
The Healing Power of Prayer: How Lynn Transformed Caregiving with the Rosary
Reflecting on the call to love the sick and infirm on the World Day of the Sick
Reflecting on the call to love the sick and infirm on the World Day of the Sick
Emma Trujillo was preparing the activity room at Elkhorn’s Holton Manor Nursing Home just before Christmas to pray the Rosary with residents.
“That day, a woman was at one of the tables. I met her before; she had been raised Catholic all her life and attended Catholic school from K-12,” Trujillo said. “Let me just say, she was not too fond of her Catholic roots and unfortunately did not want anything to do with us.”
Denver Catholic | Maria Cuevas and Teresa Koency pray weekly in English and Spanish on Saturday mornings at Highland Park Rehabilitation and Care Center in Aurora. Grateful for the opportunity to serve the residents through their group prayer, the pair helps residents grow in their Marian devotion, especially to Our Lady of Guadalupe, whose statue accompanies the volunteers each week.
Aleteia | Building a community of prayer in nursing homes around the US, The Rosary Team guides seniors through some 75,000 Rosaries per year.
Denver Catholic | The Rosary Team sees miraculous conversions in our ministry through the power of the Rosary.
As St. John Paul II taught, “The Rosary is a prayer of great significance, destined to bring forth a harvest of holiness” (Rosarium Virginis Mariae, 1). We see a bit of that harvest each day.
Denver Catholic | Cynthia Nunes, an Army veteran with 20 years of service, protected our country through her military service. Now, she safeguards souls by praying with the elderly at the Veterans Community Living Center at Fitzsimons in Aurora.
Aleteia | Volunteers from “The Rosary Team” pray the rosary with residents of elder care facilities. Founder Teresa Rodriguez encourages everyone to join the effort.