The Day Chapel at St. Anthony of
This month's First Saturday Rosary for Peace was extra special because it also happened to be the Feast of Holy Relics... the rosary was dedicated to the dearly departed... and because of the feast, in addition to bringing the usual relic of the Blessed Mother's dress to the church, I also brought along a few relics from other holy persons to share and venerate with the rosary prayer participants: St. Gemma Galgani ("Ex Corpore"), Bl. Margaret of Castello ("Ex Ossibus"), St. Philomena ("Ex Indumentis"), and St. Padre Pio ("Ex Panno Stigmatibus").
Two views of the display altar with Our
and relics of a Blessed and a few Saints.
Again, I was happy to see a few new faces in the pews, including a co-worker of mine who drove in from quite a distance with her mother (a mini-pilgrimage!) to participate in our monthly Rosary for Peace. After the prayer ended, a few people stayed behind to inquire about the Saints on the altar and to venerate their respective relics up close before heading over to the main church for the Saturday evening vigil Mass. The prayer event was made all the more meaningful with the Saints being physically present with us through their blessed remains.
My co-worker, Dre, and her mother,
Monique, (left) drove from neighboring
Mililani Town to participate in our
parish's First Saturday Devotion.
Our next Monthly Parish Rosary will be held on Saturday, 12/3, at 4:30pm in our Day Chapel. All are welcomed to join us as we heed Our Lady's urgent call to pray for World Peace.
You have a beautiful statue of Saint Gemma. May I know where can I purchase one. I am Br. Joshua from the Archdiocese of Manila, Philippines. My email address is csd_rcam@yahoo.com.
ReplyDeleteAloha Br. Joshua, thank you for your comment. That statue of St. Gemma was actually a gift to me over 20 years ago from a friend and fellow devotee of the Saint. She bought it from Lucca, Italy, when she visited St. Gemma's sanctuary there.
DeleteIf you're interested in obtaining a statue of the Saint, you may want to research using Google to see if there are any available for sale. Perhaps you'll find something similar to the one I was given, or better. Take care and God bless you.