Candel-lit Rosary Thru Montanita
The little, old church ladies are always praying the Rosary. I have often found myself at night, in the Church, working with the rythmn of the Rosary humming into my ears. However, the rythmn of the Rosary is a little different here. The second part of the Hail Mary is rushed into one, quick breath. Its almost as if these dear, little, old ladies are racing each other to finish the Rosary. Not one of the many voices are united in prayer.
One night, I felt inspired to ask them if I could lead the Rosary. They were thrilled. I went out and bought candels. I went door to door inviting people. I prepared a short talk on Mary with two points.
1. Mary is our Advocate. She brings our intentions to her Son and her Son, like all good sons, complies to the requests of his Mother.
2. Mary knows her Son like our mothers know us and if we want to know Jesus we can mediate on the mysteries of the Rosary, with Mary as our guide, and grow closer to Jesus.
The night came and we had more people than candels. I introduced what we were doing; a walking, candel-lit Rosary, we are going to bring our intentions to Jesus thru Mary, we are going to pray slowly and mediate on the mysteries of the life of Jesus.
They loved it. They were so happy to be led, so happy to learn more about a prayer they have had much experience with. They were so, so, happy to receive their candels. Their faces were aglow, both with candel light and with a sincere joy.
We walked through town slowly, we prayed a little bit slower. I introduced the mysterious and gave a little introduction to the mystery, sometimes people added to what I had to say. As we walked, more people joined us. All of a sudden, we heard someone shouting at us. We happened to walk by a Baptist gathering and the preacher was insulting our faith and our Lady. I was shocked. How does he think his actions are bearing any fruit for God’s Kingdom? The little, old ladies were a bit startled, but we continued on our way.
We ended the Rosary in the Church. It was Thursday so we were praying the Luminous Mysteries which ends with the Instiution of the Eucharist. To finish, I gave my testimony on the Eucharist. We prayed a bit more in silence. I heard sniffles. Another good night.
