Fr Meenuga Prabhudas MSFS shares his thoughts on the Rosary.
Every year the month of May is dedicated to Mary, Mother of God. We pray to God through the intercession of the Virgin Mary especially in the month of May. Through this action the Lord is assuring us that she has power, therefore, Mother Mary is a force to be reckoned with and is very powerful. She got this power from our Lord Jesus Christ, so we are assured that we will be protected by her through the recitation of the Holy Rosary.
Jesus promised St Bridget saying “present to me all your intentions through my mother and it will not be refused”. Jesus promises graciously to hear all those who ask any favour of Him in His mother’s name, though they may be sinners, if only they have the will to mend their lives. Jesus will listen and heal them.
It means our prayers are heard and we are showered with blessings because our requests are made through Mother Mary’s intercession and no one can give you what you need except God.
At Fatima and Lourdes, Mary has promised that if we try to live a good and holy life, worship God in Spirit and Truth, participate fully in the sacramental life of the Church and venerate Mary by praying the Rosary regularly, we will not be thrown into the fires of Hell.
St Louis de Montfort said “This is the statement that I would gladly sign with my blood, those people who say the rosary, will not go to hell”. When the rosary is said well, it gives Christ and Mary more glory and honour for it is more meritorious than any other prayer, such is the power of the rosary. Mother Mary is powerful because she is full of grace.
The rosary is the greatest weapon for the conversion of sinners. That’s why St Bernard said “all men, present, past, and to come should regard Mary as the negotiator of all salvation of graces”, hence, the rosary is basically an intercessory prayer through Mary to obtain graces.
Once again St Bernard repeats, “A soul who persevered in praying the rosary will never go to hell because Satan is powerless before people who pray the rosary. The rosary is the solution to the evil of modern times, so, we have to keep saying the rosary and Blessed Mother will take care of us. This is true, nothing will go wrong as long as Mary, Mother of God is with us.”
Remember in and through her, God became man, and she has power. She is powerful in the Church and in the world and we can say the rosary is the solution to the times in our personal lives in the life of the Church and in the world. One simply has to be willing to pray and trust in the mercy of God by saying the rosary. Moreover, Pope Pius IX said “Give me an army, saying the rosary, and I will conquer the whole world.”
Let us recite the rosary daily in order to drive away evil from our families and friends, and put on the rosary always as true disciples of Christ. May God bless you.