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March 14, 2024 It is with joy that we announce that Mother Mary Alphonsa's (Rose Hawthorne) cause has advanced from Servant of God to Venerable Servant of God by the Congregation of Saints in Rome. At this point miracles will begin to be examined. Please rejoice with us! It is our hope that the heroic and holy life of our foundress will be a source of inspiration to more people. |
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Brief Biography
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Rose Hawthorne was the third and last child born to Sophia Peabody and Nathaniel Hawthorne on May 20, 1851 in Lenox, Massachusetts. Born into well-rooted American families, Rose’s lineage traced back to the original Massachusetts Bay Colonists who first settled on Plymouth Rock. Her parents sought a Christian life, which evolved out of their Puritan heritage and found its expressions in the Unitarian Church and the Transcendental Movement.
Nathaniel, renowned today as a historic American author, was just beginning to reap the benefits of literary fame and financial stability at about the time of Rose’s birth. READ |
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Rose Hawthorne GuildThe Rose Hawthorne Guild was established in 2003 to promote the Cause for Canonization of Rose Hawthorne (Mother Mary Alphonsa).
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Many Catholics are unfamiliar with the life and influence of Rose Hawthorne. And yet there is scarcely one whom could not identify with Rose. A wife whose marriage, fraught with financial hardship and alcoholism, ended in formal separation; a mother who grieved the loss of her only child; a convert to Catholicism; a founder of a religious community dedicated to the care of poor incurable cancer patients . . . such is the woman whose intercession we urge you to seek.
Sign up for the Guild to learn more about the inspiring life of this American Servant of God. Spiritual benefits are promised to all who sign up as Guild members: monthly Mass is offered for the members and their families in addition to remembrance in a Novena of Masses during the Christmas and Easter seasons. The Congregation of the Cause of Saints is currently reviewing the life and virtues of Rose Hawthorne. Ultimately, for her Cause to proceed to Beatification, a miracle is needed as a sign of divine confirmation. Pray to her!! Use the prayer linked to this site; order official prayer cards and/or relic cards and pass them out, especially to those who are sick. Please contact us in writing with every favor and miracle you receive through the intercession of Rose Hawthorne. |
In praying for a miraculous intervention, please invoke the help of Rose Hawthorne alone. Diocesan postulator of the Cause of Rose Hawthorne, Father Gabriel O’Donnell, O.P., wrote the following guidelines for seeking a miracle:
“When […] we wish to invoke the intercession of the Servant of God for a miraculous cure, we should ask a group of friends and relatives to begin a daily program of prayer. Prayer must be directed exclusively to the particular Servant of God whose cause we wish to advance. Ideally, the official prayer of the cause is used. If a relic of the Servant of God is available that should be placed on or near the person we hope will be cured. If the person does recover, all of the medical records and information should be gathered and forwarded to the postulator for the cause or to the Guild.” To inquire information or join the Rose Hawthorne Guild, please print and mail the information form. |
Prayer for the Canonization of Rose Hawthorne
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Lord God, in your special love for the sick, the poor and the lonely, you raised up Rose Hawthorne (Mother Mary Alphonsa) to be the servant of those afflicted with incurable cancer with no one to care for them. In serving the outcast and the abandoned, she strove to see in them the face of your Son. In her eyes, those in need were always “Christ’s Poor.”
Grant that her example of selfless charity and her courage in the face of great obstacles will inspire us to be generous in our service of neighbor. We humbly ask that you glorify your servant, Rose Hawthorne, on earth according to the designs of your holy will. Through her intercession, grant the favor that I now present (here make your request).
Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus,
have mercy on us! (3 times)
Say one Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory be
Grant that her example of selfless charity and her courage in the face of great obstacles will inspire us to be generous in our service of neighbor. We humbly ask that you glorify your servant, Rose Hawthorne, on earth according to the designs of your holy will. Through her intercession, grant the favor that I now present (here make your request).
Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus,
have mercy on us! (3 times)
Say one Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory be
Archives
The Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne are pleased to make available to researchers the Master Find Aid. If interested, researchers may visit the archives.
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Please make an appointment by contacting:
Sr. Mary Joseph, O.P. Tel: (914) 769-0114 e-mail: archive@hawthorne-dominicans.org |