The Family Rosary Crusade - Philippines has launched "A Million Roses for the World", a campaign to get at least one million Filipinos from all over the world to pray one rosary every day for 200 days, from October 10, 2011 to May 30, 2012. A different country will be prayed for each day from Monday to Saturday (starting with Angola on the first day and with the Philippines on the last day) while the rosary for all Sundays will be for the Philippines and the for families of those who are praying. (The order in which the countries of the world will be prayed for can be found here.)
As of August 24, 2011, 134,659 people have pledged to take part in this campaign.
According to Mr. Howard Dee, Co-Chairman of the campaign, the motive behind the "million roses for the world" campaign "to bring all the people of all the nations of the world to Jesus and His Father and the Holy Spirit...through Mary our Blessed Mother... to bring His Peace, Love, Joy and tranquility to every people and every nation, no matter how great or how small, as a gift of love, faith and goodwill from the people of the Philippines".
The campaign has been endorsed by the President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippine (CBCP), Msgr. Nereo Odchimar, Bishop of the Diocese of Tandag, in the name of the entire CBCP.
To join the campaign and to send your pledge to Family Rosary Crusade - Philippines, click here.
The sheet music for the campaign's theme song can be found here.
The elaborate meaning of the logo of the campaign is explained here,
The campaign is not only about the daily rosary, though; it also includes a call for repentance and devout living, as the campaign's "Prayer of Commitment" clearly demonstrates:
In at least one Archdiocese (Lingayen-Dagupan), this prayer will be prayed in all Masses before the Post-Communion prayer.
As of August 24, 2011, 134,659 people have pledged to take part in this campaign.
According to Mr. Howard Dee, Co-Chairman of the campaign, the motive behind the "million roses for the world" campaign "to bring all the people of all the nations of the world to Jesus and His Father and the Holy Spirit...through Mary our Blessed Mother... to bring His Peace, Love, Joy and tranquility to every people and every nation, no matter how great or how small, as a gift of love, faith and goodwill from the people of the Philippines".
The campaign has been endorsed by the President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippine (CBCP), Msgr. Nereo Odchimar, Bishop of the Diocese of Tandag, in the name of the entire CBCP.
To join the campaign and to send your pledge to Family Rosary Crusade - Philippines, click here.
The sheet music for the campaign's theme song can be found here.
The elaborate meaning of the logo of the campaign is explained here,
The campaign is not only about the daily rosary, though; it also includes a call for repentance and devout living, as the campaign's "Prayer of Commitment" clearly demonstrates:
Prayer of Commitment
A Million Roses for the World: Filipinos at Prayer, Peace for All Nations
Almighty God, we adore you and we praise you for blessing Mary among all women and creating her full of grace.
Through Mary, we received Jesus your Son whose birth had made all things new for us here on earth.
We seek your blessing through her praying hands, so that peace may reign in the world and harmony may be established among all nations.
I commit to pray the rosary everyday, as much as possible with my family, for each and every nation on earth so that war may end, famine may cease, terrorism may stop, justice may reign and only your love and mercy may prevail.
I commit to live in the state of grace, to avoid all occasions of sin and to receive Holy Communion as frequently as my situation may allow so that your name may be glorified and all peoples may kneel down before you God of Peace in worship, adoration and thanksgiving, now and forever. Amen.
In at least one Archdiocese (Lingayen-Dagupan), this prayer will be prayed in all Masses before the Post-Communion prayer.
i really like this... count me in!:)
ReplyDeleteThis is a great experience for us Filipinos - Offering prayer for the world
ReplyDeleteThe sheet music link is broken
ReplyDeleteJFejeran, this post is from 3 years ago and it seems that the website has now been pulled down. Unfortunately, as far as I know, the campaign did not meet the hoped-for success.
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