PiusVirgin NEWS THE HOLY ROSARY- A SPIRITUAL WEAPON OCTOBER DEVOTION TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY ENDS TODAY. OCTOBER: MONTH OF THE HOLY ROSARY (#End_of_the_Devotion) Dear friends, today marks the end of our October devotion to our Blessed Mother, Mary. But Someone may ask, Why is the month of October dedicated to the Blessed Virgin? This is because on October 7th, the Church celebrates the feast day of Mary, Queen of the Holy Rosary. The feast day was established by Pope Saint Pius V on the anniversary of the victory at Lepanto on October 7, 1571. The naval victory was attributed to the Virgin Mary whose intercession was entreated through the recitation of the Holy Rosary. The Church then proceeded to dedicate the entire month of October to the Holy Rosary so that individuals, families, and communities would pray the Holy Rosary, if possible, on a daily basis for peace in the world. “Not only do we earnestly exhort all Christians to give themselves to the recital of the pious devotion of the Rosary publicly, or privately in their own house and family, and that unceasingly, but we also desire that the whole of the month of October (in this year) should be consecrated to the Holy Queen of the Rosary.” (Excerpt from the Encyclical of Pope Leo XIII, On Devotion of the Rosary, September 1, 1883) It is our prayers that our Blessed Mother whom we dedicate this month to will continually intercede and grant us the heavenly graces and blessings of this month. May our prayers be answered through Christ our Lord. Amen - Justin Mbaeri Reports From Brazil
Posted on: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 16:32:03 +0000
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