Silver Rose Prayer Service

Name: Silver Rose Prayer Service
Start: 2025-09-08T19:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-09-08T20:00:00-05:00
Location: 407 E Eldorado St, Decatur, IL 62523-1038, United States

Schedule

Mon Sep 08 2025 at 07:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

407 E Eldorado St, Decatur, IL 62523-1038, United States | Decatur, IL

Local Knights of Columbus Sponsors Silver Rose in Honor of Life and Our Lady of Guadalupe
A silver rose on a nine-month pilgrimage will be the centerpiece of a special prayer service at St. Patrick Church in Decatur on September 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM. The program is sponsored by Knights of Columbus 4th Degree Assembly 211, Decatur Council 577, Mt. Zion Council 11582 and Holy Family Council 17241 to honor Our Lady of Guadalupe and express both international unity and dedication to the sanctity of human life. The journey of the silver rose begins each year in March and ends on Dec. 12, the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. During that time, Silver Roses travel from town to town along eight routes throughout North America. Several of those routes begin in Canada and end in Mexico. The Silver Rose Program began in 1960, when the first rose – a real, live one – was blessed by a bishop in Ontario. The rose then traveled to New York and then to Texas where it was taken across the border into Mexico. The rose ended its pilgrimage at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Monterrey on Dec. 12, the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. To better ensure future annual trips, a silver rose was ultimately made. Today, due to the popularity of the program throughout the North American continent, eight silver roses travel unique routes. All members of the community are encouraged to join the Knights of Columbus at St. Patrick Church in Decatur on September 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM.