441); or the Sub tuum Præsidium (We Fly to Your Patronage) followed by and the Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary (p. 437). "The Rosary is one of the traditional paths of Christian prayer directed ...

‘All generations will call me blessed': ‘The ... such as the Rosary, an ‘epitome of the whole Gospel,' express this devotion to the Virgin Mary." 1 1. CCC, 971. The internal quotes are ...

This is primarily due to the fact that the liturgical feast of Our Lady of the Rosary is celebrated annually on October 7. It was instituted to honor the Blessed Virgin Mary in gratitude for the ...

"The rosary, and rosary-like prayer, focus on the events of Christ's life, the incarnation, redemption, and the promise of eternal life, and on the Virgin Mary's participation in the mystery of Christ ...

The Blessed Virgin Mary, recounted St ... applying to them especially the Holy Rosary, which procures for them great relief.” St. Dominic was told by a soul leaving purgatory and on the way ...

October, the month of the Holy Rosary, has come to a close ... and also as Queen of the Universe who will be part of the Last Judgment. Mary has accompanied us through the generations, bringing ...

A procession of hundreds of people holding candles walked through the streets of Paris to bring a famed statue of the Virgin ...

Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple, by Pietro Testa © The Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg. Source: Christian Art.

The focus on Mary’s purity equated with bodily and sexual chastity sets the gold standard for Christian womanhood ...