Our Lady of the Rosary

Jonah 4:1-11; Psalm 86 Lord, you are merciful and gracious; Luke 11:1-4

Today we celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Victory which is also Our Lady of the Rosary.  October in the month of the Rosary.  The rosary is a beautiful prayer that invites us to keep Christ at the center of our life. 

Here is what Pope Benedict has to say about the Rosary:

"The ROsary helps put Christ at the center.  When reciting the rosary the important and meaningful moments of salvation history are relived.  The various steps of Christ are traced. 

With Mary, the human heart is oriented toward the mystery of Jesus.  Thus, Christ is put at the center of our life, the center of our time, the center of our city; through contemplation and meditation of His holy mysteries of joy, light, sorrow, and glory that fill life itself, Mary helps us welcome within ourselves the grace emanating from these mysteries so that through us we may "water" society beginning with our own daily relationships purifying them with the newness of God.  

The Rosary contains within itself the healing power of the Most Holy Name of Jesus invoked with faith and love with every "Hail Mary" bringing with it peace and reconciliation."

Wow!  What a prayer.  

It the recitation of the rosary, the victory of grace fills our hearts and minds and we are transformed and fortified.  

Our Lady of Victory pray for us; Our Lady of the Rosary leads us to Christ.