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January 31 |
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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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| Look for the St Michael's World Apostolate banner when you come. |
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| Our Lady of the Roses, Mary Help of Mothers. Send us your petition and it will be placed at the feet of Our Lady at the next Rosary Vigil. |
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| A crowd of about 125 pilgrims praying the Rosary. It was a cloudy winter evening with the temperature in the 30s. |
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| 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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| Behind the excedra |
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| Pilgrims bring roses to adorn the Shrine. Our Lady's Shrine helpers distribute them 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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| Vincent McDonnell, Vigil Coordinator, passes out the roses that adorned Our Lady's statue. |
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| Jesus and Our Lady promised to be present at the sacred grounds as long as one person comes here to pray. |
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| Fr. Mena from Yonkers gives the pilgrims his blessing. |
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| Vincent leads the pilgrims in traditional hymns. |
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a vigil candle raised, pilgrims repeat 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 |