October the month of the Holy Rosary

My Dear Friends in Christ,

How many of you know that October is the month of the Holy Rosary? 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 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”(Pope Leo XII; On Devotion of the Rosary, September 1,1883).”Because Mary is our Mother, devotion to her teaches us to be authentic sons: to love truly, without limit; to be simple, without the complications which come from selfishly thinking only about ourselves; to be happy, knowing that nothing can destroy our hope. “ The beginning of the way, at the end of which you will find yourself completely carried away by love for Jesus, is a trusting love of Mary”

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May God bless you all,

Father John