Pray without ceasing
Mother Theresa of Calcutta said "Prayer is to the soul, what breath is to the body". It is so true. When a fire is deprived of oxygen, it smolders, and goes out. When the soul is deprived of the fruits of prayer, its upward flight to God is interrupted, and the soul falls back to earth.
Our Blessed Mother told St. Dominic that, "One Day, through the Rosary and the Scapular, I will save the World". She wasn't kidding around. So many saints have foretold a time to come when Mary's Immaculate Heart will triumph, and that there will be a time of peace, obtained for us by Our Sweet and most Immaculate Mother! How is this to be accomplished? Merely mumbling some prayers over and over do nothing. But Mary asked for, and obtained, from her Son special gifts for those who would obey her Motherly request, that we pray the rosary, and do our best to pray it well, and those gifts are what will bring about this wonderful happening!
I would like to share with you 15 promises that Our Lady personally gave to St. Dominic and to Blessed Alan. These are PROMISES to those who will loyally pray her rosary, if not for their own benefit, then for the benefit of others. Promises to those who will refuse to lay down their arms for the enemy, promises to those who make it an act of their will to please Our Lady by praying this prayer, even if it rubs against the grain of their own desires.
1. Whoever shall faithfully pray the rosary, shall receive special graces.
2. I promise my speical protection and the greatest graces to all who shall recite the rosary.
3. The rosary shall be a powerful armour against hell, it will destroy vice, decrease sin, and defeat heresies.
4. It will cause virtue and good works to flourish; it will obtain for souls the abunndant mercy of God; it will withdraw the hearts of men from the love of the world and its vanities, and will life them to the desire of eternal things. Oh, that wouls would sanctify themselves by this means.
5. The soul which recommends itslef to me by the recitation of the rosary, shall not perish.
6. Whoever shall recite the rosary devoutly, while meditating as best he can on 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.
7. Whoever shall have a true devotion for the rosary shall not die without the sacraments of the Church.
8. Those who are faithful to recite the rosary shall have during their life and at their death the light of God and plenitude of His graces; at the moment of death they shall participate in the merits of the saints in paradise.
9. I shall deliver from purgatory those who have been devoted to the rosary.
10. The faithful children of the rosary shal merit a hight degree of glory in heaven.
11. You shall obtain all you ask of me by the recitation of the rosary.
12. All those who propagate the holy rosary shall be aided by me in their necessities.
13. I have obtained from my Divine Son that all the advocates of the rosary shall have for intercessors the entire celestial court during their life and at the hour of death.
14. All who recite the rosary are my children, and brothers and sisters of my only Son, Jesus Christ.
15. Devotion of my rosary is a great sign of predestination.
Are these promises to be earned like money, then paid back to God in order to buy our way into heaven? Absolutely not. If one makes himself say the rosary every day, then goes out and knowingly commits all kinds of sins, with the thought that saying that one rosary a day will buy him out of hell, he is not only stupid, but he is misusing the gift given to him, and he will surely not benefit from it.
However, these promises merely highlight the fact that the rosary, by its mere simplicity and the act of self-discipline required in order to pray it frequently, all the acts of conquering the will by quieting the restless mind while praying it, and the obedience given to Our Blessed Mother by listening to her requests and praying it. . .these things mean that we are striving to become holy, striving against Satan, and God blesses us because of this, our freely choosing to rise up out of the grime and muck and respond to His calls. He wants every soul to go to heaven. Mary wants every soul to go to heaven. Satan wants every soul to go to hell, and we humans have been given the freedom to choose where we want to go, either directly or indirectly.
With such a clear instruction as to how we are to obtain holiness, why do we hesitate?
