Confraternity of Our Lady of Consolation
Jennifer and I recently decided to visit the Our Lady of Consolation Shrine on the way home from a visit to Northern Ohio. I am just getting around to blogging about it today. We stopped in on a Sunday afternoon, just wanting to make our way around the shrine and stop at the bookstore. We arrived just in time to join the Confraternity of Our Lady of Consolation, which consists of saying a prayer during a worship service at the shrine, and agreeing to live out our baptismal vows more faithfully and fully. We also arrived just in time for a rosary walk around the town of Carey. A rosary walk is when a group of people recite the rosary while walking around an area. The procession was led by a brother carrying a cross and a statue of Mary. Jennifer blogged about the day here and shares a novena prayer from the Shine prayer book.
In addition, the brothers brought out pieces of the True Cross, and we walked up to receive a blessing from them while they pressed the piece of the Cross against our foreheads. Overall, the day was a blessing, and if you are ever in the northern Ohio area, the shrine is well worth visiting.
Image from: http://www.olcshrine.com/
