Minneapolis, Minn., Sep 9, 2009 / 01:29 am
Archbishop of New Orleans Gregory Aymond will lead the annual Worldwide Children’s Eucharistic Holy Hour on Friday, October 2 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.
The Holy Hour, to begin at 10 a.m. Eastern Time, will be broadcast live to over 40 nations on Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN). It is sponsored by Children of the Eucharist, the children’s program of the World Apostolate of Fatima.
More than 4,000 school children will gather at the basilica, according to the St. Paul/ Minneapolis division of the World Apostolate of Fatima. Children around the world will join them to pray the Rosary before the Blessed Sacrament in their own parishes, dioceses and schools. They will also pray the Entrustment to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, prayers of reparation taught by the Angel of Fatima, and the Benediction.
Connie Schneider, founder of Children of the Eucharist and local president of the World Apostolate of Fatima, Saint Paul/Minneapolis division, described the event by recalling Pope Benedict XVI’s teaching that catechesis is about bringing “the flame of Jesus’ love” to the hearts of small children and through them, to their parents, to “reopen the places of faith in our times.”