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October 26 |
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Set
up | Rosary Vigil
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Veneration
of Rosary
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Set
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| Our Lady of the Roses, Mary Help of Mothers |
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| Preparing the excedra for tonight's Rosary Vigil. The Shrine must be set up and broken down for every Rosary Vigil and Holy Hour. |
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| "Immaculate Mary" is sung as Shrine guards Chester Polak (l) and George Rehrl carry Our Lady to the excedra. |
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| At the base of the statue of Our Lady of the Roses is seen the Virgin's foot crushing the serpent's head as foretold in Gen. 3:15. The serpent has the forbidden fruit in its mouth which he used to deceive Eve. The Virgin Mary is the second Eve and co-Redemtrix with Her Son Jesus. |
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| Before the statue is adorned, a short prayer is said, a procedure that Chester, Henry Polak and George (r) follow for every Rosary Vigil and Holy Hour. They kiss the statue's hands as a sign of reverence. |
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| Henry adornes Our Lady with a beautiful new mantle hand sewn and donated by Our Lady's Workers of Northern California. |
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| The elevation of Our Lady |
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| Chester places a heavy weight across the bar inside the base to secure Our Lady. |
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| George prepares the Vatican flag. The American flag and the Vatican flag are both displayed at the Rosary Vigils and Holy Hours. |
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| Antonia Rehrl prepares the roses |
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| Voila! Let the prayers begin. |
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Last updated: 07/06/07 |