Knights’ Silver Rose pilgrimage makes stop at St. Theresa in Palatine

Parishioners and Knights of Columbus councils across the Archdiocese of Chicago welcomed a silver rose with prayers to Mary during the last week of August, part of the Knights of Columbus international annual Silver Rose pilgrimage. On Aug. 27, 2021, the Holy Rosary Knights of Columbus Council 4977 at St. Theresa Parish, Palatine hosted the silver rose. The silver rose recall the miracle of the roses done by Our Lady of Guadalupe, who instructed St. Juan Diego to gather the roses that bloomed in December when she appeared to him in 1531. When he spilled the roses out of his cloak in the presence of the bishop, the image of the lady as she appeared to him was found on the cloak. The pilgrimage started in 1960 with a single real rose, which made the journey from London, Ontario, to the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Monterrey, Mexico. It was replaced with a silver rose, and then the program expanded, with eight silver roses making the journey from Canada to Mexico along different routes. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)