Friends with a saint: Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle, author of "The Kiss of Jesus" talks about her 10-year friendship with St. Mother Teresa in this ChildrensRosary.org Q & A Live Record
Film Screening Reminder - 03/29 + Holy Week Schedule @ Holy Rosary Church (TORONTO/YYZ) + REMEMBERING BEATA LUCIA, BORN TODAY in 1907
ETERNAL WISDOM:
“Since we all need to pray, God asks of us, as a kind of daily installment, a prayer which is within our reach: the Rosary, which can be recited either in common or in private, either in church in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament or at home, either with the rest of the family or alone, either when traveling or while walking quietly in the fields. A mother of a family can say the Rosary while she rocks her baby’s cradle or does the housework. Our day has 24 hours in it. It is not asking a great deal to set aside a quarter of an hour for the spiritual life, for our intimate and familiar converse with God.”
~ Irmã Lúcia de Jesus e do Coração Imaculado1
1907.03.28 |
Lucia de Jesus was born in Aljustrel, Portugal.
Help us to pray for her full canonization when we offer our Rosary to Jesus
SOURCE: Memórias da Irmã Lúcia [Memoirs of Sister Lucia], II, Fatima, Sanctuary of Fatima, 2010, p. 13; cf. register No. 30/1907 of the Baptism Book of the Parish of Fatima, Civil Registry of Vila Nova de Ourém2
THE ROSARY HOUR PODCAST NEWSLETTER [Tuesday of the Fifth Week of Lent: First Edition, reviewed by: KR/IN/AG w/ support from DMCO & BK + R/DK/DTB]
Watch Amelia’s Live Record interview [CLICK HERE] with Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle — mentor to this Children’s Rosary ® member & to the Rosary Hour Podcast:
VIDEO FOOTNOTES:
“THE KISS OF JESUS” (A MEMOIR) Donna-Marie’s intricate, moving and inspiring life story is recorded in her memoir, “The Kiss of Jesus: How Mother Teresa and the Saints Helped Me to Discover the Beauty of the Cross” (published by Ignatius Press):3
TESTIMONIALS:
“Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle allows us to enter into her heart, a heart touched personally by Mother Teresa, and accompany her on a remarkable spiritual journey in The Kiss of Jesus.”
– Brian Patrick, Anchor, EWTN News Nightly
“For anyone who wishes to move beyond anger and resentment, this book is an answer to prayer.”
– Mike Aquilina, EWTN host and author of The Feasts
“Perseverance, faith, hope, and humility are the currents of grace that flow through The Kiss of Jesus. Donna-Marie proves that God works all things to the good no matter how ruthless, devastating, or humiliating they may be. This candid and poignant account pierces the heart and leaves the reader changed by the experience.”
– Johnnette S. Benkovic, Founder, Women of Grace®
DONNA-MARIE INTERVIEWED ON NATIONAL TELEVISION IN THE USA
“What was it like to be friends w/ a saint?”
“NO GREATER LOVE”: FILM DOCUMENTARY SCREENS TORONTO
Karen Rocha’s interview segment w/ Fr. Peter Turrone, pastor of Holy Rosary Church (video) includes video invitation cued [**HERE to WATCH**] for tomorrow’s screening of “No Greater Love” — the final 2023 Lenten Series. Event:4
WHEN: March 29, 2023
SCREENING TIME: 7:00 PM5
WHERE: Holy Rosary Church
ADDRESS:
354 St. Clair Ave. West Toronto, ON
ADD REMINDER TO YOUR DEVICE’S CALENDAR WITH THIS LINK:
JOIN IN PRAYER FOR HOLY WEEK IN TORONTO6
FORMATION TEAM INVITES GREATER TORONTO AREA VISITORS TO REVIEW HOLY WEEK LITURGICAL SCHEDULE for HOLY ROSARY CHURCH:
April 1st, PALM SUNDAY (SATURDAY EVENING):
Vigil Mass at 5:00 pm.
April 2nd, PALM SUNDAY
Doors open at 6 AM
Masses at 8:00 AM
10:00 AM (Livestreamed)
12:00 PM.
April 6th, HOLY THURSDAY:
Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 7:00 pm (Livestreamed)
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until midnight.
No 12:10 pm Mass.
April 7h, GOOD FRIDAY:
Liturgies at 1:00 pm & 3:00 pm (Livestreamed)
Stations of the Cross at 7:00 pm.
No 12:10 pm or 7:00 pm Mass.
April 8th, HOLY SATURDAY
Easter Vigil Mass at 8:00 pm only (Livestreamed)
No 9:00 am and 5:00 pm Mass.
April 9th: EASTER SUNDAY
Masses at 8:00 am; 10:00 am (Livestreamed) 12:00 pm.
April 10th, EASTER MONDAY
Mass at 9:00 am only
No 12:10 pm Mass.
