The English priest, Fr. Hugh Thwaites, died in 2012 at the age of ninety-five. The headline of his obituary summarizes what Fr. Thwaites had come to believe after seeing the Church in decline following the Second Vatican Council, it reads: “Priest who said the future of the Church rested on the family rosary dies aged 95” I am going to…
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The Rosary: Promises and Quotes
“The Most Holy Virgin in these last times in which we live has given a new efficacy to the recitation of the Rosary to such an extent that there is no problem, no matter how difficult it is, whether temporal or above all spiritual, in the personal life of each one of us, of our families…that cannot be solved by…
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Catechesis on the Holy Rosary by Pope Leo XIII
The following is an extended excerpt from Pope Leo XIII’s 1891 encyclical on the Holy Rosary, Octobri Mense: “4. But since the salvation of our race was accomplished by the mystery of the Cross, and since the Church, dispenser of that salvation after the triumph of Christ, was founded upon earth and instituted, Providence established a new order for a new people.…
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Heavenly Dew and Vermilion Roses
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen. St. Louis de Montfort was a French missionary priest, preacher, and writer who lived from 1673- 1716. In his…
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Thoughts on the Rosary
In the past three to four months, I have linked to several articles written by the Rosary to the Interior group. They have recently published a reflection on the Fifth Joyful Mystery of the Rosary, The Finding of Our Lord in the Temple. The following is an excerpt from that article which details what takes place when we pray the Rosary: The…
