HANDOG KI INANG MARIA: a month-long celebration of the feast of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary

St. Joseph parish, Donsol, Sorsogon payed tribute to the Blessed Virgin Mary on the month of the Most Holy Rosary. The feast was celebrated with a month-long praying of the Holy Rosary every 6:00 in the evening led by the different religious organizations of the parish and was culminated with the Solemn Eucharistic celebration presided over by Donsol's own Rev. Fr. Jess Enciso last October 31. The culminating activity was made more meaningful with the Living Rosary participated by grade 5 pupils of Donsol East Elementary School, and was made colorful by a simple program participated by all the religious organizations, BECs and the some Kapilya Pastoral Councils.

The said activity was spearheaded by the commission on worship of the Parish headed by Sis. Nancy Abitria and Sis Jasmin Manrique and with a very special participation of the Handmaids of Mary and of the Eucharist popularly known as the 'Little Marians', who were celebrating the feast of their patroness, Regina Sacratissimi Rosarii.

The daily praying of Holy Rosary

one of the goals of the celebration was to pass on the devotion to the Most Holy Rosary to the little ones.

the highlights of the culminating activity

Fr. Jess Enciso, gives his homily.

Our pilot BEC in the parish participates in the celebration

The Living Rosary

bro jupe prompts one of the participants of the living rosary

'Little Marians' serenades Mama Mary on the 1st Mystery

Bantay Pamilya Choir on the 2nd Mystery

'Hanna' sang Mariang Ina Ko on the 3rd Mystery

St. Joseph Choir also sang for Mama Mary on the 4th Mystery

Raising our prayers up to God

Some of the grade 5 students who led the Living Rosary

Short and simple program followed after the Living Rosary. Here are some of the highlights:

doxology: an interpretative dance from brgy. Tupas. thanks to 'KapitBahayan'

Mae of Whale Shark Band, sang Ugoy ng Duyan

a dance number from Altar Servers with the older 'little marians.

little Children from Brgy. Bororan

'Let the children come to me'

Simple Salo-Salo after the program

which was sponsored by the 'little marians' who celebrated their feast day

Religious Organizations also brought and shared their own Baon

the ever active parents/guardians of the 'little marians'

nobody: by the little ones

party... party... party...

We thank and praise God for giving us a loving Ina, Blessed Virgin Mary and the devotion to the Holy Rosary. We will continue praying the Rosary in our Parish Church every 5:00 in the afternoon, Mondays-Saturdays. This will be sponsored by the 'Little Marians' whose apostolate is to promote the said devotion to the little ones. The parish encourages and invites children to come at our parish every afternoon to pray. Let us make Rosary a habit of every child.

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