Start a Children’s Rosary prayer group.
If there isn’t a Children’s Rosary near you,
consider starting one in your local school, Church,
or Parish. Our Lady has continued to show us through
the apparitions in Lourdes and Fatima that she is calling our
children to prayer, and in a special way, the Rosary.
BEGIN A CHILDREN’S ROSARY
IN YOUR SCHOOL
While the Children's Rosary began as a prayer group
movement in parishes, we have extended this to
schools and orphanages. The model is very simple.
Choose a regular time for the children to come
together to pray. We have seen schools easily fold this
into their school day weekly, monthly or even daily.
An example of this is in Birmingham, Alabama, USA at St. Francis Xavier School
where the children meet every Friday at 2:30 PM. Each class is its own prayer
group. Yet the school is also praying as a whole. An area is set up with an image of
Mary. The children are invited to kneel around her during the Rosary. The children
take turns leading the prayers. After each decade, a child is asked to place a flower
at the foot of Our Lady while the teacher asks for the fruit of that mystery. The
children at St. Francis Xavier have made paper flowers. Our parish-based groups
often use fresh flowers.
If you have any questions please contact
Blythe Kaufman at Blythe@childrensrosary.org
Testimonials from Principal Wright,
St Francis Xavier School:
Principal Wright was able to share some of the
benefits he saw since forming a Children's Rosary
in his school.
In regard to the peace, Principal Wright has seen throughout the school, he goes on
to say, “I believe the Children’s Rosary is one of the most effective anti-bullying
efforts one can do in a school.”
Principal Wright liked having the children of his school all meet at the same time to
pray each week. He explained, "I feel it is very important to have the children all
praying at the same time in the classrooms. They are little prayer groups and
yet one unified voice together."
"One of the things I very much like about the Children’s Rosary is that it is child
led. This is important because the children take the leadership role. When they
go home, they are comfortable leading a Rosary and can lead their family in
prayer."
"When you commit to a weekly Children's Rosary during the school day, you are
inviting the Blessed Mother into the life of your school. She will not fail to gently
and powerfully move your school towards a greater devotion to her Son."