If you study the lives of the saints, you will find that almost all had one thing in common - a love for the Blessed Mother. As Pope, John Paul II worked to promote praying the rosary because he understood just how valuable it is to the Christian life. In 2002, he wrote an Apostolic Letter titled Rosarium Virginis Mariae. Sadly, many Catholics are unaware of this great Saint’s words of wisdom. Please read and share!
If you study the lives of the saints, you will find that almost all had one thing in common - a love for the Blessed Mother. As Pope, John Paul II worked to promote praying the rosary because he understood just how valuable it is to the Christian life. In 2002, he wrote an Apostolic Letter titled Rosarium Virginis Mariae. Sadly, many Catholics are unaware of this great Saint’s words of wisdom. Please read and share!
6 Quotes From Rosarium Virginis Marie
“The Rosary, though clearly Marian in character, is at heart a Christocentric prayer. In the sobriety of its elements, it has all the depth of the Gospel message in its entirety…”
“With the Rosary, the Christian people sits at the school of Mary and is led to contemplate the beauty on the face of Christ and to experience the depths of his love. Through the Rosary the faithful receive abundant grace, as though from the very hands of the Mother of the Redeemer.”
“The Rosary mystically transports us to Mary's side as she is busy watching over the human growth of Christ in the home of Nazareth. This enables her to train us and to mold us with the same care, until Christ is ‘fully formed’ in us.”
“Mary lived with her eyes fixed on Christ, treasuring his every word: “She kept all these things, pondering them in her heart” (Lk2:19; cf. 2:51). The memories of Jesus, impressed upon her heart, were always with her, leading her to reflect on the various moments of her life at her Son's side. In a way those memories were to be the ‘rosary’ which she recited uninterruptedly throughout her earthly life.”
“When in the Rosary we plead with Mary, the sanctuary of the Holy Spirit, she intercedes for us before the Father who filled her with grace and before the Son born of her womb, praying with us and for us.”
“...one cannot recite the Rosary without feeling caught up in a clear commitment to advancing peace, especially in the land of Jesus, still so sorely afflicted and so close to the heart of every Christian.”
6 Quotes From Rosarium Virginis Marie
- “The Rosary, though clearly Marian in character, is at heart a Christocentric prayer. In the sobriety of its elements, it has all the depth of the Gospel message in its entirety…”
- “With the Rosary, the Christian people sits at the school of Mary and is led to contemplate the beauty on the face of Christ and to experience the depths of his love. Through the Rosary the faithful receive abundant grace, as though from the very hands of the Mother of the Redeemer.”
- “...one cannot recite the Rosary without feeling caught up in a clear commitment to advancing peace, especially in the land of Jesus, still so sorely afflicted and so close to the heart of every Christian.”
- “Mary lived with her eyes fixed on Christ, treasuring his every word: “She kept all these things, pondering them in her heart” (Lk2:19; cf. 2:51). The memories of Jesus, impressed upon her heart, were always with her, leading her to reflect on the various moments of her life at her Son's side. In a way those memories were to be the ‘rosary’ which she recited uninterruptedly throughout her earthly life.”
- “The Rosary mystically transports us to Mary's side as she is busy watching over the human growth of Christ in the home of Nazareth. This enables her to train us and to mold us with the same care, until Christ is ‘fully formed’ in us.”
- “When in the Rosary we plead with Mary, the sanctuary of the Holy Spirit, she intercedes for us before the Father who filled her with grace and before the Son born of her womb, praying with us and for us.”
St. John Paul II encouraged a “revival of the Rosary” in order “to implore from God the gift of peace”, yet so many do not pray the rosary or understand the power of this prayer.
Power In My Hands is a newly released feature-length film that highlights some of the miraculous stories of ordinary people just like you who began to pray the rosary. The incredible testimonies of those who found hope, peace, and strength in the rosary will inspire you and your family to take up this devotion. If you’re wondering if these blessings and graces could really happen to you, this is a movie you can’t miss! Now available on DVD and Blu-ray.
