J.M.J.
There are many helpful quotations about the Rosary that are especially relevant during October. They may be incorporated into homilies, classes, Sunday parish bulletins and parish newsletters. Here are only a few quotations.
*“The
Rosary is a prayer that always accompanies me; it is also the prayer of the ordinary
people and the Saints . . . it is a prayer from my heart.” Pope Francis
*“Our
Lady has never refused me a grace through the recitation of the Rosary.” Saint
Pio of Pietrelcina
*“The
Rosary is the best therapy for these distraught, unhappy, fearful, and
frustrated souls, precisely because it involves the simultaneous use of three
powers: the physical, the vocal, and the spiritual . . .” Venerable Fulton
Sheen
*“Cling
to the Rosary as the creeper clings to the tree—for without Our Lady we cannot
stand.” Saint Mary Teresa of Kolkata
*“Love
the Madonna and pray the Rosary, for her Rosary is the weapon against the evils
of the world today. All graces given by God pass through the Blessed Mother.”
Saint Pio of Pietrelcina
*“The Rosary, precisely because it starts with Mary’s
own experience, is an exquisitely contemplative prayer. Without
this contemplative dimension, it would lose its meaning, as Pope Paul VI
clearly pointed out: ‘Without contemplation, the Rosary is a body without a
soul, and its recitation runs the risk of becoming a mechanical repetition of
formulas, in violation of the admonition of Christ: ‘In praying do not heap up
empty phrases as the Gentiles do; for they think they will be heard for their
many words’ (Mt 6:7). By its nature the recitation of the Rosary
calls for a quiet rhythm and a lingering pace, helping the individual to meditate
on the mysteries of the Lord’s life as seen through the eyes of her who was
closest to the Lord. In this way the unfathomable riches of these mysteries are
disclosed.’” Saint John Paul II
*“Never
will anyone who says his Rosary every day become a formal heretic or be led
astray by the devil.” Saint Louis Marie de Montfort
*“The
Holy Rosary is the storehouse of countless blessings.” Blessed Alan de la Roche
*“There
is no problem, I tell you, no matter how difficult it is, that we cannot solve
by the prayer of the Holy Rosary.” Servant of God Maria Lúcia of Jesus and of
the Immaculate Heart
*“The
Rosary is the most beautiful and the most rich in graces of all prayers; it is
the prayer that touches most the Heart of the Mother of God . . . and if you
wish peace to reign in your homes, recite the family Rosary.” Saint Pius X
*“No
prayer is more meritorious for the soul and more glorious for Jesus and Mary
than a well recited Rosary.” Saint Louis Marie de Montfort
*“Today, together we confirm that the Holy Rosary is
not a pious practice banished to the past, like prayers of other times thought
of with nostalgia. Instead, the Rosary is experiencing a new Springtime.
Without a doubt, this is one of the most eloquent signs of love that the young
generation nourish for Jesus and His Mother, Mary. In the current world, so
dispersive, this prayer helps to put Christ at the center, as the Virgin did,
who meditated within all that was said about her Son, and also what He did and
said. When reciting the Rosary, the important and meaningful moments of
salvation history are relived. The various steps of Christ’s mission are
traced. With Mary the heart is oriented toward the mystery of Jesus. Christ is
put at the center of our life, of our time, of our city, through the contemplation
and meditation of His holy mysteries of joy, light, sorrow and glory. May Mary
help us to welcome within ourselves the grace emanating from these mysteries,
so that through us she can ‘water’ society, beginning with our daily
relationships, and purifying them from so many negative forces, thus opening
them to the newness of God. The Rosary, when it is prayed in an authentic way,
not mechanical and superficial but profoundly, it brings, in fact, peace and
reconciliation. It contains within itself the healing power of the Most Holy
Name of Jesus, invoked with faith and love at the center of each ‘Hail Mary.’”
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
*“Whoever spreads the Rosary is saved.” Blessed
Bartolo Longo
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