(LifeSiteNews) — Children and youth around the world are being asked to pray the Rosary next Monday, May 8th.
In a recent video, Father Chris Alar, MIC, of Stockbridge, MA, called upon parents and teachers “to help spiritually unite all of our children and youth as they answer the urgent call of the Immaculate Heart of Mary to pray for peace in our families and our countries and around the world.”
“The two most important weapons that we have in this fight in addition to Divine Mercy are the Rosary and the entrustment to the Immaculate Heart of Mary,” Fr. Alar said. “Our Lady has always turned to the prayers of children.”
“When the world is in turmoil as it is now, she needs the help of their prayers and trust. That’s what makes being childlike so important,” he continued. “She needs them to become missionaries of her Immaculate Heart.”
He stressed the special role of children, saying, “They are helpful; so please help us to engage all of our children and youth in our parishes, in our schools and our families by praying the Rosary and entrusting their lives to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.”
Fr. Alar recently spoke on the John-Henry Westen Show, stressing the role of the Divine Mercy chaplet, the importance of trusting in God’s mercy, and the consequences of despair — including suicide, euthanasia, and abortion.
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As Catholics, we are taught that we must love our neighbour and treat every individual as a child of God, accepted with respect, compassion and sensitivity.
Parents make a clear choice when they decide that their children will attend a Catholic school. They rightly expect that trustees, principals, teachers all partners in education will ensure that Catholic teaching is presented, lived and infused in all that we do. In that regard, the appropriate symbol that represents our faith, and the inclusion and acceptance of others, is the cross, which is visible at the entrance of every Catholic school. It is the primary symbol of our Christian faith.
We have created this petition to express opposition of flying the pride flag at schools for the month of June. Our kids should not be forced to celebrate anyones sexuality, and a flag will do nothing to keep anyone more safe. Its nothing more than a symbol of sexual celebration, completely inappropriate.
Catholicism and parental rights are being threatened, and we will not allow teachers who are LGBTQ to influence our children.
We are not homophobes. We are trying to shield our children from any sexual ideologies, both gay and straight. Children are minors who have a right to a normal and innocent childhood. We are not STAKEHOLDERS. We are parents. EQUITY is not and will never be the same as EQUALITY. Inclusion means EVERYONE and the York Region Catholic District School Board & its Union members are infringing upon our religious beliefs by suffocating our children with woke political agendas & indoctrinations when they should be focusing on educating our kids!
We love all humans equally. Hate is the wrong word to describe parents feelings about the climate in schools today. Parents protesting the pride flag at school do not harbour any negative feelings towards the LGBTQ+ community. We do however feel that their rights seem to supersede everyone elses. We also believe that kids should never learn about sex at school and we condemn any classroom discussion or public display that encourages or promotes gender confusion and same sex lifestyles in a classroom setting. We also strongly condemn the nature of several library books that contain sensitive material on homosexuality and transgender issues in elementary school libraries. Similarly, we harbour no contempt for transgenders as individuals but their insistence on using female-only spaces is invasive.
The promotion of a pride sticker and the likelihood that a flag will go up in June at all schools suggests a particular political agenda, which warrants examination. Concern about alleged incidents of bullying directed at the LGBTQ community within schools has been raised. However when requesting specific information on the actual number of such reports, it was communicated that the data is currently confidential and not publicly available. Despite clarifying that only the number of incidents was desired, the same response was given.
The lack of transparency and information provided by the York Region Catholic District School Board concerning alleged incidents combined with these extreme campaigns using safe space stickers to promote political agendas, raises necessary questions about their motives. Despite facing opposition from relevant individuals, including the Archbishop of Toronto and Cardinal Collins, who have both explicitly expressed their disapproval of such displays, the union and its members have vehemently insisted the stickers remain.
We must stand up against this before the Board caves to the pressure of political correctness and decide to raise the pride flag too.
Please share this. We must get as many signatures as possible before May 20th so that we may present a united front at this months meeting with this petition in hand that will speak for itself and will represent all of us.
Thank you.
Sheree D
The Rosary crusade is being organized by the Catholic group Children of the Eucharist, Young Missionaries of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The organization “is an educational and evangelistic program of the International World Apostolate of Fatima, a public association of the faithful of pontifical right, member of the Pontifical Council for the Laity.” They aim to promote the message of Our Lady of Fatima, especially though Eucharistic Adoration.
The prayer crusade will be live streamed on Monday, May 8th at 10:00 a.m. Central Time. The link to the live stream can be found here.
Rosary processions have become increasingly popular in recent years, as they often do during times of turmoil and uncertainty. In a recent interview with LifeSiteNews, Stefan Makovnik, an eyewitness to the last days of the socialist regime in Czechoslovakia, revealed that the fall of communism began with the public recitation of the Rosary by candlelight.
Irish Catholics are set to hold 500 public Rosary rallies for Our Lady of Fatima’s upcoming feast on May 13. The rallies aim to “honor the requests made by Our Lady of Fatima.”
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