“The Rosary is the most beautiful and the most rich in graces of all prayers; it is the prayer that touches most the Heart of the Mother of God . . . and if you wish peace to reign in your homes, recite the family Rosary.”
Pope Saint Pius X
Why Pray the Rosary
In late 1957, Sister Lucia, the one surviving child of the three who witnessed the apparition of our Blessed Mother at Fatima in 1917 said the following:
“The Most Holy Virgin, in these last of times in which we live, has given a new efficacy to the praying of the Holy Rosary to such an extent that no there is no problem, no matter how difficult it is, whether temporal or above all spiritual in the personal life of each one of us, of our families . . . . that cannot be solved by the Rosary. There is no problem, I tell you, no matter how difficult it is, that we cannot resolve by the prayer of the holy Rosary. With the holy Rosary, we will save ourselves; we will sanctify ourselves; we will console our Lord and obtain the salvation of many souls.” Sister Lucia dos Santos
At each of her six apparitions to the three children at Fatima, Our Blessed Mother never failed to remind and urge them to always pray the Holy Rosary:
- May 13, 1917: "Say the Rosary every day to obtain world peace and the end of the war."
- June 13, 1917: "I want you to say the Rosary every day."
- July 13, 1917: "I want you to continue saying the Rosary every day."
- August 19, 1917: "I want you to continue saying the Rosary every day."
- September 13, 1917: "Continue saying the Rosary to obtain the end of the war."
- October 13, 1917: "I want you to continue saying the Rosary every day."
"Let people say the rosary every day. Our Lady stated that repeatedly in all her apparitions, as if to fortify us against these times of diabolical disorientation, so that we would not allow ourselves to be deceived by false doctrines." Sister Lucia dos Santos
Other saints and spiritual leaders of the Catholic Church have also emphasized the incredible power and the great importance of regular (daily) praying of the Holy Rosary, including:
“The Rosary is the most beautiful and the most rich in graces of all prayers; it is the prayer that touches most the Heart of the Mother of God . . . and if you wish peace to reign in your homes, recite the family Rosary.” Pope Saint Pius X
“One day, through the Rosary and the Scapular, Our Lady will save the world.” Saint Dominic
“The Rosary is a powerful weapon to put the demons to flight and to keep oneself from sin…If you desire peace in your hearts, in your homes, and in your country, assemble each evening to recite the Rosary. Let not even one day pass without saying it, no matter how burdened you may be with many cares and labors.” Pope Pius XI
“The rosary is the book of the blind, where souls see and there enact the greatest drama of love the world has ever known; it is the book of the simple, which initiates them into mysteries and knowledge more satisfying than the education of other men; it is the book of the aged, whose eyes close upon the shadow of this world, and open on the substance of the next. The power of the rosary is beyond description.” Archbishop Fulton Sheen
"How beautiful is the family that recites the Rosary every evening!" St. John Paul II
"The Rosary is a prayer both so humble and simple and theologically rich in Biblical content. I beg you to pray it." St. John Paul II
"Go to the Madonna. Love her! Always say the Rosary. Say it well. Say it as often as you can! Be souls of prayer. Never tire of praying, it is what is essential. Prayer shakes the Heart of God, it obtains necessary graces! The Rosary is the 'weapon' for these times." Saint Padre Pio
"Some people are so foolish that they think they can go through life without the help of the Blessed Mother. Love the Madonna and pray the rosary, for her Rosary is the weapon against the evils of the world today. All graces given by God pass through the Blessed Mother." Saint Padre Pio
“If our age in its pride laughs at and rejects Our Lady’s Rosary, a countless legion of the most saintly men of every age and of every condition have not only held it most dear and have most piously recited it but have also used it at all times as a most powerful weapon to overcome the devil, to preserve the purity of their lives, to acquire virtue more zealously, in a word, to promote peace among men.” Pope Pius XI
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15 Promises of Mary to Christians Who Recite the Holy Rosary
The 15 Promises of Mary to Christians Who Recite the Holy Rosary
- Whoever shall faithfully serve me by recitation of the Holy Rosary shall receive signal graces
- I promise my special protection and the greatest graces to all those who shall recite the Holy Rosary
- The Holy Rosary shall be a powerful armor against Hell; it will destroy vice, decrease sin and defeat heresies.
- The Holy Rosary will cause virtue and good works to flourish. It will obtain for souls the abundant mercy of God; it will withdraw the hearts of men from the love of the world and its vanities and will lift them to the desire of eternal things. Oh, that souls would sanctify themselves by this means.
- The soul that recommends itself to me by the recitation of the Holy Rosary shall not perish
- Whoever shall recite the Holy Rosary devoutly, applying himself to the consideration of its sacred Mysteries, shall never be conquered by misfortune. God will not chastise him in His Justice; he shall not perish by an unprovided death; if he be just, he shall remain in the grace of God and become worthy of eternal life.
- Whoever shall have a true devotion to the Holy Rosary shall not die without the Sacraments of the Church.
- Those who are faithful to recite the Holy Rosary shall have during their life and at their death the light of God and the plenitude of His Graces; at the moment of death they shall participate in the merits of the Saints in Paradise.
- I shall deliver from Purgatory those who have been devoted to the Holy Rosary
- The faithful children of the Holy Rosary shall merit a high degree of glory in Heaven.
- You shall obtain all you ask for of me by recitation of the Holy Rosary.
- All those who propagate the Holy Rosary shall be aided by me in their necessities.
- I have obtained from my Divine Son that all the advocates of the Holy Rosary shall have for intercessors the entire celestial court during their life and at the hour of death.
- All who recite the Holy Rosary are my sons and brothers of my only Son, Jesus Christ.
- Devotion to my Holy Rosary is a great sign of predestination.