Rosary is a Powerful weapon of Prayer

GOSPEL THOUGHTS

27th Week – Wednesday

Gospel – Luke 1:26-38

First Reading Acts 1:12-14 

Rosary is a Powerful weapon of Prayer

1) Rosary is a symbol of Victory

“It was not courage, not arms, not leaders, but Mary of the Rosary that made us victors”_ ~ Venetian Senators after the Battle of Lepanto in 1571.* 

We celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary which was instituted to honor Mary for the Christian victory over the Turks at Lepanto on October 7, 1571.

It is believed that it is through the power of the Rosary which makes the battle to win 

Rosary is a instrument to fight against the enemy and to win the battle.

2) Rosary is a powerful Weapon

The Rosary is the ‘weapon’ for these times.” -Saint Padre Pio

The holy Rosary is a powerful weapon. Use it with confidence and you’ll be amazed at the results.” -St. Josemaria Escriva

The Rosary is a powerful weapon to put the demons to flight and to keep oneself from sin…If you desire peace in your hearts, in your homes, and in your country, assemble each evening to recite the Rosary. Let not even one day pass without saying it, no matter how burdened you may be with many cares and labors.” – Pope Pius XI

“Give me an army saying the Rosary and I will conquer the world.” – Blessed Pope Pius IX

3) Rosary is a Powerful Prayer

“The greatest method of praying is to pray the Rosary.” – Saint Francis de Sales

The rosary is the book of the blind, where souls see and there enact the greatest drama of love the world has ever known; it is the book of the simple, which initiates them into mysteries and knowledge more satisfying than the education of other men; it is the book of the aged, whose eyes close upon the shadow of this world, and open on the substance of the next. The power of the rosary is beyond description.” – Archbishop Fulton Sheen

“The Rosary is the most excellent form of prayer and the most efficacious means of attaining eternal life. It is the remedy for all our evils, the root of all our blessings. There is no more excellent way of praying.” Pope Leo XIII

 “No one can live continually in sin and continue to say the Rosary: either they will give up sin or they will give up the Rosary” – Bishop Hugh Doyle

Rosary is a school of prayer, The Rosary is a school of faith. Pope Francis 

4) Rosary is a powerful Guide

With Rosary, we allow ourselves to be guided by Mary, model of faith - Pope Benedict XVI

Rosary is a Spiritual Medicine - Pope Francis 

The Rosary is my favorite prayer. A PRAYER SO SIMPLE AND SO RICH

God bless you and your family. Praying for you and your dear ones.

Fr Maxim D’Souza

Jeppu Seminary

Mangalore