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ZEALE How the Rosary brought a Colorado nursing home resident into the Catholic Church

 

How the Rosary brought a Colorado nursing home resident into the Catholic Church

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By McKenna Snow

In Boulder, Colorado, a group of volunteers gathers weekly at a nursing home to pray the Rosary with those who live there. The residents who join for the prayer don’t have to be Catholic; and for a resident named Warren, the Rosary provided an invaluable space in which he encountered the faith in a new light. He entered the Church just before Easter this year, shortly before his death. 

Warren, who was raised Methodist, first heard about Catholicism through a childhood friend, according to a March 17 Denver Catholic article by Teresa Rodriguez, founder of the rosary volunteer group, the Rosary Team.

His journey to Catholicism had been unfolding for decades. He said “the seed was planted when I was very young,” noting that seeing his friend and her Catholic family left an impact on him. 

Rodriguez told Zeale News in an email that the ministry “walks with residents like Warren on their spiritual journey by providing consistent prayer visits, companionship, and hope in their final years.”

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