Our Lady of the Rosary

Biography

It is the faithful itinerary of a lived reality, and it will be interwoven, following the joyful, crucified and glorious Christ, in the Rosary, life." This is how the Lauds hymn of the feast of this day says, and it is a synthesis of what the Holy Rosary is and what it means. This festival was instituted by Pope Saint Pius V on the anniversary of the victory obtained by the Christians, in the naval battle of Lepanto, in 1571, against the Turkish invader. This victory was attributed to the Mother of God, invoked with the prayer of the Rosary. According to tradition, this devotion was revealed by the Holy Virgin. Virgin to Santo Domingo de Guzmán. There is no evidence that this devotion was prayed before Sto. Sunday. We can ask ourselves what is the Rosary? Pope Paul VI in his wonderful Apostolic Letter "MARIALIS CULTUS", one of the most precious documents ever written about the Virgin Mary, tells us: "It is a very popular way of elevating ourselves very filially to the Virgin, considering her for what she is: the Gate of Heaven." "The Rosary is the compendium of the entire Gospel." "The Rosary is an Evangelical prayer, deeply Christological in orientation." "The Rosary is a laudatory prayer, but above all, a contemplative one." "The Rosary is the Psalter of the Virgin through which the humble are associated with the song of praise and the universal intercession of the Church." Our Lady demonstrated her pleasure in this devotion, appearing with the Rosary and inviting people to pray it in Lourdes and Fatima. In order to intensify their pious practice, several brotherhoods emerged in many European countries. During the colonial era this Marian devotion was brought to Latin America by missionaries from Spain and spread widely. Since Pope Leo XIII, all the Popes have strongly encouraged daily family prayer and this devotion in particular. "PRAY THE ROSARY," said the Virgin to Bernadette in Lourdes and to the little shepherds of Fatima. He also says it to us today.