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October 7 |
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Rosary Vigil |
Veneration
of Rosary |
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Rosary Vigil |
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| Welcome to Our Lady of the Roses, Mary Help of Mothers Shrine staffed and directed by St Michael's World Apostolate. |
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| Our Lady of the Roses, Mary Help of Mothers Shrine |
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| Send us your petition and it will be in our petition box for the next Rosary Vigil. |
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| James Donohue, SMWA Vice President and Shrine guard, leads the Joyful Mysteries. |
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| Vincent McDonnell, Vigil Coordinator, leads a litany. |
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| SMWA President, Michael Mangan, leads the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary. |
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| A crowd of about 150 pilgrims praying the Rosary. It was a chilly night with the temperature in the low 50s. At 9 p.m. the invocation of the blessing of Jesus and Mary: "All who are able to kneel, please kneel, and with faith lift your Rosary up to Heaven and Jesus and Mary will bless us." |
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| Long-time devotee and Shrine Guard, Patrick Laffey leads the Rosary. A retired policeman of the NYPD, Patrick drove from Florida and was present for the last three Vigils. |
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| Pilgrims bring roses to adorn the Shrine. They are distributed to everyone later in the evening. These roses are blessed by Jesus and Our Lady during the Rosary Vigil and have the power of cure and conversion. |
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| The crown that adorned Our Lady's statue tonight is given by Vincent to Phyllis Carbone, a close friend of Veronica. |
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| Vincent leads the faithful in Queen of the Holy Rosary and other hymns. |
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With a vigil candle
raised, Vincent leads the invocation: Mary, light of the World, pray for us Our Lady of the Roses, pray for us Mary, Help of Mothers, pray for us. |
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Last updated: 01/31/07 |