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WHY THE ROSARY?

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For healing the evils of our day

"We do not hesitate to affirm again publicly that We put great confidence in the Holy Rosary for
the healing of evils which afflict our times."Pope Pius XII

A means of Christian perfection

"... Therefore we are sure that Our children and all their brethren throughout the world will turn
(the Rosary) into a school for learning true perfection, as with a deep spirit of recollection,
they contemplate the teachings that shine forth from the life of Christ and of Mary Most Holy."
Pope John XXIII

For success in one's vocation in life

"I think that I did not miss a single day in reciting it, including the most terrible times of 
battle when I had no rest night or day. How often did I see her manifest intercession in the
decisions which I made in choosing a precise tactic. Take, then, the advice of an old soldier
seasoned by experience: Do not neglect the recitation of the Rosary for any reason."
Marshal Foch, great military leader of WWI

As a powerful means of obtaining graces from God

"Among all the devotions approved by the Church none has been favored by so many miracles as the
devotion of the Most Holy Rosary. "Pope Pius IX

For final perseverance

"Those who say it fervently and frequently will gradually grow in grace and holiness and will
enjoy the special protection of Our Lady and the abiding friendship of God.
"No one can live continually in sin and continue to say the Rosary either he will give up sin or
he will give up the Rosary."   Bishop Hugh Boyle

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