Guidelines for Organizing

1. For two consecutive weeks prior to introducing Rosary For Life in your Parish, place an article in your weekly bulletin.

2. On the days of commitment, have the Priest enthusiastically introduce the Rosary For Life at all the Masses, urging parishioners/visitors to be members. Points to be stressed:

1. basic commitment is only one hour a week
2. prayers can be prayed anywhere
3. a petition for the sanctity of human life should be included in the Prayers of the Faithful

3. Staff all doors before and after each Mass in order to enroll parishioners/visitors. No pledges should be taken while the Mass is in progress. (Extra staff, if available, can be of benefit in assisting those who need help to fill out the pledge cards.)

4. When completed cards are returned, check that they are properly filled out and ensure that each individual receives the booklet. Write: "15 decades, Day and Time" on top of book before giving the book to new member.

5. Endeavor to obtain commitment for a specific hour, one day a week. If this is not possible, perhaps the individual can commit to saying 15 decades of the Rosary during the week. Never turn down any prayer commitment. Children, if too young to commit to praying the entire Rosary, may say a decade a day/week or even three Hail Marys daily/weekly.

6. Instruct those staffing the doors that this is a peaceful, prayerful operation: this is Our Blessed Mother's project, not ours. We are just her instruments promoting the project. Be prepared to ignore insults, curses, etc. (You will get them). Should someone come forward and politely say "I believe in abortion", etc., you may respond with "We also are praying for those who advocate abortion." Do this without showing any anger. We must be always known by the gifts and fruits of the Holy Spirit and never harbor intolerance toward those who do not agree with us.

7. Rosary beads should be made available to those who do not have them. Also, brown scapulars and miraculous medals may be made available. These should not be sold, but donations acceptable.

8. If the Parish does not cover the cost of the booklets, donations may be requested and accepted. The booklets are not intended to be sold.

9. Refrain from distributing flyers or any other type of material which predict future apparitions etc., (i.e., "the Blessed Mother will appear at __ [location]__ on __ [date]__ at __ [time]__".

If you need additional assistance in setting up a Rosary For Life group, please do not hesitate to call our Headquarters at (718) 377-6920.

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