The Rosary Bowl - May 19, 2007

The Rosary Bowl – Saturday, May 19, 2007

Any spiritual revival or great awakening starts with the Holy Spirit and the Rosary. What better month to start than with Mary’s month of May. Maybe next year we will have a Rosary Bowl Assembly in other major cities of the U.S.A. on the same date.

At the Pasadena Rose Bowl, we had more than 50 thousand participants in the Glorious Mystery. The evening, 6-9 P.M. was sponsored by Holy Cross Family Ministries in collaboration with the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. There were two themes: A World at Prayer is a World at Peace, and The Family that Prays Together Stays Together.

Substantial financial support came from the Knights of Columbus. Supreme Knight Carl Anderson was one of several inspirational speakers.

Of all the events that have occurred at the Pasadena Rose Bowl, Cardinal Roger Mahoney felt that this Rosary Bowl was its finest hour. He added two significant exhortations: 1) Make the Rosary a central part of your family prayers. 2) Let us no longer be afraid to be authentic Catholics in the public arena.

Earlier there were symbolic moments when doves were released and they formed an outline of a dove in the sky. The Holy Spirit was preparing us for the day of Pentecost. Several saw a rainbow in the distance and in the evening we had a Crescent Moon.

You can relieve the wonder of this inspirational event with the Rosary Bowl DVD! You can order it by going to www.hcfmstore.org or by calling 1-800-299-PRAY.

The following are several thoughts that were expressed at this memorable event:
The Rosary is a meditation on the life Our Lord. Only God can give us the gift of peace. Christ is our peace. I challenge you to become peacemakers.

We are called to be faithful to God and not called to be successful. I was born to know, love and serve Jesus Christ.

It doesn’t matter how famous you are or how unknown. What matters? Is your name written in God’s book of life?

Work for justice. Where there is no justice, there can be no peace? Work for peace through prayer.
The Rosary is the cornerstone of our organization. (Knights of Columbus) The Rosary is the common bond of our Western Hemisphere. Our Lady of Guadalupe may she bring light and a new unity. Ask for her intercession in the Americas. VIVA SANTA MARIA DE LA GUADALUPE!
The Rosary Bowl would not be possible if not for the work of the Holy Cross Family Ministries founder, Servant of God Patrick Peyton, CSC (1909-1992). This simple priest who became a media pioneer and is now a sainthood candidate, led worldwide Rosary Rallies before millions of people.

George H. Kubeck, (Today, I cancelled my subscription to the L.A. Times for not reporting on the above news. Then I found out that the Orange County Register has a 75% discount.)