Rosary is a powerful Prayer

GOSPEL THOUGHTS

*Ordinary Season : 27th Week : Friday*

*Feast of Our Lady of Rosary*

*Gospel : Lk 1:26-38*

*First Reading : Acts 1:12-14*

*Rosary is a powerful Prayer*

*1) Rosary is a Gospel Based Prayer*

All the prayers which are used in the Rosary, are inspired from the Gospel

Creed is a Gospel based prayer 

Our Father - Lord's prayer is taught by Jesus 

Hail Mary and Holy Mary prayers are found in the Greetings of Angel Gabriel to Mary 

The Trinitarian formula is found in St Paul's letters 

So all the prayers are found in the Scriptures. So Rosary is a Gospel based prayer 

*2) Rosary is a communitarian Prayer*

Rosary is prayed together. Whenever we pray rosary, people come together and pray the Rosary

So Rosary has the power to bring people together and inspires them to pray 

Rosary also makes us to pray for each other. When we pray together, we pray for each other 

*3) Rosary is nothing but reflecting the Life of Jesus*

The central point of Rosary is the Life of Jesus 

All four mysteries highlight the birth, mission, passion and death and finally the resurrection and Ascension into heaven 

So the Main person is Jesus whose life is meditated in and through the Rosary

So it is a Christo-centric Prayer

*4) Rosary is a powerful weapon against Devil*

It is said, Satan is frightening about the Rosary.

Where ever there is Rosary, Satan can't come 

Therefore through the Rosary, one can break the power of Devil or Satan 

St. Padre Pio declared, *“The Rosary is the weapon for these times.”*

Especially now the world is in great need of this weapon to combat hatred, anxiety, illness, and hardship.

*5) Some powerful Sayings about Rosary*

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

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

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

“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

*6) Rosary is a miraculous Prayers*

In the History, miracles have happened because of the Rosary 

The famous miracle is the Victory at the battle of Lepanto, where the enemies were defeated though the power of prayer

Today's feast is specially celebrated to commemorate this victory and to know the power of Rosary

So Rosary works great miracles in our life 

*Think about it*

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

*Fr Maxim DSouza*

*Jeppu Seminary*

*Mangalore*