The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-30

voiced at Fatiina as well as at Lour. deS, indicate how pleasing to her arc pilgrimages made in her honor. This 18th May Pilgrimage will be ir
 thanksgiving for all the spiritua and temporal blessings she has ob-
 tained and will obtain in our pil- grimage of life. Gratitude for the past Is a pledge of confidence fol the future. Pilgrims attentive to Cur Lady's counsel to Bernadette and the children of Fatima, will make the pilgrimage in a spirit of intense prayer and feryent penance.
 Impressive Procession
 Pilgrimage Devotions will open at 330 ?. m. with the grand Rosary Procession during which the statue Of Our Blessed Mother is carried on a baldachin of roses from the Mater Dolorosa" Crypt to the Ador- ation Chapel This procession is al- ways profoundly impressive as the pilgrims greet Our Lady with their repeated Ayes" and the Lourdes Hymn while she is being escorted by children to the sanctuary where she IS to be crowned Queen of Peace" Little girls in white and altar boys With cassockS and surplices are inc vited to form the special guard of the Rosary Queen.
 After the crowning, the conSecra- ton to the Immaculate Heart of Mary will be made under the dlrec. ton of the Rev. Edward L. Phillips, OP. Chaplain of the Monastery of CloiStered Dominican Nuns. The pilgrims thus kneeling at Mary's feet will present, In their name and Tor those uniting with them from afar, their homage of gratitude for the immense benefits received through her interceSsion especially during these latter of anxiety, and also their trustful supplication that she VIII deign to continue her pro- teetion over Our Country which now celebrates the fiftieth year since its dedication to the Immaculate Con- ception.
 The Rev. Dominic Morris. OF, of St. Catherine's Priory, New York City VIII be guest speaker at the Coronation Pilgrimage. Father Mor- ris is a member of the Eastern Mis- sion band Of the Dominican Prov ince or St. Joseph. He will ofilciate during Solemn Benediction and will be assisted by priests from St. Cath crimes, New York City and the Ora tory School, Summit, N. J.
 All the exercises of the pilgrim age will lead up to the Solemn Benediction when the pilgrims hall their Eucharistic Lord. The Rosary Queen ever draws souls closer to God, the Fountain Head" of all spiritual and temporal graces. The Papal Blessing to which a plenary indulgence Is attached will then be imparted, and the mighty strains of Holy God, We Praise Thy Name" sung by all the pilgrims will bring the devotions to a close.
 Home of Nuns
 Rosary Shrine is the home of cloistered Dominican Nuns whose lives are dedicated to serve God day and night in His temple. Their every day, and all day, is one of prayer the Divine Office, the Perpetual Rosary before the Eucharistic Throne, the silent labor-for Christ and for souls. Their penitential life is high challenge in this age of naturalism, to bring Gods Mercy on their souls and on the souls of the world as well. It is but a part of the service they render to God.
 Rosary Shrine is at the junction of Morris and Springfield Avenue, Summit, N. J., just off Route "A, a few blocks from the D. L. & w. sta- tion. Bus 70 stops at the door. Pil- grims coming from a distance are requested to attend Sunday Mass at their parish church, because there will be no Mass at the Shrine after ' a. m. on the day of the pilgrim age.