila, St. Therese of Lisieux, St. Alphonsus Liguori, and many more. I had an opportunity to venerate these relics and pray for the Children's Rosary and its members. As the conference opened, the relics were processed and placed on the stage. The MC then said, "We have a very special guest today," the music began to build and there was a silence with the room full of expectation. He then announced the special guest is Jesus Christ. With this announcement, the music built yet more and Fr. Sullivan, pastor of the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Waterbury, CT, emerged into the room holding a monstrance with the Blessed Sacrament. It was a very special Eucharistic Procession.

We also shared for the first time new Children's Rosary balloons which were designed and printed in Germany. 

They were a very kind gift of Guido Ossemann. If anyone has need of some for an informational table, let me know and we will try to share some with you. There were some rather funny efforts to blow up the balloons with helium and tie them off. We had help from Fr. Elias Mills and two seminarians. The first of which to successfully tie the balloon off accidentally let go and this left us all laughing and looking up to see the balloon perched at the top of the gym of the high school. Students this week probably had a surprise when it came floating down later. 

Package leaves for Malawi on October 13, 2023

 

On October 13, 2023 a package was sent to Fr. Kalumbi at Kanyama Catholic Parish in Malawi. During October, which is the month of the Rosary, we are trying to help new and existing Children's Rosary groups with needed materials. Enclosed in the box were 210 handmade rosaries, 20 of our new Children's Rosary balloons (a gift from Guido Ossemann of Belgium), one Children's Rosary t-shirt, 10 Child Consecration books, 38 Children's Rosary books and 30 of the new Children's Rosary color flyers (a gift from Catherine McGowan of Ireland). 

This past spring we received many pictures from the different outposts of the parish where new Children's Rosary groups have formed. The picture below is from Magunditsa Outstation. 

Consecration Journey in Edinburgh and St. Andrews Archdiocese

 

Archbishop Leo Cushley of the Archdiocese of Edinburgh and St. Andrews, Scotland, has been using our book Child Consecration: To Jesus through Mary—Following in the Spirit of St. Thérèse, the Little Flower for himself and has invited the Archdiocese of Edinburgh and St. Andrews in Scotland to join him. The journey began on September 4 and will conclude on October 7, the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. At least seventeen schools and two parishes were committed to join the journey. On the Feast of the Nativity of Mary, Archbishop Cushley released a short video encouraging those in his archdiocese making the journey. To view the video, click HERE or see below.

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

Join the Children's Rosary on Radio Maria October 7, 2023

On September 29, 2013, Ten Years Ago Today

On September 29th 2013, the Feast of the Archangels, EWTN Global Catholic Network aired an interview about the Children's Rosary.  This airing was a very special gift as it gave many around the world a window into a Children's Rosary prayer group.  Many reached out after the airing with interest in beginning a Children's Rosary in their parish.  Now ten years later, many of those that wrote or called following the airing have begun groups in their parishes or in schools and helped in many ways such as through translation.  It would seem that such a date could not go by without a special remembrance and gratitude to God the Father and the Archangels  for reaching so many and bringing forth so much fruit.  For those of you unfamiliar with the EWTN interview that aired on Sept 29th 2013 the link is included HERE.

The late Fr. Apostoli, host of Sunday Night Prime shared this at the end of the show:

"You have heard a program about a wonderful movement, Children's Rosary, which is drawing our young people.  This is our future if we do not sow seeds now there will be no harvest later on.  This is exactly what the Children's Rosary is doing, reaching out to these little ones.  Stirring their hearts, preparing them as the road ahead will not be an easy one". (Fr. Andrew Apostoli CFR Prior Host of Sunday Night Prime)

Children's Rosary September 2023 Newsletter

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