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Our Lady's 35th Anniversary Rosary Vigil
Saturday June 11  Our Lady of the Roses Shrine  7:30 p.m.

Over 800 pilgrims came from all over the world

Our Lady said to Veronica of the Cross, "Come to Me, all mothers who weep for their children. Come to Me and I will solace you. Understanding pours forth from My Mother's heart. Come, and I will place My mantle about you, and you will find great comfort with Me" (March 24, 1973).

Remembering our deceased Shrine guards

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.

Jesus said on September 14, 1985: "The Rosary has always been music to Our hearts."  Well, we had a symphony this day when we prayed 18 Rosaries (from 2 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.), many litanies, the long exorcism of St. Michael and sung an abundance of beautiful traditional hymns.

The service area provided pilgrims with various religious gifts: scapulars, rosaries, statues, blessed rose petals, medals and much more. Nearby, the Message from Heaven was also made available by the thousands as the pilgrims helped themselves to the free brochures and newsletters.

Many pilgrims arrived by charter bus and by plane.

The sick and suffering were placed in the infirm area, a roped-off area designated by Jesus in 1980 for special healings.

To conclude the vigil, all the pilgrims raise candles to herald the 35th Anniversary of Our Lady of the Roses, Mary Help of Mothers, repeating the words:

Mary, Light of the World, pray for us
Our Lady of the Roses, pray for us
Mary, Help of Mothers, pray for us