John 10:10 I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.

We consecrate this baby prayer ministry to Our Lady of the Rosary. We honor Our Blessed Mother Mary on this first day of her month of May.

"The Rosary, though clearly Marian in character, is at heart a Christocentric prayer. In the sobriety of its elements, it has all the depth of the Gospel message in its entirety, of which it can be said to be a compendium. It is an echo of the prayer of Mary, her perennial Magnificat for the work of the redemptive Incarnation which began in her virginal womb. With the Rosary, the Christian people sits at the school of Mary and is led to contemplate the beauty on the face of Christ and to experience the depths of his love. Through the Rosary the faithful receive abundant grace, as though from the very hands of the Mother of the Redeemer."
Apostolic Letter of Pope John Paul II Rosarium Virginis Mariae (the Rosary of the Virgin Mary)

"There is no surer means of calling down God's blessings upon the family...than the daily recitation of the Rosary."
Pope Pius XII

"Good and devout souls, who walk in the light of the Holy Spirit: I do not think you will mind my giving you this mystical rose tree which comes straight from heaven and which is to be planted in the garden of your soul. This mystical rose tree is Jesus and Mary, in life, death and eternity."
St. Louis Marie de Montfort

This prayer ministry began two years ago today, but the prayers actually began in May 2006, praying for an unborn baby, Lily Grace. There were medical problems with the baby and we began praying the novena to Saint Anne that "Lily Grace would have abundant life." Through the intercession of Saint Anne, mother of Our Blessed Mother and grandmother of Jesus, Lily Grace was born in November 2006. We give thanks for all the prayers for this precious little baby.

Over these years, as we pray each day, we have received other names to include in our novena prayers to Saint Anne. We have hundreds of names to pray for now. We pray for unborn babies and for children who are healthy, sick or disabled. We pray for pregnant women, couples who are trying to become pregnant, couples who want to adopt, mothers who have had miscarriages. We pray for parents who have suffered the death of a baby or a child. We pray for grandparents and their grandchildren. We pray for mothers and fathers who have had an abortion or considered having one. We pray for parents who are struggling to accept their disabled child, as well as parents who embrace their disabled child and see, in that child, the beauty that was created by God.

We invite you to send prayer requests. If you would like to be a prayer partner of the John 10:10 Prayer Ministry, pray the Memorare every day for all the names we have received and all the names we will receive.

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Our Lady of the Rosary, we entrust all the names we have received to your most loving care.