NOTE: confession takes place 30 minutes before each Holy Mass
LEARN TO PRAY THE ROSARY W/ PASTOR of HOLY ROSARY CHURCH
Fr. Peter leads this popular ‘TEACHING’ LIVE RECORD which reviews for children, families, parents, educators how-to-pray the various prayers of the Holy Rosary in English — includes step-by-step w/ visuals of the pendant / loop prayers for the School of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary.
Co-created by CHILDREN’S ROSARY ® & HOLYROSARY.CA
To pray five decades of the Holy Rosary, attend Fr. Peter’s parish Monday-Friday at 11:30 a.m. etc. or for First Saturday Devotion: doors open at 8 AM
April 1 @ 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM EST: Join us in honouring The Virgin Mary's request for First Saturday Devotion to Her Immaculate Heart.
Rosary at 8:30 am with Veneration of relics of St. Jacinta & Francisco Marto
Mass at 9:00 am
Adoration with Fatima Prayers: 9:30 to 10:00 am
LIVESTREAM: https://www.youtube.com/live/AsOW5ysKMeY?feature=share
IRMA LÚCIA: PRAY FOR HER FULL CANONIZATION ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF HER BIRTH IN 1907
Irmã Lúcia de Jesus e do Coração Imaculado was born today 03/28/1907 in Aljustrel, Portugal as recorded by the Shrine of Our Lady of Fátima:
“Lucia de Jesus was born in Aljustrel, last of six children of Maria Rosa and Antonio dos Santos. Birthdate mentioned in the Parish Register is March 22, a difference explained by Lucia herself in her Vth Memoir”:
"When I was born – so I heard from my mother in an interview with Dr. Formigão,7
who had asked her about my birthday, and she replied:“We say it is on March 22, because she was registered as being born on this day, but in fact it is not so. She was born on March 28, 1907.”8
O Mary, most sorrowful Mother of all Christians, pray for us.
Beata Lucia, pray for us.
St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta, pray for us.9
FOOTNOTES
1907.03.28 | Lúcia de Jesus nasce, em Aljustrel.
"Nós dizemos que é no dia 22 de março, porque ela foi registada como tendo nascido neste dia, mas, na verdade, não é bem assim. Ela nasceu no dia 28 de março de 1907."»
SOURCE: https://www.fatima.pt/pt/pages/cronologia-dos-videntes
SEE ALSO - VISIT: https://coimbra.carmelitas.pt/
Irmã Lúcia: da clausura para o Mundo inteiro (From the Cloister to the Whole World)
https://www.fatima.pt/en/pages/chronology-of-the-three-seers. Read more about Beata Lucia here:
Mark Fellows, Sister Lucia: Apostle of Mary’s Immaculate Heart, Chapter 14, “Secret of Mary’s Immaculate Heart (July 13),” pp. 64-68: https://fatima.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Sister-Lucy-sm.pdf. [DOWNLOAD]
SEE MORE ABOUT THIS BOOK HERE: https://loc.ignatius.com/kiss-of-jesus/
POSTER:
FOR THOSE ATTENDING HOLY ROSARY CHURCH for the FILM SCREENING of “NO GREATER LOVE” on MARCH 29 *WEDNESDAY*, 2023, we recommend visitors aim to find parking by 6:45/6:50 p.m. — some free spaces (and Green P street parking) available around the Church or at the adjacent school; else walk or take the TTC via subway or St. Clair streetcar. All visiting the GTA are welcome. Go to the Parish Gym.
BISHOP BARRON COMMENTS ON SAINT TERESA OF CALCUTTA:
Barron mentions a useful book by Malcolm Muggeridge, “Something Beautiful for God”
Our team added to this post a Holy Week invitation from the Archdiocese of Toronto (YYZ). In the next post, we’ll share info from the Archdiocese of Braga (OPO) for HOLY WEEK (Braga & The Camino). Special thanks to Hermy V. & Tomé A. for their kind assistance in compiling & sharing the schedule info for these two posts. NOTE: Father Looney explains the Triumph of Immaculate Heart of Mary in this video housed in our First Saturday Devotion playlist on Channel 2. This particular devotion was also emphasized as essential to increasing around the world by the prayer of the Rosary — a message given to Beata Lucia by Our Lady at Fátima and by Jesus at Pontevedra:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLocLEBXyni_thNSGafLf6LJ-405wx_RAg
Padre Manuel Nunes Formigão was born in Tomar on January 1, 1883. At the age of 12 he entered the Patriarchal Seminary in Santarém, where he carried out his ecclesiastical studies.
Padre Manuel died in Fatima on January 30, 1958, and in the year 2000 the Portuguese Episcopal Conference granted consent to introduce the for his cause Beatification and Canonization of the Apostle of Fatima.
SOURCE: Memórias da Irmã Lúcia [Memoirs of Sister Lucia], II, Fatima, Sanctuary of Fatima, 2010, p. 13; cf. register No. 30/1907 of the Baptism Book of the Parish of Fatima, Civil Registry of Vila Nova de Ourém
Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Mother Teresa". Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Jan. 2023, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mother-Teresa. Accessed 27 March 2023.