See photo Aleteia: “After a family crisis and a worldly life, I had the opportunity to feel I was face to face with God on a day of loneliness. I began to attend prayer groups, I let myself be guided by … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Rosary
Bangladesh: Two Faithful Couples Stress Rosary for Good Marriage
AsiaNews: “Living according to the teachings of Christ, reciting the rosary and respecting one another, always,” are the secret of a happy marriage, this according to two Catholic couples who just celebrated their golden and silver wedding anniversary respectively. More here.
Good Advice: Stay Awake, Say the Rosary, for Our Lady
Patti Maguire Armstrong blog: When I was around ten years old, my parents decided to pray a family rosary one evening. It was the first time ever. We knelt together in the living room and began. But before finishing the … Continue reading
‘Those Rosary Beads Had Left a Wound in My Soul’
Saint John Ogilvie, whose feast day was March 10, was canonized in 1976 by Pope Paul VI. He was the first Scot canonized in several hundred years. In the middle ages and down to the sixth century there were scores … Continue reading
Soldier Saved by the Rosary, Just Like His Great-Grandfather
The Telegraph: Guardsman Glenn Hockton, 19, asked for a rosary to take with him before being deployed to Afghanistan on a seven-month tour of duty with the Coldstream Guards in Helmand Province. He bent down to pick the rosary up … Continue reading
Conversion of Buddhist Girl Through Apparition of Jesus and Rosary
AsiaNews: A small rosary found in her house: this is how the story of Sumita Jagatap’s the conversion to Catholicism begins. Born to a Hindu Mother and Buddhist father, she has always experienced conflicting relationships inside and outside the family: the … Continue reading
Bethlehem Nuns and Others Pray Rosary in Front of Israeli Soldiers
AsiaNews: The Elizabettine Franciscan nuns at Bethlehem’s Caritas Baby Hospital are promoting peace between Israeli and Palestinians by placing rosary beads in front of the West Bank Wall. Read more here.
Famed Hockey Ref Tells How Grace Changed His Life Off and on the Ice
CNA: Legendary referee Kerry Fraser is known for his trademark hairstyle and holds the record for most National Hockey League games called. However, Fraser’s life was most deeply touched by a different kind of call – one that led to … Continue reading
One of the Most Beautiful Hail Mary Stories I Have Ever Read
I read this inspiring story on a website I have never seen before today. It reenforced my confidence in the awesome power of the Rosary. If Saint Alphonsus de Ligouri had had it on file he surely would have included … Continue reading
Pope Benedict Highlights the Need for Praying the Rosary Daily
CNA reports: Remembering the concurrent celebration of the beatification of Anna Maria Adorni [who was called “the living rosary”] in Parma, Italy on Sunday, her devotion to saying the rosary and the beginning of the Marian month of October, the … Continue reading
Man Survives Forty Story Plunge, Lands in Back Seat of Car
The car’s owner, Guy McCormack, of Old Bridge, N.J., told the Daily News he’s convinced that rosary beads he kept inside the Dodge saved Magill’s life. Read more here.
Reflections on Devotion to Mary and the Rosary by Msgr. Charles Pope
This is a beautiful article and quite personal. I am sure it will touch the hearts of everyone who reads it. I was especially touched by the advice Monsignor’s grandmother gave him when he was a young man trying to … Continue reading
During Synod of African Bishops Pope Urges Students to Pray the Rosary for Africa
VATICAN CITY, OCT. 4, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Today, after praying the midday Angelus in St. Peter’s Square, Benedict XVI extended an invitation to university students of Rome to pray the rosary “with Africa and for Africa.” Read more here.
From the Secret of the Rosary
Never will anyone really be able to understand the marvelous riches of sanctification that are contained in the prayers and mysteries of the Holy Rosary. This meditation on the mysteries of the life and death of Our Lord and Savior … Continue reading
Rosary Campaign for Peace in India
Bangalore, Nov 29, 2008 / 08:01 am (CNA).- Following a campaign in which nearly 500,000 Rosaries were prayed, a prayer initiative held for the victims of anti-Christian persecution in Orissa and elsewhere in India has ended in Bangalore. More here.
