BI-MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF OUR LADY’S ROSARY MAKERS March – April 2019 Vol. 20, No. 2

Dear Sons and Daughters of Mary, “However, take care and be earnestly on your guard not to the most basic prayers to our children and children’s children. forget the things which your own eyes have seen, nor let Pray the Rosary daily from Our Blessed Mother commends the them slip from your memory as long as you live, but teach Rosary to be a permanent institution. Regards the remembrance them to your children and to your children’s children.” Dt 4:9 standpoint of Passover, in many writings on the Rosary, to better pray and contemplate, we are encouraged to place ourselves in Strictly speaking, this passage does not have anything the mystery. The Rosary to be sure is the telling of a story. in particular to do with Passover, however, upon its In each Hail Mary lies an unspoken question, ‘how is this reading this Lent during Mass is when the thought announcement different from all other announcements?’ occurred that there were parallels between Passover or “how is this birth to be different from all other births?” and the Rosary. To be sure the thought was not lost; the answered with the words, blessed is the fruit of thy note was made in my Magnificat, Passover -> Rosary. womb, Jesus. Therefore, in this coming season and all that it recalls and celebrates, let us liken the Rosary to the Passover. Very important to the celebration of Passover are the involvement of children and the command of the story of Launching from the “slip from your memory” and “teach the Passover to be passed on to children and grandchildren. There your children…” and with a little bit of studying one comes are two wonderful examples of this from new Rosary makers in to understand the celebration of Passover is directed to be a recently received replies from new customers after asking them permanent institution commemorating the freedom from slavery how they heard about OLRM. The replies are very telling in the of the Jewish people. Remembrance and the telling of this story terms of our children’s children. are integral parts to the Passover celebration. Remembrance in this celebration, more than a memory, is a placing of oneself One recently received reply was from a rosary maker in a in the events at that time. The telling of the story begins with a parish group who wanted supplies before the group was going question, how is this night different from all other nights? This to be ordering again. She writes in her reply, “My 4-year-old little bit of studying and reading of the Passover revealed many granddaughter loves to make them with me, so naturally, we eye-opening insights from the call to daily prayer to its deep needed pink beads…” In another reply a grandson writes, “My impression on the Mass. grandmother used be a member of the third order and did a lot of volunteering for the church, and one of the many things she did On to likening the Rosary to the Passover, let us consider the role was making rosaries for missions, friends, family, and donation. the Rosary plays from the “slip from your memory” and “teach She taught me how to make rosaries when I was about ten or your children…” perspective. The Rosary is a powerful tool eleven years old, so we spent many hours together over the years presenting the mysteries of the faith and virtues to be gained making rosaries. Fast forward to the present and she has since in their contemplation, as well as, a lesson plan for teaching passed away, but I have continued to make rosaries …” Continued on the Next Page...

Pray the Rosary every day… FOUNDER, Br. Sylvan Mattingly, C.F.X. – Our Lady of Fatima Long haunted by the urgency of Mary’s words at Fatima, Brother had a burning desire to do something special for Mary, the Mother of God. He was a humble, holy man who shared his talent of rosary making with others. ContinuedREQUEST from forPrevious ROSARIES Page...

Behold the Lamb of God remembering with your children and your children’s children the price He paid for our freedom from the slavery of sin. Behold the Lamb of God from the first Luminous Mystery to the fifth Luminous Mystery. Behold the Lamb of God in the Last Supper on Holy Thursday, behold the Lamb of God on the cross on Good Friday and behold the Lamb of God risen on Easter morn.

P.S. – From the New American Bible, Exodus 12: 2-3 reads, “This month shall stand at the head of your calendar, you shall reckon it the first month of the year. Tell the whole community of Israel: On the tenth of this month every one of your families must procure for itself a lamb, one apiece for each household. Later on in chapters 3 and 4 of Joshua, the story is told of crossing the Jordan with the miraculous ceasing of the flow of water at the forefront of this story. Joshua 4:19 states, “The people came up from the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month…” In The Way, The Catholic Living Bible, this verse reads: “This miracle occurred on the 25th of March.” Footnote reading 4:19, the 25th of March, literally, “The tenth day of the first month” (of the Jewish calendar).

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…I am blessed to be asked We find it to be both faith to become part of this. building and stress relieving. I heard a radio interview with Fr. Thanks for providing these Rob Jack on Driving Home the Faith products. radio show on Sacred Heart Radio while back and finally got around to ordering a kit. A radio station in my area is making Rosaries for life 89.3 May God bless Massachusetts. all of you doing this!

Many years ago, my father … used to make rosaries that were then sent (to your organization and then shipped away?) When my father passed 15 years ago … Last year I took out the supplies and taught myself to make a cord rosary. I teach in a Catholic School and last year I made rosaries with my grade 2 Religion class. They turned out so beautiful. We had them blessed by our Parish priest in our own special ceremony (also very beautiful). This year my Gr. 9’s and Grade 2’s are making rosaries. Luckily, there was still a label on the cord, so I knew where my father purchased the cord. Have a wonderful day and thank you for allowing me to share my story. God Bless!

