“Not bravery, not armies, not commanders, but Our Lady of the Rosary made us victors.” -Venetian Senators after the Battle of Lepanto Today, on the seventh day of October, the Roman Catholic Church commemorates the Most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Dom Prosper Gueranger (b. 1805- d. 1875) in his work, The Liturgical Year, expounds on this…
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The Month of the Rosary from Pope Leo XIII
“If it is possible for you, never neglect to say your beads every day, and if you find time, even the whole fifteen decades. Be not afraid of distractions, provided you are willing to struggle against them. Our heavenly Mother understands so well our weakness, our tired feelings, our weariness at times. Hail Mary’s multiplied never displease her. She appreciates your murmurings…
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Fr. Lawrence Explains the Rosary
I have heard people denigrate the Most Holy Rosary by stating that it is a bland repetition of prayers; implying by such statements that praying the Rosary is a waste of time. This objection is not new, and reveals that the objector does not understand the Rosary. Rev. Raymond P. Lawrence addressed such an objection in 1925 in the introductory…
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The Visitation 2020
“Behold he comes, leaping upon the mountains, skipping over the hills. My beloved is like a roe or a young hart. Behold he stands behind our wall; looking through the windows, looking through the lattices. Behold my beloved speak to me, Arise, make haste, my love, my dove, my beautiful one, and come. For winter is now past, the rain…
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Defense of the Rosary
I have heard people denigrate the Most Holy Rosary by stating that it is a bland repetition of prayers; implying by such statements that the Rosary is a waste of time. This objection to the Rosary is not new, and reveals that the objector does not understand the Rosary. Rev. Raymond P. Lawrence addressed such an objection in 1929 in…
