Silver Rose

Share the message of Our Lady of Guadalupe and promote respect for life by participating in this meaningful pilgrimage. The Silver Rose program demonstrates the unity between Knights of Columbus in Canada, the United States and Mexico, through a series of prayer services promoting the dignity of all human life and honoring Our Lady.

Each year, from early March through mid-December, Silver Roses are stewarded by councils along routes from Canada to Mexico. Every stop the Silver Rose makes throughout the pilgrimage is a rosary-centered occasion for Knights, parishioners, and community members to pray for respect for life, for the spiritual renewal of each nation, and for the advancement of the message of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

The Silver Rose was actually a dedication to St. Juan Diego and his meeting with Our Lady and the Miracle of the Roses, when he went back to the bishop and was told to tell him to build a church on the site. The governor was skeptical and told him to bring a sign. The Blessed Mother told him to go to the top of the mountain and pick roses that were out of season. He put the roses in his tunic and dropped it by the governor and Our Lady’s image was emblazoned on his cloak and is still visible today.