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News from Peru: Archibishopric of Lima opens email account for Saint Rose
from LivinginPeru.com by Isabel Guerra

In order to allow all Saint Rose of Lima devotees to express their traditional salutations to the Patroness of Lima and Peru on August 30th, the Archibishopric of Lima has opened an email account for delivering these messages.

Now the people that for any reason can’t come to the “Well of the Wishes” (which is the same well that Saint Rose used in her daily life) have the chance to write their letter and send them to the email grupo_santarosa@hotmail.com.

The Archibishopric spokespersons said that these emails will be thrown inside the well, along with the other letters.

Traditionally, every August 30th thousands of devotees gather at Saint Rose’s sanctuary to visit her “Well of the Wishes” and throw their letters inside; the letters can contain either prayers, salutations, expressions of gratitude and even requests for special favours.

My Isabel chose St. Rose of Lima for her Confirmation name. This automatically made St. Rose our homeschool patron for the 2005-2006 homeschool year. She is one of our “family” saints and, along with several others, we ask for her intercession in our nightly rosary. Tonight we’ll even send her an email.

St. Rose is Patroness against vanity; and of embroiderers, florists, gardeners, needle workers, and people ridiculed for their piety.

St Rose’s short life – she died when she was only 32 years old – was marked by innumerable trials and suffering, but at the same time was totally imbued with love for Christ and with deep serenity. It can be said that in St Rose, the power of divine grace was perfectly expressed: the weaker human beings are and the greater the trust they place in God, the greater the comfort they find in him and the more they experience the renewing power of his Spirit.

— Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, 2007 Homily on the Feast of Saint Rose of Lima

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