Can We Pray The Rosary?

The request immediately followed the knock at the door! It was late. I ignored the request. But nonetheless I invited Eve’s nephew, Didier and Valerie to come in. Didier told me that they had prepared some food for me, that he felt that it was important that I eat well and he put it in the refrigerator.

Then Didier took a picture of his mother out. He handed it to me and said: “I brought that for you. I think that Eve looks very much like my mother. Can we say the rosary?”

This time, I could not ignore his humble and persistent plea. I asked them to sit down. I lit a couple of candles and we started praying, meditating and spelling out our prayer intentions.

Of course together we repeated one of his grand mother’s prayers: “Oh! Resurrected Christ, I beg that some of the light of your glorious resurrection shines forth in the mind of my children so that they may take wise decisions concerning their security and happiness.”

Almost two hours later, when we finished praying, I asked Didier where had he learnt to pray with such fervor? The simple answer was: “From my mother.” He told me that as a kid growing up, they prayed together as a family – And Yessss! He said what we have always known and believed: “Because the family that prays together stays together!!!!” That since his mother died, he has missed that fond togetherness during family prayer so much. That this void is what brought him full of hope to my door with the deep desire to pray with family!

I was elated to know that our family traditions have been shared and respected by so many members of the family over centuries across and around the world!!! It confirmed why I found Didier and Valerie to be such a transcending young couple and why Eve has inherited her generous most loving and forgiving heart! It is all in our blood, in the faith of our fathers, and in the love that Jesus has taught our family to hand down from one generation to the next!

I told Didier and Valerie how happy they had made me! Indeed, last night was definitely the best night I have had since my return to Mauritius. They have asked me to come and to pray with them every Monday, Wednesday and Friday nights! I just love it so much!!!

Divine Providence has created multiple circumstances for me to be here right now because this is exactly where I am supposed to be presently!