Today, October 7, the Church celebrates the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary.
Under the name of Our Lady of Victories, Pope Pius V instituted the annual feast to celebrate the victory of Don Juan of Austria and Christian forces over the invading Turks at the Battle of Lepanto in 1571.
Pope Pius V with the victorious flags of the Battle of Lepanto in the background.
Pope Gregory XII changed the name of the feast to OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY.
Pope John Paul II praying the Holy Rosary
"It could be said that each mystery of the rosary, carefully meditated, sheds light on the mystery of man. "Cast your burden on the Lord and he will sustain you." Psalm 55:23. To pray the rosary is to hand over our burdens to the merciful heart of Christ and his Mother. The rosary does indeed 'mark the rythm of human life' bringing it into harmony with the 'rhythm' of God's own life, in the joyful communion of the Holy Trinity, our life's destiny and deepest longing. Through the rosary the faithful receive abundant grace, as though from the very hands of the Mother of the Redeemer."
POPE JOHN PAUL II
PRAYER: God, fill us with Your Grace. We know the Incarnation of Your Son by the message of an Angel. Through the intercession of Mary may we obtain the glory of resurrection through Christ's Passion and Cross. Amen.
Once again, thank you and God bless.
ReplyDeleteLepanto, the Battle of Vienna 1683, and the Battle of Warsaw 1920 are defining moments in our history, when Our Lady answered the prayers of the faithful, and Catholics prevailed.
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