Mass Chat: Our Lady of the Holy Rosary

"Those who openly wear the Holy Rosary out of devotion, and to set a good example, may gain one hundred days' indulgence." (The Secret of The Rosary, De Montfort, 72).


"Through the prayers of the Rosary:

1. Sinners are forgiven;
2. Souls that thirst are refreshed;
3. Those who are fettered have their bonds broken;
4. Those who weep find happiness;
5. Those who are tempted find peace;
6. The poor find help;
7. Religious are reformed;
8. Those who are ignorant are instructed;
9. The living learn to overcome pride;
10. The dead (the Holy Souls) have their pains eased by suffrages." - (The Secret of The Rosary, De Montfort, 86).

"To encourage you still more in this devotion practiced by so many holy people, I should like to add that the Rosary recited with the meditation of the mysteries brings about the following marvelous results:

1. It gradually brings us a perfect knowledge of Jesus Christ;
2. It purifies our souls from sin;
3. It gives us victory over all our enemies;
4. It makes the practice of virtue easy'
5. It sets us on fire with the love of our Lord;
6. It enriches us with graces and merits;
7. It supplies us with what is needed to pay all our debts to God and to our fellowmen, and finally, it obtains all kinds of graces from God." (The Secret of the Rosary, De Montfort, 27 Rose)

Believe it - or not.  Just pray the rosary every day - and you will see.


[The 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time takes precedence over the feast day.]