devotion and she wrote to ask for a Rosary so that she and her son could pray
the Rosary together. Recently, we received a letter from his sister:
“Hello, my name is Joyce and the intention for this letter is that my life
on the street and the real world is getting so much harder. My mom and
brother are doing prayers for everyone who lives the hard life on the
street or in prison. I see how happy my mom is sharing something so
special with my brother. I feel that it is time for me to get my life
straight and join them in this special bond you have helped them to live.
Please help me be like them and to share the same bond with my mom
and brother. How can I receive a Rosary? Please teach me how to pray
it. God bless you!”
The Holy Rosary is an infallible means of obtaining Heaven.
There is nothing more beautiful, nothing more excellent than
the Rosary! The Rosary has converted heretics, restored sinners,
and strengthened faith and love in countless Christians. Wherever
the Rosary devotion is cherished, the Catholic Faith has retained
its vigor and reigns in the hearts and lives of Christians. The Rosary
is a perfect catechism. It teaches the Christian truths exactly and
completely, and illustrates them beautifully. St. Edmund asked
God to reveal to him what he must do to secure his salvation. God
revealed to him that he must meditate on the Life and Passion
of Christ. Nothing is suited better for this than the Holy Rosary. The Rosary gives
consolation in suffering, health in sickness, conversion of hardened hearts and
help at the hour of death. The spirit of the world is three-fold and takes hold of
the mind, heart and body. It is a triple headed serpent.
The Joyful Mysteries are directed against the pride of life.
The Sorrowful Mysteries are directed at the weakness of the flesh.
The Glorious Mysteries help us focus on Heaven
and lift us above the material world.
The Holy Rosary is an ocean of Grace, a source of comfort in trials and protection
in bodily and spiritual dangers. The demons fear the Rosary. Let us never, NEVER,
forget that the Rosary is the key to Heaven and powerful help in our last agony!
The Rosary is most efficacious in relieving the souls of the faithful departed. The
Rosary is a perfect prayer because of the praise it offers, the lessons it imparts
and the triumphs it achieves!
T
his, then, is the weapon given to us by the Immaculate Heart of Mary in our
day, our last help against the rage of Hell. Pray the Rosary every day and be
faithful to your Daily DECADE in the Living Rosary. The enemy is closing in and
we are surrounded by great dangers to our souls. HAVE COURAGE, GOD
IS WITH US!
One with you in the Pure Heart of Mary,
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PATTI MELVIN
ULRA Director