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fifty Hail Marys (each group of five decades) for those who say them devoutly, on their
knees being, of course, free from mortal sin. And whosoever shall persevere in the devotion of
the Holy Rosary, saying these prayers and meditations, shall be rewarded for it; I shall obtain
for him full remission of the penalty and of the guilt of all his sins at the end of his life. Do
not be unbelieving, as though this is impossible. It is easy for me to do because I am the Mother
of the King of heaven. and He calls me full of grace. And, being full of grace, I am able to
dispense grace- freely to my dear children." Saint Dominic was so convinced of the efficacy
of the Holy Rosary and of its great value that, when be heard confessions, he hardly ever gave
any other penance. You have seen an example of this already in the story that I told you of the
lady in Rome to whom he gave one single Rosary for her penance. Saint Dominic was a great saint
and other confessors should be sure to walk in his footsteps by asking their penitents to say
the Rosary together with meditation on the sacred mysteries, rather than giving them other penances
which are less meritorious and less pleasing to God, less likely to help them advance in virtue and
not as efficacious as the Rosary for helping them avoid falling into sin. Moreover, while saying
the Rosary, people gain countless indulgences which are not
attached to many other devotions.
And, as Abbe Blosius says: ''The Rosary, with meditation
on the life and passion of Jesus Christ, is certainly most pleas­
ing to Our Lord and His Blessed Mother and is a very successful means of obtaining all graces; we
can say it for ourselves as well as for others for whom we wish to pray and for the
whole Church. Let us turn, then, to the Holy Rosary in all our
needs, and we shall infallibly obtain the graces we ask of God
to save our souls."

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Means of Salvation

SAINT DENIS said that there is nothing more noble and more pleasing to God than to cooperate in the
work of saving souls and to frustrate the devil's plans for ruining them. The Son of  God came
down to earth for no other reason than to save
souls.

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