The Schoenstatt Rosary Campaign’s monthly First Friday Rosary and Holy Hour was held on Friday, November 1. Photos of deceased loved ones were placed on the communion rail as prayers were offered for their souls.
A shrine guardian of the Cor Unum in Patre Shrine, Roseanne Warner, recited a prayer-poem she had composed for the special commemorative service on the Solemnity of All Saints and All Souls Day. The Schoenstatt Family shares Roseanne’s poem below:
In Memory of those I love –
Composed by Roseanne Blount Warner
The Day dawns quietly
My heart feels heavy
I will carry you with me
Down to the Shrine
You live in my heart
I whisper your names
Your faces I see
Through the echoes of time
I gently share stories
Place intentions in prayer
The little framed pictures
In this place so Divine
I miss you, I love you
Your presence is felt
As I pray so softly
On this Rosary of mine
Candles flicker so gently
Your faces look at me
Your spirit I feel
The beauty sublime
The sun is rising
My heart feels your peace
I will carry you home
From my sweet little Shrine