2018 PUBLIC SQUARE ROSARY CRUSADE OCTOBER 13, 2018

The 2018 Public Square Rosary Crusade was a tremendous success with 21,145 rallies in the USA, and 23,081 in 27 nations across the globe. The number of Rosary Rallies has been steadily increasing throughout the years. When we first started in 2007, we were surprised to reach 2,000, whereas now we are slowly nearing 25,000. This increase is a wonderful means to show Heaven of our determination to please God and our willingness to stand up for His moral law.

Next year, it will take place on October 12, 2019  the Saturday closest to the Miracle of the Sun at Fatima.

I cannot believe that it has been 11 years since my first Rosary Rally. It has been in the same park except in 2007 where it was held in the parking lot of a local church. I am very thankful for my husband and the Public Square Rosary Crusaders that comes every year to pray with me even though they are in pain or have just undergone surgery. The cold weather ( 45 degrees) did not deter us with our prayers and singing. There was a guy that came and sat with us. I gave him a rosary and when he left, he said to us that he has not prayed for a long time and needed it. Praise God if we were instruments to help him!

It was such a happy and blessed occasion that we all look forward every year to gather and pray for America and the whole world.

I thank God, the Blessed Mother and America Need Fatima for the opportunity to serve as a rally captain again this year! It is truly an honor and a blessing.

May God bless all of us!

ROSARY RALLY OCTOBER 15, 2016

Rosary Rally 2016 was a huge success! We were one of the 16, 323 rallies across the United States that prayed for the United States and the whole world! Hip! Hip! Hooray!!!
I cannot believe that the Rosary Rally started in 2007. I remember vividly when I was recruited in 2007. I was just diagnosed with breast cancer and had mastectomy. I was at home recuperating and I managed to make phone calls and distribute pamphlets in churches across Detroit and the surrounding suburbs. It had to be God and the Blessed Mother that helped me accomplish all of this amidst my breast cancer journey. In 2008, I had the honor and privileged, together with my sister from Canada, to travel to Kansas and help recruit rally captains and rally participants all across the United States. It was a huge success and it continues to grow year after year after year! Alleluia!!! Praise be to Jesus Christ!!!
Our rally was held on the park, the same park we had been having our rally since 2008. It was such a gorgeous, beautiful day although it was a little bit on the chilly side with a little wind. We cannot complain since a few years back, we did our rally in between our parked cars since there was sleet, snow and it was windy....but we still managed to pray. How about that time that we had to do our rally under the rain with our hoodies and umbrellas...but we still managed to pray. One of the " ralliers" told me that she could not remember the time of the rally since the message was accidentally erased prematurely, but she and her husband decided to just drive and join us. Guess what? They arrived at 12 noon...I told them it must have been the Blessed Mother that guided them. I'm really amazed about my rally friends that had been with me since 2007! What a commitment these " ralliers ( hehehe....is there such a word?)" have to GOD and the BLESSED MOTHER!!! I really feel grateful and indebted to these marvelous, beautiful people for always making our rally a very successful one every year!
We started our rally at 12 noon sharp ( hehe, not Filipino time, sorry, I could not resist, my Filipino friends and relatives). We sang, prayed our intentions, prayed the Holy Rosary, Consecration, Litany etc. It was such a beautiful rally with amazing, caring, and wonderful "ralliers." We all felt blessed and cannot wait until next year's rally which will be on October 14, 2017, with the goal of 20,000 rallies. Please mark your calendars!
Since the weather was nice and we had some catching up with our friends, we stayed and socialized with each other. After all, we have not seen each other for a year! It was such a joyful, blessed, well spent Saturday afternoon with friends. We were all truly blessed!
I really cannot thank enough my wonderful " ralliers" who have been coming throughout these years through snow, sleet, rain or shine. Thank you also to the people that cannot be with us physically but joined us with prayers as we prayed. Thank you all for making 2016 Rosary Rally a huge success! See you all next year, God willing.
May God bless America and the whole world! May God bless all of us!!!

FATHER'S DAY JUNE 18, 2016

Wow! It is already June. Time flies soooo fast....where did it go? Having fun so much you lost track of the time. Quick....grab it, before it leaps out. Hahahaha. OMG, that was lame. Kidding aside, it is Father's Day!!! Hip! Hip! Hurray!

I remember my father very much. He was an avid reader, a great dancer ( why did I not get his dancing talent??), a very good provider, a very kind and giving person. I do not know how he and my mother sent their children to private schools and helped with the education of his two brothers. There were also relatives all the time in our modest house who lived with us in the city while they went to school.

My father would take all of us in the park to watch the orchestra play or go to the theater to watch a show. I do not know why I did not get his love for culture. Oh, well.  I also remember him bringing me to his work, I guess the bring your child to work have been a practice a long time ago. We always take vacations to the province ( countryside) every summertime,  going through winding roads either by car or by bus. Those were really unforgettable, happy days that will remain with me forever.

I am always grateful and very thankful to my father who sacrificed a lot and gave us everything. so our future will be a great one.

May all the boys and girls recognize what their fathers do to give them a better life. Hopefully they will cherish the days they have with their father and their family for they will not be here forever.
Oh, my! Am I getting sentimental? Am I going to cry? Hold on...here are some tissues. Hehehehehe...cannot resist.

Well, what are you waiting for....pamper your father today. Take him out to a nice dinner, a movie or just do something nice for him. Like what? Mow the lawn, trim the weeds, give him a hug or anything that is nice. Cherish the days that he is here with you.

So, what are you waiting for???  Hug your father, kiss him, show your love and affection today and everyday of the year!! May God bless all fathers!!!!

To Pang...I miss you soooo much....luv ya......mwah!!!!!

May all fathers have a safe, happy and a blessed day!

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!!!

FATHER'S DAY JUNE 21, 2015

Father's Day is tomorrow, June 21, 2015, the third Sunday in June. Isn't June 21st the first day of summer? Yes, it is! Nice day, then...right? Right!

Father's Day is a very fitting day to honor all fathers that have sacrificed a lot and gave life to their children. How and what do I remember about my father?  He is the most loving, unselfish and caring person on earth! He is also an avid dancer...boy! can he dance!  I remember him and my mother dancing in our living room while we get the records playing. I do not know why I ended up with two left feet! My father also liked the theater, he would gather us children and off we go to watch a play or a concert in the park. Sigh! memories....good, nice memories.....

He provided well for us, and there were a lot of us, really a lot! I really do not know how he and my mother were able to do it. My mother did not work at all. They wanted us to have the best so we were sent to a private school, and we have a nice, comfortable life. God is really good, that is all I can say. Thank you Mang and Pang for all you have done for us!!!

There were sooooo many, many  happy memories that if I write it all, this page will not be sufficient and I will be here forever. To make a long story short, my father was the best and I really miss him a lot. Oh, oh, here's a tissue.....Stop it! I am sure that others too will be teary eyed when they reminisce their fathers. Are you?

Well, folks, enjoy your father while you can...they will not be here forever... Cherish them, hug them, pamper them, not only during Father's Day but everyday!

Have fun, and have a nice, happy and blessed day!

Happy Father's Day to all fathers!!!!