A few of my favorite quotes from Saints on the Rosary:
"The rosary is the scourge of the devil"~Pope Adrian VI
"The rosary is THE weapon"~St. Padre Pio
"The rosary is the most powerful weapon to touch the Heart of Jesus, Our Redeemer, who so loves His Mother"~St. Louis de Montfort
Our Blessed Mother told St. Dominic that, "One Day, through the Rosary and the Scapular, I will save the World". She wasn't kidding around. So many saints have foretold a time to come when Mary's Immaculate Heart will triumph, and that there will be a time of peace, obtained for us by Our Sweet and most Immaculate Mother! How is this to be accomplished? Merely mumbling some prayers over and over do nothing. But Mary asked for, and obtained, from her Son special gifts for those who would obey her Motherly request, that we pray the rosary, and do our best to pray it well, and those gifts are what will bring about this wonderful happening!
I would like to share with you 15 promises that Our Lady personally gave to St. Dominic and to Blessed Alan. These are PROMISES to those who will loyally pray her rosary, if not for their own benefit, then for the benefit of others. Promises to those who will refuse to lay down their arms for the enemy, promises to those who make it an act of their will to please Our Lady by praying this prayer, even if it rubs against the grain of their own desires.
1. Whoever shall faithfully pray the rosary, shall receive special graces.
2. I promise my speical protection and the greatest graces to all who shall recite the rosary.
3. The rosary shall be a powerful armour against hell, it will destroy vice, decrease sin, and defeat heresies.
4. It will cause virtue and good works to flourish; it will obtain for souls the abunndant mercy of God; it will withdraw the hearts of men from the love of the world and its vanities, and will life them to the desire of eternal things. Oh, that wouls would sanctify themselves by this means.
5. The soul which recommends itslef to me by the recitation of the rosary, shall not perish.
6. Whoever shall recite the rosary devoutly, while meditating as best he can on 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.
7. Whoever shall have a true devotion for the rosary shall not die without the sacraments of the Church.
8. Those who are faithful to recite the rosary shall have during their life and at their death the light of God and plenitude of His graces; at the moment of death they shall participate in the merits of the saints in paradise.
9. I shall deliver from purgatory those who have been devoted to the rosary.
10. The faithful children of the rosary shal merit a hight degree of glory in heaven.
11. You shall obtain all you ask of me by the recitation of the rosary.
12. All those who propagate the holy rosary shall be aided by me in their necessities.
13. I have obtained from my Divine Son that all the advocates of the rosary shall have for intercessors the entire celestial court during their life and at the hour of death.
14. All who recite the rosary are my children, and brothers and sisters of my only Son, Jesus Christ.
15. Devotion of my rosary is a great sign of predestination.
Are these promises to be earned like money, then paid back to God in order to buy our way into heaven? Absolutely not. If one makes himself say the rosary every day, then goes out and knowingly commits all kinds of sins, with the thought that saying that one rosary a day will buy him out of hell, he is not only stupid, but he is misusing the gift given to him, and he will surely not benefit from it.
However, these promises merely highlight the fact that the rosary, by its mere simplicity and the act of self-discipline required in order to pray it frequently, all the acts of conquering the will by quieting the restless mind while praying it, and the obedience given to Our Blessed Mother by listening to her requests and praying it. . .these things mean that we are striving to become holy, striving against Satan, and God blesses us because of this, our freely choosing to rise up out of the grime and muck and respond to His calls. He wants every soul to go to heaven. Mary wants every soul to go to heaven. Satan wants every soul to go to hell, and we humans have been given the freedom to choose where we want to go, either directly or indirectly.
With such a clear instruction as to how we are to obtain holiness, why do we hesitate?
A few of my favorite quotes from Saints on the Rosary:
"The rosary is the scourge of the devil"~Pope Adrian VI
"The rosary is THE weapon"~St. Padre Pio
"The rosary is the most powerful weapon to touch the Heart of Jesus, Our Redeemer, who so loves His Mother"~St. Louis de Montfort
posted by Therese_Rose_Morning at 12:42 PM
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God is great. He is always by our side to our rescue. What we need to do is to think positively and have complete trust on Him. He do show His mercy upon the faithful.
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