We are expanding the monthly Rosary in the Day Chapel to every week before the 10:30 am Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. At 10 am we will begin. Please join us. Of course, we encourage all parishioners to participate. Likewise, we encourage and are in need of weekly leaders for this devotion. Some of us Knights will get it started but, we’d very much like this to be a parishwide effort. If you would be willing to lead the recitation of the Most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Day Chapel – contact Karrie Illner via email.
As Our Lady admonished the seers at Fatima, “Pray your Rosary every day.” We should listen to our Mother’s advice.
If you say the Rosary faithfully until death, I do assure you that, in spite of the gravity of your sins, you shall receive a never fading crown of glory. For even if you are now on the brink of damnation, even if you have one foot in hell, even if you have sold your soul to the devil…sooner or later you will be converted and will amend your life and save your soul. If—you say the Rosary devoutly every day of your life.
St. Louis de Montfort
If you would help us out by leading one Sunday, contact Karrie Illner via email. .
Below are the 15 Promises of the Virgin Mary to those who faithfully pray the Rosary:
- 1. To all those who shall pray my Rosary devoutly, I promise my special protection and great graces.
- 2. Those who shall persevere in the recitation of my Rosary will receive some special grace.
- 3. The Rosary will be a very powerful armor against hell; it will destroy vice, deliver from sin, and dispel heresy.
- 4. The Rosary will make virtue and good works flourish, and will obtain for souls the most abundant divine mercies. It will draw the hearts of men from the love of the world and its vanities, and will lift them to the desire of eternal things. Oh, that souls would sanctify themselves by this means.
- 5. Those who trust themselves to me through the Rosary will not perish.
- 6. Whoever recites my Rosary devoutly reflecting on the mysteries, shall never be overwhelmed by misfortune. He will not experience the anger of God nor will he perish by an unprovided death. The sinner will be converted; the just will persevere in grace and merit eternal life.
- 7. Those truly devoted to my Rosary shall not die without the sacraments of the Church.
- 8. Those who are faithful to recite my Rosary shall have during their life and at their death the light of God and the plenitude of His graces and will share in the merits of the blessed.
- 9. I will deliver promptly from purgatory souls devoted to my Rosary.
- 10. True children of my Rosary will enjoy great glory in heaven.
- 11. By the recitation of the Rosary you shall obtain all that you ask of me.
- 12. To those who propagate my Rosary I promise aid in all their necessities.
- 13. I have obtained from my Son that all the members of the Rosary Confraternity shall have as their intercessors, in life and in death, the entire celestial court.
- 14. Those who recite my Rosary faithfully are my beloved children, the brothers and sisters of Jesus Christ.
- 15. Devotion to my Rosary is a special sign of predestination.
If you would help us out by leading one Sunday, contact Karrie Illner via email.
The teachings of the Catholic Church regarding the Rosary emphasize its significance as a powerful form of prayer, deeply rooted in the life of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the mysteries of Christ.
Pope Leo XIII, in his encyclical Magnae Dei Matris (1892), highlights the Rosary as a means to contemplate the central mysteries of the Christian faith, including the Incarnation, the Passion, and the glory of Christ and Mary. He notes that through the Rosary, the faithful are brought closer to Mary, who is both the Mother of God and our Mother, allowing them to witness the unfolding of salvation history.
Pope John Paul II, in Rosarium Virginis Mariae (2002), describes the Rosary as a Christocentric prayer that invites the faithful to contemplate the beauty of Christ through the lens of Mary. He emphasizes that the Rosary is not only a Marian devotion but also a profound meditation on the Gospel, serving as a compendium of the faith3. The prayer is seen as a way to receive grace and deepen one’s relationship with Christ, facilitated by Mary’s intercession.
Furthermore, the Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy (2001) affirms the Rosary’s role as a biblically inspired prayer that encourages contemplation of the salvific events in Christ’s life, closely associated with Mary. It is characterized as a contemplative prayer that fosters a tranquil rhythm, allowing the faithful to meditate on the mysteries of the Lord’s life.
In summary, the Blessed Virgin Mary, through the teachings of the Church, encourages the faithful to pray the Rosary as a means of deepening their understanding of Christ’s life and mission, while also experiencing her maternal care and intercession. The Rosary serves as a spiritual journey that leads to a greater appreciation of the mysteries of faith and a closer relationship with both Christ and Mary.
If you would help us out by leading one Sunday, contact Karrie Illner via email. .