We have received a most beautiful gift and tool which truly paves a way for holiness in the Holy Rosary. An Argentinean Bishop recently said that saying the rosary is “a repetitive rhythm of praise and supplication..... In Mary, we praise the gift of God, God himself who gives us Jesus Christ. And through her, we pray to be able to receive him now and at the doorstep to eternity.” (full CNA article here)
Our dear Pope John Paul II gave us a beautiful teaching in his Apostolic Letter “Rosarium Virginis Mariae” in which he refers to the rosary as a “compendium of the gospel.” He says “The Rosary is one of the traditional paths of Christian prayer directed to the contemplation of Christ's face. Pope Paul VI described it in these words: ‘As a Gospel prayer, centred on the mystery of the redemptive Incarnation, the Rosary is a prayer with a clearly Christological orientation. Its most characteristic element, in fact, the litany- like succession of Hail Marys, becomes in itself an unceasing praise of Christ, who is the ultimate object both of the Angel's announcement and of the greeting of the Mother of John the Baptist: 'Blessed is the fruit of your womb' (Lk 1:42). We would go further and say that the succession of Hail Marys constitutes the warp on which is woven the contemplation of the mysteries.......” (read full Apostolic Letter here).
Join the faithful this month in forming a habit of saying the rosary daily and therefore deepening your faith and understanding through the rhythmic succession of prayer and contemplation through the joys, sorrows, glory and public ministry of our Lord Jesus Christ with and through the eyes of Our Blessed Mother. Holy Mother of God, please pray for and with us during this month of the Holy Rosary!
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