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The Secret of the Rosary

Furthermore, to give us more confidence in praying to Him. He has bound Himself by a promise: that
His Eternal Father would grant us everything that we ask in His name.

Forty-Eighth Rose

Perseverance

5. As a fifth point I must add also perseverance in prayer. Only he will receive, will find and
will enter who perseveres in asking, seeking and knocking. It is not enough to ask Almighty God for
certain graces for a month, a year, ten or even twenty years; we must never tire of asking. We must
keep on asking until the very moment of death. and even in this prayer which
shows our trust in God, we must join the thought of death to
that of perseverance and say: ..Although he should kill me, I
will trust in him"1and will trust Him to give me all I need.
Prominent and rich people of the world show their generosity by foreseeing people's wants and
ministering to them. even before they are asked for anything. On the other hand, God's munificence
is shown in His making us seek and ask for, over a long period of time, the grace which He wishes to
give us and quite often the more precious the grace, the longer He takes to grant it. There are
three reasons why He does this:
1, To thus increase this grace still more:
2. To make the recipient more deeply appreciate it;
3. To make the soul who receives it very careful indeed not to lose it for people do not appreciate
things that they can get quickly and with very little trouble. 
So, dear members of the Rosary Confraternity, persevere in asking Almighty God for all your needs,
both spiritual and corporal, through the Most Holy Rosary. Most of all you should ask for divine
Wisdom which is an infinite Treasure:
(Wisdom) is an infinite treasure"2 and there can be no possible doubt that you will receive it
sooner or later-as long as you do not stop asking for it and do not lose courage. in the
middle of your journey Thou hast yet a great way to go."
This means that you have a long way to go, there will be bad
times to weather, many difficulties to overcome and many

1 Job 13:15.
2 Wisdom 7:14•
3 3 Kings 19:7.

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