What is Armata Bianca?

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=110 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="05cf0f21egerdp.jpg"> <div> <B><IMG SRC="04f203c0.jpg" border=0 width="32" height="60" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#66334C" FACE="Arial" ><B>T.O.R.C.H. of Chester County, PA                                                     Holy Family Chapter</B></FONT><B>      |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="T.O.R.C.H. of Chester County, PA "><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Calendar"><U>Calendar</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mission"><U>Mission</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact Us</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="A Sampling from our last Newsletter"><U>A Sampling from our last Newsletter</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Related Links"><U>Related Links</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Archdiocesan Guidelines for Preparing Ch"><U>Archdiocesan Guidelines for Preparing Children Being Educated at Home for the Reception of First Penance, First Holy Communion and Confirmation                                                    December 4, 1998</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Where in PA are we?"><U>Where in PA are we?</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dues"><U>Dues</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Waiver form"><U>Waiver form</U></A>   |   <B>What is Armata Bianca?</B>   |   <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Parish Schedules"><U>Parish Schedules</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="05bf2f02egerdp.jpg"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=370 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="05ef0f03.jpg"> <div> <I>What is Armata Bianca?</I></div> <div> <B>What is Armata Bianca?</B></div> <div> By Patty M.</div> <bR> <div> It is a wonderful gift from God to our children and to the world.  Where else can you find <U>young</U> children  praying together?  Just children 12 and under, so pure and precious before God praying for the conversion of the world…praying in unison the prayer of Our Lady.  Would there be abortion, violent crime and destruction of the family if more children prayed before God in the Blessed Sacrament?</div> <bR> <div> Jesus said "Let the <U>little</U> children come to me and do not hinder them, for the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these."  The Kingdom of God is here on earth!  Heaven reaches down and gently touches the earth everywhere the Tabernacle of Our Lord is Praised and Honored.  Here our children worship their Creator and giver of eternal life.  Here our children are the closest to <U>Peace</U>, <U>Love</U> and <U>Everlasting Joy</U>…for Jesus is the Lord of Peace and the source of all Love and Joy.</div> <bR> <div> Their experiences with God are personal, perhaps even private and silent.  Here the Lord touches them, moves them, empowers them to go forth to do His Will so that ultimately they obtain the graces to enter eternal life with their Heavenly Father and Mother.  Isn't this what we all desire for each of our children?  Isn't this our every prayer and sacrifice of love devoted to?  </div> <bR> <div> I invite you to come and give your children the greatest gift of love here on earth….Exposition of Jesus Our Savior, and the Rosary, the mysteries of our Redemption.</div> <bR> <div> Is there anything else in our schedule more important or more everlasting?  How wonderful it would be for our children to pray together once a month in the Home of Our Lord!  </div> <bR> <div> May our Merciful God Bless you and your family for striving to be His Life, His Truth and His Way.</div> <bR> <div> Mark your calendars - Monday Exposition begins in October!</div> <div> October 1<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >st</FONT>  (St. Therese of the Child Jesus, Doctor of the Church)</div> <div> November 5<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >th</FONT>  (Sts. Zachary & Elizabeth, Parents of St. John the Baptist)</div> <div> December 3<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >rd</FONT>  (St. Francis Xavier)</div> <bR> <div> Just a <U>little</U> note:  There is a <U>little</U> room for <U>little</U> ones at St. Joseph's.   I have volunteered to stay with <U>little </U>ones who are "too little" to <U>sit</U> and <U>pray</U>.  The little ones are welcomed to run around in the little room <U>only</U>.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>