By Emmanuel Nigel
Piemonte House
Date: Monday, October 30th, 2023
The Holy Rosary is a powerful tool to help the faithful understand and live the mysteries of the Holy Gospel. The Holy Rosary is a crucial devotion that honours the Blessed Virgin Mary while focusing on the events in the Holy Life of Christ Jesus.
1. The Blessed Virgin Mary can help us know Christ Jesus better.
By praying the Holy Rosary, we can contemplate how we are to serve God by following Her example.
2. Graces and indulgences are promised for those who pray it.
These include the assurance of receiving the sacraments at the time of death, never being conquered by misfortune, and her own special protection.
3. It brings victory in battle.
Before a battle with the Ottoman fleet in the Gulf of Patras, in the Ionian Sea, the Pope called on all of Europe to pray the Holy Rosary for victory. These prayers were answered, with the Holy League defeating the much larger Ottoman forces on October 7th at the Battle of Lepanto. The Prayer of the Holy Rosary brings us true victory.
4. It's an opportunity to reflect.
When praying the Holy Rosary, we are invited to reflect on the Joyful, sorrowful, Glorious and Luminous Mysteries revealed in the Gospels.
5. It's a perfect way to make time for the Lord God.
St. Pope John Paul II the Great also stated in Rosarium Virginis Marie that the Holy Rosary is a “Sweet chain linking us to God” because it gives the faithful time to “contemplate the beauty on the face of Christ Jesus and to experience the depths of His love.”
May the Prayer of the Holy Rosary through the Blessed Virgin Mary help us to know Christ Jesus, our Lord better, we get the promises of graces and indulgences, true victory in our battles in life, we have the opportunity to reflect the mysteries, and we get a perfect way contemplating on Christ Jesus.
Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, Pray For Me!
Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, Pray For Us!
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