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Rosary Vigil
Saturday August 4, 2007 
Our Lady of the Roses, Mary Help of Mothers Shrine  7:30 p.m.

 

Welcome to Our Lady of the Roses Shrine, staffed and directed by St. Michael's World Apostolate.

 
 
Fr. Skura greets John May before the Vigil
 
About 175 pilgrims attended this Vigil
 
Horacio Cuellar of Jamaica, N.Y.
 

The service area provided pilgrims with various religious gifts: scapulars, rosaries, statues, blessed rose petals, medals and much more. 

 
Our Lady's beautiful long cape
 

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

 
 
 
Bill Dykes, LOSM
 
Fr. Bradley offered the sacrament of penance for two hours
 
 

About 9:00 pm, 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."

 

Michael Mangan, SMWA Pres. introducing his niece, Mary Rose (right), who later thanked everyone for the many prayers, novenas, Masses, and rosaries that have been offered for her. As you recall, Mary Rose underwent brain surgery on April 2, then unfortunately had another surgery on June 10 for an appendectomy. It's been a tough road, but Mary Rose is making good progress Click here for the full story

 

"I will be here with you, with you all, until the coming of My Son in the final battle. Graces in abundance shall be given through visits to these sacred grounds, grounds chosen by the Father―graces for cure and conversion, graces for reclaiming the souls destined for he abyss."  -Our Lady, June 8, 1974

 
Michael Bauer (above) and Matthew Castricum filmed the Vigil
 
 
Matthew Castricum leads a Rosary
 

The Message from Heaven was also made available by the thousands as the pilgrims helped themselves to the free brochures and newsletters.

 
 

Fr. Bradley gives the final blessing at the end of the Vigil

 

After the Vigil, pilgrims line up to venerate the crucifix of the Rosary kissed by Our Lady on October 29, 1994.

 
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July 29, 2007
 Veronica's Grave

August 4, 2007
Memorial Mass | Rosary Procession | Rosary Vigil

August 5, 2007
Holy Hour | Luncheon | Meeting | Mass

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