First Saturday Parish Rosary at St. Anthony's Church, 1/7/2012

A Sacred Relic of St. Andre's Blood

What a wonderful evening of prayer and blessings this night turned out to be!  The First Saturday Rosary was wonderful, as usual... prior to beginning the prayer, I shared about the life of St. Andre Bessette of Montreal, whose Feast Day it was yesterday, and also shared a 1st Class Relic of the Saint in my custody with the people who attended. So as we again prayed for Peace in this world, we also invoked the intercession of St. Andre for our personal health issues and also for the physical well-being of the people we carry in our hearts.

My pilgrim statue with the relics
of the Holy Virgin & St. Andre

After the Rosary, the Mass prayed in the main church was also quite meaningful, as we celebrated the vigil of the Feast of the Epiphany.  After the Mass, our parochial vicar - Fr. Exsequel Tuyor - blessed all the parish calendars for general distribution, plus our watches and other timepieces, which I later learned was customary on this feast day.

The priest invoked the Lord's blessings for the 2012 year and for the precious time, which we are all granted during our lives. I left the church feeling blessed in so many different ways. Thanks and praises be to God! The next Parish Rosary for Peace will be held on Saturday, February 4th, at 4:30pm. All are invited to participate.