Oct 7 Rosary of Modern Sorrows via Zoom

Join the Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help online as we pray the Rosary of Modern Sorrows

Register here today to join the Sisters, as well as old and new friends, to celebrate the Feast of the Holy Rosary. The evening of Tuesday, October 7th, we will pray a new rosary — the Rosary of Modern Sorrows — together via Zoom. This contemporary rosary is for peace and hope in our troubled and divided world. Each decade reminds us of a specific social justice intention, as well as the challenges and responsibilities of Catholic Social Teaching. The prayers allows us to recognize and lift our voices together on behalf of all of our brothers and sisters, each created in God’s love and likeness.

The Rosary of Modern Sorrows is the result of the work of two professional women from North Carolina. Aimed at breaking down the barriers separating folks by faith, race, status, and income equality, their work resulted in a special jewelry initiative under a company they named Contemplative Rebellion, see https://contemplativerebellion.com/pages/about. They describe their products as “beautiful handmade jewelry with a purpose.” Hand-crafted by refugees from the Congo, the duo pays a living wage and donates a large percentage of their profits to connected organizations. It is not necessary or even encouraged to purchase their rosary to join us in prayer, but we will be using and sharing their guided meditation. We humbly offer this event along with their prayers, encouragement, and permission.

The guided meditation of the Rosary of Modern Sorrows directs hearts and minds to the pain and suffering of many of our brothers and sisters in the U.S. and around the world. Each decade of the physical rosary is comprised of a type of beautiful bead representing a group of oppressed or hurting people in our world. Through prayer, we call on God’s divine energy to shine in our hearts, and in the hearts of those folks suffering rejection, discrimination and hopelessness. Decades are connected by Tau Crosses, a symbol very important to Franciscans. Pope Francis’ Good Shepherd Cross by Vedele is the Crucifix pondered to open and close the rosary prayers.

If you plan to join us, please register below, so that we can email you the link to log in to the Zoom gathering. The link will be sent one week and one day before the event takes place. Please watch your email, and feel free to follow along on your personal rosary. If not available, the Zoom screen will follow Comtemplative Rebellion’s rosary virtually.

Registration:

To register, scroll down to “Book Event” and add the number attending from your Zoom location. Click the small aqua “next” button to proceed to the sign up page where you will add your contact information and click “submit.” Upon registration, you will receive an email confirmation. Please mark your calendars and plan to log in on the evening of Tuesday, October 7th at 6:15 pm Central Time (Chicago). The presentation begins at 6:30, but we ask everyone to log in at 6:15 in case there are difficulties. We will email reminders containing the Zoom link to all registrants both one day and one hour before the event.

The Sisters:

The Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help began in St Louis, Missouri, in 1901, in response to an influx of Polish-speaking immigrants and the needs of their children for education. We humbly appreciate your donations. They help us continue making opportunities available like this rosary event, and so many more.

To learn about future, free outreach including our monthly, FFE Eco-Series events and our outdoor prayers services, bookmark the homepage of our website, www.fsolph.org. You can also follow us on Instagram at /franciscansforearth/, on Facebook at FranciscanSistersOLPH or on YouTube at FSOLPH1. Don’t forget to sign up to receive our Franciscan Spirit newsletter before you leave the website today. We publish a print edition once or twice a year. We supplement with online editions more often that contain film and speaker series updates and opportunities. Upon request, we can email the online Franciscan Spirit newsletter to your inbox throughout the year. Call (314) 965-3700, and leave contact information via voicemail at x111. You can also email your request and contact information to info@fsolph.org