THE HOLY ROSARY
“When people love and
recite the Rosary, they find it makes them better.”-- St. Anthony Mary Claret
One of the most beautiful ways to honor Mother
Mary is by reciting the Holy Rosary.
The Rosary is a beautiful garland
of roses and the most efficacious means to obtain help from our Lord. The flowers of the rosary never perish. It has been handed down by our great
grandparents and grandparents who by devoutly reciting the rosary invoked the
help of our loving Mother who is ever ready to intercede on behalf of us for
God’s Mercy. It is a complete prayer
when we meditate the mysteries that reflect the lives of both, Jesus and Mary.
Let us reflect on the story of a pious but
self-willed lady who lived in Rome during the time of St. Dominic. She was devout and led a holy life. Once during confession, St. Dominic advised
her to recite one Rosary every day. But
the lady excused herself from saying the Rosary, due to her busy routine life. However,
she continued doing deeds of charity, fasting and abstinence.
One day during her prayer, she had a vision
of her soul appear before Lord’s judgment seat.
St. Michael put all her penances and prayers on one side of the
balancing scale and her sinful deeds on the other side. The weight of her sins weighed much greater
than all her penances and prayers.
Terrified she cried out for mercy imploring the help of our Blessed
Virgin. Then, she saw that when a single Rosary was put in the weighing scale,
it outweighed all her sins.
Our Blessed Mother reproved her for refusing
to follow St. Dominic’s advice for not reciting the Rosary. She soon threw herself at the feet of St.
Dominic and asked forgiveness for her unbelief and promised to recite the
rosary daily.
(Excerpts from “The Secret of the Rosary” by St. Louis Marie de
Montfort)
Yes my dear ones, when we recite the Rosary
we can conquer evil as David conquered Goliath with a sling. By offering bouquets of Rosary every day as a
family, to our Loving Mother, will enable us to experience peace, bonding and
togetherness within our family. The
youngsters will get the courage to overcome their temptations, it imparts great
solace to the sick and elderly and all the anxiety within us will depart.
So let us recite the Holy Rosary as a daily practice.
Do encourage your near and dear ones towards
the knowledge of Christ Jesus along with Mother Mary through the recital of Holy Rosary so that the paths of many may be illuminated by Her guiding light.
-----By a Reader
act for
the day
Through
the intercession of Mother Mary, let us offer a Holy Rosary to console God our
Father who is deeply pained by His children’s behavior.
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