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  • Padre Pio, Our Lady, and the Holy Rosary

    “…If we do what we have always done, what our fathers did before us, we cannot go wrong. Satan wants to destroy this prayer, but in this he will never succeed. The Rosary is the prayer of those who triumph over everything and everyone. It was Our Lady who taught us this prayer, just as it was Jesus who taught…

  • Fatima and the Holy Rosary

    I have read a lot on Our Lady of Fatima over the years, as I am sure you have, as well; but, the other day, I read a piece by the Texan writer and scholar, Dr. Taylor Marshall, where he presented a new insight into one aspect of Fatima. He presented an insight into the meaning of the visions that…

  • A Queen Prays the Rosary and Other Stories of the Rosary

    I enjoy reading historical stories wherein the characters involved were devoted to the Holy Rosary. Such a character was the Catholic queen, Blanche of Castile (b. 1188- d. 1282), mother of the saint-king, King Louis IV of France. Elaine M. Jordan recounts the story of the Rosary devotion of Queen Blanche in the following (links within the text added by SCF): Queen…

  • The Name of the Rosary

    Today, I am posting an extended excerpt from a book which was penned in 1912 by a Catholic priest named, Fr. M. J. Frings. The book is titled: The Excellence of the Rosary, Conferences for Devotions in Honor of the Blessed Virgin. The posted excerpt is the entirety of the first chapter which is titled, The Name of...

  • Stories of the Holy Rosary

    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…