Thoughts on the Rosary
“I do not find another more powerful means to attract upon us the Kingdom of God, Wisdom, than to combine mental prayer with vocal prayer, praying the Holy Rosary and meditating on its mysteries”. Saint Louis Marie Grignon de Montfort
“Padre Pio had Rosaries everywhere, under his pillow, on the bedside table, in his pockets, wherever… He was the religious of the rosary. He considered the Rosary as his favorite weapon against all kinds of enemies. On some occasion He came to affirm: “I wish the days had 48 hours to be able to redouble the rosaries”. When asked about his spiritual heritage, Saint Pio of Pietrelcina did not hesitate to affirm that it was the Rosary: ”Love the Virgin and make her loved. Always recite the Rosary!” Saint Pio of Pietrelcina
“Among the devotions approved by the Church, none is sweeter or more effective than the Most Holy Rosary. Saint Anthony Mary Claret.
How many have come out of sin through the Rosary! How many have reached sainthood! How many have achieved with a happy death, eternal salvation! Saint Alphonsus Maria Liguori.
With the Rosary, the sick will recover their health or they will not die without the sacraments. Saint Francis Xavier
The Rosary is the salvation of the faithful. Pope Clement VIII
The Rosary placates the just indignation of God. Pope Gregory XIV
The Rosary is a part and form of prayer, very beautiful adapted to our times, easy to practice and very fruitful. Pope Leo XIII.
“In the Rosary, the footprints of Jesus in the world are made visible to us. . From the Father to the Father leads this path. Meanwhile, the Lord traveled the many paths of this world traversing the country in all directions.
From pearl to pearl, from ten to ten, we walk the paths of Jesus. Through the mysteries of his childhood, through the seasons of his redemptive passion, can we, with Mary, walk toward his fullness and glorification. His ways become our ways.” Cardinal Joachim Meisner
“The Rosary invites our fingers, our lips and our hearts to sing a great symphony of supplication and prayer, and for these reasons it is the greatest prayer that man has ever composed. The Rosary is a meeting place for the non learned and of the wise; it is the school where simple love increases in knowledge and where the wise increase their love”. Monsignor Fulton J. Sheen
“To pray the Rosary is to relive with Mary the greatest events in history. When we pray it we address precisely God the Father who has given us his son Jesus Christ, but we do so by putting the Virgin Mother of God as an intermediary.” “The Rosary is a mysterious chain formed with links of trust that unites us indissolubly to the heart of the Mother of God and of Men”. P. Anselmo del Alamo
“If they gave us a more difficult program of salvation, many souls who will be damned would have the pretext that they could not carry out said program. But now the program is very short and easy: pray the Holy Rosary. With the Rosary we will practice the Holy Commandments, we will take advantage of the frequency of the Sacraments, we will try to perfectly fulfill our duties of state and do what God wants from each one of us”. Sister Lucia of Fatima.
“For those who are spiritual, for those who have advanced along the path of prayer, the Rosary is the simplest way to live prayer in a concrete and prolonged way… I am not afraid to say that whoever prays this type of prayer and comfortable reciting it is a contemplative or is certainly on his way to becoming one”. Carlo Carretto
“The recitation of the Holy Rosary, with consideration of the mysteries, the repetition of the Our Father and the Hail Mary, the praises of the Blessed Trinity and the constant invocation of the Mother of God, is a continuous act of faith, hope and love. , of adoration and reparation”. Saint Josemaria Escriva de Balaguer.
“Prayer is the only possible source of all understanding. The Rosary? Admirable creation! Pray meditating on the mysteries? This is the way.” Miguel de Unamuno
Let us love Our Beloved Lord Jesus remembering and meditating on his life in each Mystery, praying the prayer that He Himself taught us with the Our Father, greeting Our Blessed Mother with each Hail Mary, and Glorifying Our God in each Glory. Let us unite in prayer for the Love of Jesus. And while we are uniting, all of us who follow this devotion, we will form millions of roses throughout the world that rise to Heaven reminding our Lord that we are candles always lit towards his Love.
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