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"The Best Weapon": A Priest's 7 Personal Stories About the Power of Praying the Rosary

The Rosary has been a very central part of my life and it will always be.

Here are some of my life stories involving the Rosary:

1. When I was five, I wanted to run from home (I don’t remember why).

My mother helped me pack (I don’t know why). The first thing she gave me was a rosary. I told her I didn’t know how to pray. She then taught me and I think that after the second decade, I decided to stay.

I still have that OLD rosary. (Pictured below)

2. I learned to pray the Rosary with my Mom.

(She used to trick me and my friends with chocolate 😂 ).

But I remember most praying the Rosary with my father while we walked through my quiet small town at night, even when he was tired. Fathers, pray with your kids. They will never forget.

3. When I came back to the Church, I called my Mom.

After five minutes on the phone, she asked, “Do you remember how to pray the Rosary?”

I said, “I forgot.”

She said, “Okay, let’s pray it now.”

And we both prayed over the phone. It was the beginning of my "Prodigal Son" story.

4. On the streets, hands behind my back with rosary, I hear someone.

“I don’t pray now, but when I was young I used to pray with my father like that. Pray for me?”

Me: “Wanna walk with me and pray?” And we did.

5. During Quarantine.

After Mass, I walked around the streets praying the Rosary for neighbors and parishioners. (I did this with my dad when I was little.) A woman smiled from her window and showed me her rosary too.

It feels amazing to be united in prayer. We are not alone. Be not afraid. Mary always walks with us.

6. Every day, I see a couple holding a rosary and praying together in the parking lot.

I love praying the Rosary every day, but some days are so crazy that my time goes fast and I almost forget. Watching this couple helps me stop and pray.

Be a reminder for others of what prayer looks like.

7. As I was walking and praying my Rosary in our parking lot, a homeless guy screamed at me.

I kept on walking. On my way back home, he ran towards me and said, “I am so sorry. I didn’t see you were praying the Rosary. Pray for me.”

Yup. The Rosary is the best weapon.

Written by @FrGoyo

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[Sr. Mary Joseph Calore, SSCJ @sscjusa]

"Consider that the Roman centurion, trying to learn whether Christ the Lord was dead, drove a spear into His side so that its blade pierced His Heart. As he drew his spear, blood mixed with water flowed from the wound as a stream of God’s grace. Moved, he dismounted, knelt, beat his chest, and confessed loudly that Jesus was the true God and Savior.
O great mystery! A pagan soldier rends the Heart of Jesus and is the first to experience his mercy to show all people the way."
St. Joseph Sebastian Pelczar

Image: Jesus on the cross, Roman piercing his chest. Poster Print by Kurt Miller

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EN: As an international Family, we want to join the hundreds of young people who will travel to Schoenstatt and Lisbon for World Youth Day 2023.

ES: Como Familia internacional, queremos unirnos a los cientos de jóvenes que viajarán a Schoenstatt y Lisboa para la JMJ 2023.

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@FriarJ Mother of Mercy

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@frdavidmichael Your milking position is dangerous indeed. You can be injured or even pooped by the cow. I suggest milking at the side of the cow not at it's back.

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@Sachinettiyil Mother Thrice Admirable and Victress of Schönstatt - pray for us! MPHCEV!

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JPII, we love you!
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@mattfradd Mt 28:20

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The Holy Rosary is the chain that binds Satan…it is the Bible on a string…

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The salvation of the world began with the “Hail Mary,” Hence the salvation of each person is also attached to this prayer…

St. Louis de Montfort.

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@mattfradd Totus tuus!

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Mary is the icon of our own vocation, since we, like her, are called to be holy and blameless in love (Eph 1:4), becoming images of Christ.

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@mrsccritter @TheHappyPriest Never was it known that anyone who prayed the Rosary in bed was left awake. 😄🙏

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"We never give more honor to Jesus than when we honor his Mother, and we honor her simply and solely to honor Him all the more perfectly.” -St. Louis de Montfort #FeastDay

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@BpRobertReed One of my favorite bible verse.

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@CatholicPOB The spiritual book I'm reading now is The Secret of The Rosary by St. Louis de Montfort (I have almost finished it). If you haven't read it yet, you should definitely do it. It's a wonderful book.