It is often difficult to begin the habit of praying the daily Rosary, but do not be deterred. It is mysteriously beneficial to you, and to the whole world; and it is worth the effort to pray it, and make it a daily habit. It is good to read stories which illustrate this idea, which have been passed on to…
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Love the Rosary
The following post was published in The Marian Room in August of this year. Today, I am re-posting it, because I wish to express the same thoughts as contained in it; which is to laud the Most Holy Rosary. May you have a beautiful day, and weekend. •SCF “The Most Holy Virgin in these last times in which we live has given a new…
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Never Give Up Your Beads Redux
“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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Pope Leo XIII Speaks on the Rosary
“…let them cling more and more to the practice of the Rosary, to that devotion which our ancestors were in the habit of practicing, not only as an ever-ready remedy for their misfortunes, but as a whole badge of Christian piety.” Pope Leo XIII, 1883 The following is the first of eleven (!) encyclicals written by Pope Leo XIII (b. 1810-…
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St. Bernadette and Childlike Trust
“In the evening when you go to sleep, hold your beads, doze off reciting them, do like those babies who go to sleep mumbling, ‘Mamma! Mamma!'” St. Bernadette Soubirous (b. 1844- d. 1879) The advice, in the above quote, from St. Bernadette might sound silly to sophisticated ears, but so be it. The little saint of Lourdes was simply stating a…
