“So you have your group with your first decade and your group with your second decade, and then third and then fourth, and then fifth,” Verhelst explained.

Connecting the Rosary challenge further to the Olympic games, Verhelst reflected that all athletes have a coach, who often repeats the same advice and is a constant encouraging presence. Similarly, she said, “we have a coach as well” in the Virgin Mary.

For those visiting Paris during the games, Verhelst shared that Catholic churches throughout the city are also hosting their own “Holy Games,” which began with a Mass on July 25. Throughout the Olympics, churches in Paris will host various concerts, speaking events, and opportunities for people to pray for athletes.

Verhelst says the “Holy Games,” which have not been done in the country before, signify for France “a desire to let Catholicism be known again and make it part of the environment.” She also credits young Catholics in France with kindling a resurgence of similar initiatives in Paris and throughout the country.

“What’s impressive, I think, among the French youth is that everyone is committed and has a real way of testifying their faith,” Verhelst told Catholic Vote.

Source: www.catholicvote.com

Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.
Amen.