In my previous blog I provided an
primer on praying the Rosary. As mentioned, the recitation of the Rosary concludes with
this prayer to God the Father:
“O
God, whose Only Begotten Son by His Life, Death, and Resurrection, has
purchased for us the rewards of eternal salvation; grant we beseech Thee that,
by meditating upon these Mysteries
of the Most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate what they contain and obtain
what they promise; through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.”
The beauty of this prayer is that it sums up what the Rosary
is all about. Firstly, it is about Christ, the Only Begotten Son. Secondly, it is about who He is and what He has
done to secure our redemption (i.e. He has purchased for us the rewards of eternal salvation). Thirdly, it is
about meditating upon these things –
not because they foster nice thoughts – but for the twofold purpose
that we might:
a)
imitate what
they contain; and
b)
obtain what
they promise.
For Catholics, the month of May is especially dedicated to
the Blessed Virgin Mary. In light of this, I hope over the course of the next
few weeks to dedicate my blogs to our Blessed Mother by posting some
meditations on the Mysteries of the Most Holy Rosary.
Hopefully the posts over the coming weeks will serve as an
encouragement to all of us to be more devoted to Our Lord through the Rosary of
His Most Holy Mother. And on this note, it would be timely to remember the 15
Promises that the Blessed Virgin made to St. Dominic for all who would
faithfully recite the Rosary:
1. To all those
who shall recite my Rosary devoutly, I promise my
special protection and very great graces.
2. Those who
shall persevere in the recitation of my Rosary will receive some signal grace.
3. The Rosary will be a very powerful armour against Hell; it will destroy vice, deliver from
sin and dispel heresy.
4. The Rosary will make virtue and good works flourish, and will obtain for souls the most
abundant Divine mercies; it will substitute in hearts love of God for love of
the world and elevate them to desire heavenly and eternal goods. Oh, that souls
would sanctify themselves by this means!
5. Those who
trust themselves to me through the Rosary will not perish.
6. Those who
shall recite my Rosary piously, considering its
mysteries, will not be overwhelmed by misfortune, nor die a bad death.
7. Those truly
devoted to my Rosary shall not die without the consolations
of the Church or without grace.
8. Those who
shall recite my Rosary will find during their life
and at their death, the light of God, the fullness of His grace and will share
in the merits of the blessed.
9. I will
deliver very promptly from purgatory the souls devoted to my Rosary.
10. The true
children of my Rosary will enjoy great glory in
Heaven.
11. What you
shall ask through my Rosary, you shall obtain.
12. Those who
propagate my Rosary will obtain through me aid
in all their necessities.
13. I have
obtained from my Son that all the members of the Rosary Confraternity shall have for their
intercessors in life and death the Saints of Heaven.
14. Those who
recite my Rosary
faithfully are my beloved children, the brothers and sisters of Jesus Christ.
15. Devotion to
my Rosary is a special sign of predestination.
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