October 17
“[The Rosary’s] form is that of a prayerful and contemplative presentation, capable of forming Christians according to the heart of Christ.”
-St. John Paul II
The Heart of Christ
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Union with Him
October 16
“Christian prayer tries above all to meditate on the mysteries of Christ, as in lectio divina or the Rosary. This form of prayerful reflection is of great value, but Christian prayer should go further: to the knowledge of the love of the Lord Jesus, to union with him.”
-Catechism of the Catholic Church, #2708
Be not Afraid!
October 15
"In this distress, - for then I had never had a single vision, - these Thy words alone were enough to remove it, and give me perfect peace: 'Be not afraid, my daughter: it is I; and I will not abandon thee. Fear not.'"
-St. Teresa of Avila
To the Heart of Man
October 14
"This world in which we live needs beauty in order not to sink into despair. It is beauty, like truth, which brings joy to the heart of man and is that precious fruit which resists the wear and tear of time, which unites generations and makes them share things in admiration.
And all of this is through your hands. May these hands be pure and disinterested. Remember that you are the guardians of beauty in the world. May that suffice to free you from tastes which are passing and have no genuine value, to free you from the search after strange or unbecoming expressions. Be always and everywhere worthy of your ideals and you will be worthy of the Church which, by our voice, addresses to you today her message of friendship, salvation, grace and benediction."
-Pope Paul VI
Focusing Our Eyes on Christ
October 13
“In a word, by focusing our eyes on Christ, the Rosary also makes us peacemakers in the world. By its nature as an insistent choral petition in harmony with Christ’s invitation to ‘pray ceaselessly’ (Lk. 18:1), the Rosary allows us to hope that, even today, the difficult ‘battle’ for peace can be won.”
-St. John Paul II
Rediscovering the Rosary
October 12
“To rediscover the Rosary means to immerse oneself in contemplation of the mystery of Christ who ‘is our peace.’”
- St. John Paul II
Establishing the Kingdom of God
October 11
“For myself, I know of no better way of establishing the kingdom of God, Eternal Wisdom, than to unite vocal and mental prayer by saying the holy Rosary and meditating on its fifteen mysteries.”
- St. Louis de Montfort
Thinking of the Rosary
October 10
“The reason why we get tired of saying the Rosary so much is because we think about it so little.”
-Father Ronald Knox
The Book of the Blind
October 9
"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. "
-Venerable Fulton J. Sheen
Parents! Beware of Season Two of Netflix’s “13 Reasons Why”
Anyone wondering why there is so much violence in our culture need only tune into Season Two of Netflix’s “13 Reasons Why” where they will see graphic depictions of sexual violence and a revenge plot that involves the planning of a school shooting – all contained in a show aimed at teenagers.
