Rise of the Roses National Tour
We’re counting down the days to the visit of the Rise of the
Roses National Tour to our community on the 11th of July 2015!So what is Rise of the Roses?
The girls write: “We are a group of girls who met through
the Michaela Foundation- writing and delivering the faith element of the girls’
summer camps and retreats. Through our work we discovered a tremendous thirst
for God amongst the young girls of Ireland. There is an eagerness to know God
and a huge amount of energy and joy that is palpable when these young girls
embrace their faith.We hope to visit 10
Convents all around Ireland on 10 consecutive Saturdays during the summer
of 2015 from 13th of June-15th of August.
We begin at St Brigid’s Shrine in Faughart, Co. Louth. St. Brigid directly influenced several other future saints of Ireland, and her many religious communities helped to secure the country's conversion to the Catholic faith.
We begin at St Brigid’s Shrine in Faughart, Co. Louth. St. Brigid directly influenced several other future saints of Ireland, and her many religious communities helped to secure the country's conversion to the Catholic faith.
At each Convent we will invite young people and their
families to join us as we meet the sisters, learn about their way of life and
their love for God , sing, have a 'wee tea party', hold an hour of Eucharistic
Adoration and plant a rose . We will carry the cross of Christ to each convent
and will be supported by a promise of prayers from people all around the world.
We are passionate about our home country, its people,
culture and its rich Christian heritage. We want to show that the fire of faith
still burns brightly in this country. We hope this tour will raise awareness of
the happiness and joy that comes with being a follower of Christ."
The girls are currently on week 4 of the 10 convent tour so
Athlone will mark the half-way mark so let’s make an afternoon to remember!
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| Sister Disciples of the Divine Master, Stop no. 5 on the Tour |
Why a rose? The symbolism of the Rose is so rich- is a symbol
of beauty, of love and of a promise. The Rose that will be planted at each
convent will reflect a promise to pray for each other. Ten roses planted around
Ireland will also symbolise a decade of the rosary offered for the young people
of our country. The tour finishes on the weekend of the feast day of Our Lady
of Knock (15th of August) so it is poignant that we offer our
prayers to the Golden Rose, Queen of Ireland Finally, the Rose has become
synonymous with the memory of Michaela McAreavey. Michaela's faith and the
values with which she tried to live her life continue to inspire us. She
believed that God has a special plan for each one of us, and it is only by
following God's will that we can attain true and lasting happiness. This tour
aims to promote those messages throughout Michaela's home country and beyond. ”
For
information about the National Tour,
contact: connect@riseoftheroses.org
For Athlone
tour: Sr. M. Louise –srlouisepd@gmail.com or Sr. Kathryn –kathryn@pddm.org
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