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Saint Anthony Chapel is particularly unique among the Shrines because it is home to over 5,000 relics of the saints, all displayed beautifully in cases and altar pieces made of wood and glass and available for veneration by the faithful. To gather for seven days and nights of prayer and adoration surrounded by the Communion of Saints is incredible, and makes the opportunity to experience the love from the hearts of Jesus and Mary all the more powerful.

Just as Mary interceded for St. Juan Diego, she presents our prayers to Our Heavenly Father.   As she arranged the flowers in St. Juan’s tilma, she takes our concerns directly to Our Lord and the result is renewed faith, hope and love.

Whether you spend ten minutes or one hour in front of the Blessed Sacrament, your presence is all that Our Lord desires. His Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity are truly present in the Eucharist for us to receive. Another way to prepare for the Rosary Congress is to pray the Rosary. This spiritual weapon is a reminder of Jesus’ life, death and Resurrection. It is through our prayers to Mary which will always lead us closer to her Son, Jesus.

I hope that in whatever season of life you find yourself in, whether you are currently on the mountain top, or if you are in the valley facing the onslaught, that you too can allow Christ to give you the peace, consolation, and love He desires to give you.

God works all of His most beautiful and powerful deeds through Mary, the vessel and co-operator of the Incarnation. The challenges in the Church are surely insurmountable by human means. Therefore, it is more important than ever that we turn to Our Mother, simple, humble and pure, and powerful with Jesus. Let us go to Jesus through Mary, as the servants at wedding-feast at Cana did. What peace Jesus Himself seemingly withheld from the wedding guests was, at the voice of Mary, given freely and lovingly. Of course, this is what He wanted all along: that we go to Him through Her, so that she would become our Mother too.