Children coming together to pray the rosary

Oct 10, 2020

By Jaclyn Sharmalee
The Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) for Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei organised the 18th Worldwide Children’s Eucharistic Holy Hour Oct 2. Children from various language groups around the Archdioceses of Kuching and Kuala Lumpur and the Vicariate of Brunei joined in animating the rosary joyfully in their respective mother tongues from their homes and places of worship.

The Holy Hour and rosary were live streamed from the Cathedral of St Joseph, celebrated by Archbishop Simon Poh, the Episcopal President of the Pontifical Mission Societies for Malaysia-Singapore-Brunei. 

In his opening address, Archbishop Poh reiterated on the challenges  of gathering together to recite the rosary in this rosary month of October, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, bringing the holy hour and rosary online into the homes of every Catholic family.

In reference to the Gospel chapter 18; 1-5, ‘who is greatest in the kingdom of heaven’; he reminded the faithful to be like little children. He said, “Let us all be blessed by our children as we adore the blessed sacrament and humbly learn from our children, to pray in trust to our heavenly father.” He reminded viewers to Pray the Mission Rosary for mission not only today, but the whole month of October.

The rosary began with an intercession to St Jacinta and St Francisco  Marto, the little children who witnessed the apparition of our Blessed Mother in Portugal, in the year 1917, followed by the exposition of the Blessed Sacrament.

The holy hour and rosary ended with the Guardian Angel Prayer and a short explanation of the Holy Childhood Collection Box that is distributed to all churches. Monies collected from this collection box will be forwarded to the Rome Pontifical Society for Holy Childhood to help children in need.

The live feed ended with an animated and brief description of the plight of suffering children around the world and a beautiful hymn sung by the children to Our Lady of Fatima.