2 Visit us at www.olrm.org REQUEST for ROSARIES Charity for the Missions It is a supreme pleasure to be associated with you in this work for the Queen of Heaven. You are partaking in a special way in a movement close to the All-loving Divine Heart of Jesus, Who put into the mouth of the saintly Pope Pius XI these inspiring words: “Charity for the Missions surpasses every other work of charity, even as the soul surpasses the body, or heaven surpasses the earth, or eternity surpasses time.” From the least to the most outstanding contributor among you, whether it be by prayer, financial aid or actual labor, I am confident Divine Providence will reward you according to His own designs, for your zeal and faithfulness. -From the writings of retired Mission Secretary, Teresa Robertson

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**************************** ** OLRM NO LONGER NEEDS JOBS TEARS** Gregory & Mary Thompson Sr Viola Ramirez, SJE **************************** 1473 W College Eudist Servants of the 11th Hour Marshall, MO 65340 3340 Del Sol Blvd #27 417-599-9247 San Diego, CA 92154-3452 OLRM [email protected] Takes them to prisoners in Tijuana 4611 Poplar Level Road Distributes to school children while Louisville, KY 40213 teaching about Jesus and Mary Friar Dominic Murphy **Aways in need of rosaries** Franciscans of the Immaculate USA Christine Ndolo We use all black and all brown for prisons 199 Colonel Brown Rd 53 Kingsley Street Apt 8 and military in addition to the colored Griswold, CT 06351 Nashua, NH 03060 rosary. marymediatrix.com Ships to Kenya by cargo container Fr Charles Fox EWTN Sarah McDonald St Paul Street Evangelization 5165 Hwy 124 2638 Ryan Rd Dory Birchfield 5817 Old Leeds Road McKenzie, TN 38201 Warren MI 48091 Sends to the Missionaries in this News Irondale, AL 35210 657 777 2963 Letter Chapters all over the world need a 1000 731-235-4404 Rosaries a week. Please send bundled in Paul Jablonski 10 or more not individually wrapped! 12614 W 126th St [email protected] Overland Park, KS 66213 wwwStreet Evangelization.com Ships to missions overseas 913-237-9120

2 Visit us at www.olrm.org For the Greater Glory of God 3 REQUEST for ROSARIES Michael Fay Jr 10091 Route 46 Smethport, PA 16749-3333 Ships to Mexico, Canada, and US prisons 814-887-2403

Rosaries for Soldiers Tonita Costello 14 Gardenwood Court Columbia, SC 29209 803-776-7527

The Living Rosary Apostolate Frank and Trudy Bonack Po Box 785 Three Lakes, WI 54562

Josie Meekins Beads of Peace Po Box 1888 609 E Fremont Ave Riverton, WY 82501 Sends recycled cord and wire rosaries to the missions here and overseas.

Meg Traynor of Gig Harbor, WA shows off her stash of rosaries she made for Fr Peter of Malawi. FOREIGN Children’s Rosary David Niezgoda c/o Blythe Kaufman 182 Brookside Ave Fr Andrew Mtendere 146 Four Mile Rd Amsterdam, NY 12010 Nzama Catholic Parish West Hartford, CT 06107 Distributes around the world PO Box 44 rosariodeninos.org Ntcheu childrensrosary.org The Society for the MALAWI 860-785-3340 Propagation of the Faith Holy Child Association- Fr S Babu Mallavarapu Mary Ann Lynch Society of St Peter the Apostle St Ann’s RCM Church 5720 NW 70th Terrace Diocese of Brooklyn Sattenapalli 522 403 Tamarac, FL 33321 310 Prospect Park West Gunter Dist Ships overseas Brooklyn, NY 11215 AP 718-965-7326 INDIA DCN Alfredo Bencomo Monastery of the Holy Spirit Gaspar Nzita Most Rev Dr A Amalraj 2625 Hwy 212 SW 4839 South Arlington Rd Apt A Bishops House Conyers, GA 30094-4044 North Canton, OH 44720 PO Box 5 Check him out on facebook@ Udhagamanadulam 643 001 Missionary Sister of St Peter Claver EducatetheCongoProject. The Nilgiris 265 Century Ave South He is working w/Archdiocesan Cardinal of TN St Paul MN 55125 Boma, their goal is to obtain one million INDIA rosaries for the 5 million Catholics in the Mary’s Call area to pray for World Peace! Fr Prabhakar Beero 12400 Olive St St Joseph Catholic Church Kansas City, MO 64146 Colman & Fran Wessel Tentulikhunti 764 070 3630 Derry St Nabarangpur Dist Brother Boniface Harrisburg, PA 17111 Odisha 520 Martin Luther King Blvd Takes all rosaries and religious items in INDIA good condition, & please call for prison Newark, NJ 07102 rosary requirements! Sends mostly to Africa 717-836-7076

