Vatican, 10 October, 2022 / 1:28 pm (ACI Africa).
October is the month of the rosary. Catholics around the world are encouraged to join in praying the rosary daily to honor the Virgin Mary. On Oct. 7, Catholics celebrate the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. It was previously known by the alternate title of “Our Lady of Victory.”
The feast day takes place as a commemoration of the Battle of Lepanto, a 16th-century naval victory that secured Europe against Turkish invasion. Pope Pius V had encouraged the faithful to pray the rosary, and the Blessed Mother’s intercession was credited with the triumph of the “Holy League.” For centuries, the rosary has been considered a weapon of protection against evil and a powerful tool of intercession.
Cast onto one of the columns of the baldachin in St. Peter’s Basilica is the representation of a rosary. So small, it often goes unnoticed by the pilgrim. It is said that Bernini himself, wanting to dedicate his work to the Virgin, crafted the rosary onto the column after finishing the basilica. Daniel Ibañez
Pope Francis tweeted in 2017 that “the rosary is a synthesis of the mysteries of Christ: we contemplate them together with Mary, who gives us her gaze of faith and love.” Daniel Ibañez
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Millions of people around the world pray to Our Lady, asking her to care for them as a mother and thanking her for accompanying them through the journey of their lives. Daniel Ibañez
"As you recite the Rosary, pray to the Queen of the World for the holiness of the family." — Blessed Alvaro del Portillo. Daniel Ibañez
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