The Marian Blue Wave Map crashed a few weeks ago. What might seem like bad news, is actually good news! Let me explain.
When we launched the Marian Blue Wave in 2019, we wanted to include a map function on the website that would show in real time how many people had committed to pray for our intentions. What we expected was a few hundred commitments scattered across the United States, but what we got was much different.
Quickly, the map filled up across the globe, creating an actual blue wave of small icons representing prayer partners committed to praying one Rosary a week for the Marian Blue Wave intentions. Our numbers started at a few hundred, and soon jumped into the thousands!
On the technical side of things, we opted to use an affordable software that would allow us to put a real map on our Marian Blue Wave website, but knowing the catch was this map software had a limit to how many commitments it could hold.
The good news to share is that this year, we finally reached the number of Rosary commitments our map software could hold – which ultimately led to the crash. This means so many people have committed to the Marian Blue Wave, that it overloaded our website. How incredible is that?
Good news disguised as bad news!
We are in the process of updating our map software to be able to hold thousands of more commitments. We estimate just about 10,000 Catholics and other Christians have committed to be a part of the Marian Blue Wave to date, and we’d like to bring on 10,000 more!
We’re finding that high capacity map software will come with a higher price tag, but it’s worth it to be able to represent the prayer partners who make up the Marian Blue Wave.
One of the comments I hear often is how encouraging it is for people to see the map. Being a pro-lifer in this day in age can be a very isolating feeling. Whenever I speak to someone about the Marian Blue Wave, I often say the first thing they need to do is check out the map. It quickly proves how large our community is.
Even though we may be separated by distance, the Marian Blue Wave community is bonded by our love of life and dedication to the Blessed Mother.
May she continue to guide our small but mighty program, as we ask her Son to intercede for an end to all types of abortion, and for the closure of all abortion facilities.
Our Lady of Life, pray for us!
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