J.M.J. From the Apostolic Letter Rosarium Virginis Mariae (October 16, 2002) of Saint John Paul II:
"8. It would be impossible to name all the many Saints who discovered in
the Rosary a genuine path to growth in holiness. We need but mention
Saint Louis Marie Grignion de Montfort, the author of an excellent work
on the Rosary,(12)
and, closer to ourselves, Padre Pio of Pietrelcina, whom I recently had
the joy of canonizing. As a true apostle of the Rosary, Blessed Bartolo
Longo had a special charism. His path to holiness rested on an
inspiration heard in the depths of his heart: 'Whoever spreads the
Rosary is saved!'.(13)
As a result, he felt called to build a Church dedicated to Our Lady of
the Holy Rosary in Pompei, against the background of the ruins of the
ancient city, which scarcely heard the proclamation of Christ before
being buried in 79 A.D. during an eruption of Mount Vesuvius, only to
emerge centuries later from its ashes as a witness to the lights and
shadows of classical civilization. By his whole life's work and
especially by the practice of the 'Fifteen Saturdays', Bartolo Longo
promoted the Christocentric and contemplative heart of the Rosary, and
received great encouragement and support from Leo XIII, the 'Pope of the
Rosary'."
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