4 Visit us at www.olrm.org REQUEST for ROSARIES Fr Mulenga Maximilian Kolbe Sr Clotty Olivera Sr Sebastiana Maguda St Monica Parish St Joseph’s Convent c/o Living Word Missionary PO Box 720 048 Hunsur Post Mysore 571 105 PO Box 57 Samfya Karnataka Tsangano ZAMBIA INDIA Ntcheu MALAWI Fr Richard Mbando Fr Simeon W Kalore Diocese of Mangochi Chezi Catholic Parish Fr Samson Kumkumbira PO Box 44 PO Box 33 Archdiocese of Lilongwe Mangochi Mvera PO Box 631 MALAWI MALAWI Lilongwe MALAWI Fr Simon Aluma Fr Teshale Abera PO Box 362 Ethiopia Apostolic Vicariate Fr Besa Emmanuel Arua of Hawassa Our Lady of the Rosary Parish UGANDA Kege Parish PO Box 740 046 PO Box 12 Chienge Fr Godfrey Nchimbi Hawassa Mansa Litapwasi Parish ETHIOPIA ZAMBIA PO Box 221 Peramiho Fr Justin Kombe Fr Mathias Chimbalu TANZANIA St Joseph the Worker Ludzi Parish Parish Mushota c/o Archdiocese of Lilongwe Fr Kennedy Kunda Kashinga PO Box 710 036 PO BOX 33 St Peter’s Lunga Parish Mansa Lilongwe PO Box 710036 ZAMBIA MALAWI Mansa ZAMBIA Fr Munkonge E Payanti Fr Royal Anthony Our Lady of Peace Parish St Theresa’s Church Fr Clifford Chiwanda PO Box 730 148 Kathgodam Post Most Pure Heart of Mary Kawambwa Dist Nainital 263 126 Phalombe Parish ZAMBIA Uttarakhand PO Box 64 INDIA Plalombe MALAWI

Kathy Catanese with her, St William the Abbott Group from Seaford, NY.

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Fr Mark A Khongjee FR Edward Kamanga Sr Emmarica Cavallini St Paul Parish PO Box 36600 Kibakwa Parish Upper Shillong Kibada PO Box 114 3rd Mile 793 005 Kingamboni Mpwapwa Meghalaya TANZANIA Dodoma INDIA TANZANIA St Patricia Rubaya Fr Richard Okanya c/o Sr Ottilia T Banzure Fr Ronald Kalindawalo Holy Spirit Catholic Church 22 Lobengula Street St Louis Montfort Parish PO Box 17 Flagstaff 4810 Gweru PO Box 44 Eastern Cape ZIMBABWE Balaka SOUTH AFRICA MALAWI Fr Deodatus K Katunzi St Martha Mondal PO Box 1714 Fr Silvester Ntasa Room #3 gr floor Bukoba Diocese of Dedza Hara Hare Krishna Cottage Kagera PO Box 80 Malwani Marve Rd TANZANIA Dedza Malad W 400 095 MALAWI Mumbai INDIA

Divine Integrity Rosary Makers of St Mary’s Parish in Algonquin, Illinois. Rest in Peace, Elise Livingston.

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IN MEMORY OF HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO Into Your Hands O Lord we commend their Spirits. Glen & Dorothy Mack of Sauk City, WI 59th May the souls of the faithful departed through Michael & Rose Fazekas of Brockway, PA 51st the mercy of GOD rest in peace. AMEN Dan & Rita Nussbaumer of Hillsboro, OR 50th Stan & Margie Fortuna of Union Grove, WI 50th Jo Ann Prucha of Berthoud, CO Elsie Livingston of Derry, PA HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO Wayne Glosser of Hudson, FL Rose Fazekas of Brockway, PA Julia Buerck of Milford, OH Rita Nussbaumer of Hillsboro, OR 76 Bud Sizemore of Redmond, OR

St Thomas the Apostle Rosary Makers from Amarillo, TX .

WEDDING BELLS RING AND HOPE SPRINGS! (TOO BIG FOR A WORD BALOON)

“Yes … I actually found Our Lady’s Rosary Makers when I did a google search on how to make a rosary! The video you have of the chord rosaries was one of the first that appeared… In grade-school a few friends and I helped make rosaries for the Pro-Life group at our parish and this was the same way we did it back then as well!”

“I am 25 years old... I am getting married on October 26, 2019... I have 11 bridesmaids and was trying to think of a nice gift to give them at the wedding. I thought that making them and giving them a rosary would be beautiful. After reading all about your mission and realizing the amount of beads I would get from this order, I asked my parish priest if I would be able to hand the extra rosaries or if they could possibly use them for our CCD/PREP program; even to give to the students at some point. He thought it would be a great idea! Our Parish … is blessed to have many young and devout families and even more are joining. I help out with our youth group every Wednesday and the young teens give me such hope!“

“… I love our Blessed Mother and the rosary has been a stronghold in my life. Although I am not perfect at praying my daily rosary, I do my best. I have turned to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament and to Mary during many different trials in my life. I have never been let down or left alone…”

“Thank you so much and thank you for what you do! I can’t imagine the smile you put on Mary’s face with every single rosary you make or every single packet of beads you sell. I’ve heard before that when you hold one end of the rosary, Mary is holding the other. You are literally bringing people all throughout the world right into Mary’s hands. God Bless you all!!”

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