Since I am a visual and tactile person I lovelovelove religious medals and holy cards. I love the saints - Heaven's superheroes! It's a bird, it's a plane, it's St. Joseph of Cupertino!
Anyways...(I am a little excited this morning!)
This weekend we were dispensed from attending Mass because Father has gone north for a few days to say Mass for the people of three tiny First Nation villages and we have no replacement priest. I had the choice of attending either a communion service or a Holy Hour of Adoration for Priestly Vocations. I think y'all know which one I picked.
The Holy Hour wasn't totally silent which was fine. We had some intercessory prayers, sang "Holy God We Praise Thy Name" (one of my faves) and "Tantum Ergo," and prayed the Rosary. Each decade was led by a different person. Nobody was scheduled to say the decade - it was purely voluntary. If you started first everyone followed your lead.
There was a young mom with her son and daughter sitting in front of me. When we prayed the Rosary the little girl who was around 10 or 11 started the third decade. She had a clear voice and never stumbled once. It was beautiful!
I was so impressed with her I wanted to give her something. I had one holy card left in my wallett and wouldn't you know it - it was a picture of the Blessed Mother holding rosary beads!
After the service ended the little girl was getting her coat on. I tapped her on the shoulder and gave her the card and told her how well she did. I told her that every Hail Mary we pray is like giving the Virgin a rose. Her face was shining! She thanked me for the card and her mother, whose eyes were now full of tears, thanked me too.
I have given out many holy cards and medals in recent years but I think today was one of the most special.
Anyways...(I am a little excited this morning!)
This weekend we were dispensed from attending Mass because Father has gone north for a few days to say Mass for the people of three tiny First Nation villages and we have no replacement priest. I had the choice of attending either a communion service or a Holy Hour of Adoration for Priestly Vocations. I think y'all know which one I picked.
The Holy Hour wasn't totally silent which was fine. We had some intercessory prayers, sang "Holy God We Praise Thy Name" (one of my faves) and "Tantum Ergo," and prayed the Rosary. Each decade was led by a different person. Nobody was scheduled to say the decade - it was purely voluntary. If you started first everyone followed your lead.
There was a young mom with her son and daughter sitting in front of me. When we prayed the Rosary the little girl who was around 10 or 11 started the third decade. She had a clear voice and never stumbled once. It was beautiful!
I was so impressed with her I wanted to give her something. I had one holy card left in my wallett and wouldn't you know it - it was a picture of the Blessed Mother holding rosary beads!
After the service ended the little girl was getting her coat on. I tapped her on the shoulder and gave her the card and told her how well she did. I told her that every Hail Mary we pray is like giving the Virgin a rose. Her face was shining! She thanked me for the card and her mother, whose eyes were now full of tears, thanked me too.
I have given out many holy cards and medals in recent years but I think today was one of the most special.
Here's a copy of the card.
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