On
Oct. 2,
children across the globe will gather in
their parishes and chapels
to
pray before Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.
The
event, sponsored by Children of the
Eucharist, a program of the World Apostolate
of Fatima,
will invite children worldwide to follow the
example of the young shepherds of Fatima
who were taught by Our Lady and
the angels to pray before the Blessed
Sacrament.
In
Washington, D.C., at the Basilica of the
National Shrine of the Immaculate
Conception, some 4,000
school children will gather with Archbishop
Gregory Aymond of New Orleans, Louisiana,
for a Eucharistic hour. The prelate
will lead the holy hour at 10 a.m., which
will be broadcast live
to some 140 countries by the Eternal World
Television Network.
They will gather before the Blessed
Sacrament to "console
the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus, and to pray
for their families, and in this Year for
Priests, there will be special intentions
made for children to pray for the world's
priests," the communiqué explained.
It added, "The
children will pray the rosary,
prayers of reparation as taught by the Angel
of Peace of Fatima, entrust themselves to
the Immaculate Heart of Mary,
with closing Benediction."
Todd Amick, director of the New Orleans
Archdiocese Office of Eucharistic Renewal,
affirmed: "As human persons,
we are made
for the Eucharist and our children in
particular have a receptivity for the
Eucharist that is only waiting for an
invitation. "That’s our job as
adults to make that invitation to help them
come to love and serve Christ."
Connie Schneider, founder of the Worldwide
Children's Holy Hour, said that she was
"always inspired by
the messages of Our Lady of Fatima, which
are messages of hope for the entire world
and entrusted to little children."
