The challenge of the rosary can change your life, do you dare?

“Prayer is the meeting of the thirst for God and the thirst for man.” (San Agustin). Reflections on the importance of praying the rosary daily, by Claudio de Castro, author of books on spirituality

Padre Pio said that prayer It is the key that opens the heart of God and I believe him. I have personally experienced the Power of fervent Prayer and how it brings us abundant graces and blessings from heaven. I also discovered a long time ago that when I neglect prayer I do very poorly. Prayer is essential in our lives.

Prayer is so important that the Holy Scriptures, in Ephesians 6 warns us: “Live praying and supplicating. Pray at all times as prompted by the Spirit. Keep watch in common and persevere in your prayers without ever losing heart, interceding in favor of all the saints, your brothers.”

Knowing this, we want to make a fascinating challenge that surely, as an Aleteia reader, you will want to carry out, you can not imagine how much it will help you in your daily life. You dare?

The challenge

It is very simple: “Pray the Holy Rosary wherever you are”.

You see? It is very simple. Quite an adventure. And it will bring great benefits to your personal, family, professional and spiritual life.

Now comes the best part of the challenge…

Where to pray it?Through the streets of your neighborhood, in line at the bank or the supermarket or the clinic, while you wait to be attended, touring a shopping center, walking through a park, in a cafeteria with your friends, or at home with your family.

At Aleteia we want to show you the benefits of praying the Rosary, the promises to those who pray it:

Maybe you don’t know it or you haven’t thought about it, but gathered more than two, for the recitation of the Holy Rosary we can fulfill a truly extraordinary promise that Jesus left. You can read it in the Holy Bible.

Bible Connection

Remember that I have told you in different writings, it is time to open and read our Bible. In it you find hundreds of promises for you, which will be fulfilled. But first you must know them, hence the importance of reading the Bible. In this case, look for the one you have at home and open it to Matthew 18, 10-20:

“I also assure you that If two of you agree on earth to ask for something, whatever it may be, you will get it from my Father which is in the heavens. Because where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in the midst of them».

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Saint Pius X said: “The Rosary is the most beautiful of all prayers, the richest in thanks and the one that most pleases the Blessed Virgin».

Did you know Rosary comes from the Latin rosarium and means rose garden. Each Hail Mary that you pray is a rose that you place at the feet of our Mother, the Immaculate, the ever-Virgin, the Blessed Virgin Mary.

If you pray it in the streets around your house, you can invite your Catholic neighbors to pray it with you. Tell them about the great benefits that those who pray the Holy Rosary obtain. Spread your devotion. The Virgin made important promises to the devotees of the Rosary. One of them says:

“Those who spread my Rosary will be assisted by me in their needs.”

Have you thought about? For whom to offer the Holy Rosary?

For your personal intentions, which are many, and for everyone else’s, acquaintances, relatives, priests, children in hospitals, rulers… We must be compassionate and have our fellow men in our prayers, who are going through difficult situations, like the Catholics in Nicaragua who are currently being persecuted by a communist and anti-Catholic government.

Pray the Rosary”every day”.

Don’t let anyone confuse you.You pray the Rosary every day as our Heavenly Mother asks us. I never forget her strong words spoken with sadness in her Fatima apparitions, reminding us that we must be supportive and compassionate with others. What are souls depend on our prayers.

“Pray, pray muchand make sacrifices for sinners, for many souls go to hell for not having anyone to sacrifice and pray for them.” (The Virgin at Fatima)

Saying hell is equal to eternity and suffering, anguish, sadness, pain. And if you can help a soul to be saved, including your own, Why do not do it? It is worth making an effort and praying offering the Rosary for so many needs.

No more than 25 rosary

Praying the Rosary does not take more than 25 minutes. And its fruits in your life will be extraordinary.

Go out with the Rosary in your hand and pray for yourself, your family, your neighbors, your enemies who hurt youthe priests of the world and from your parish, Pope Francis, the Catholics who are currently persecuted in some countries, the blessed souls in Purgatory and the conversion of sinners.

Do not feel ashamed to pray the Holy Rosary
that pleases God so much and the Virgin asks us frequently.

Do you accept the challenge? Start today at a time that is comfortable for you.

Would you like to share with us your experiences praying the Holy Rosary? Send us photos if you wish. I leave you my personal email cv2decastro@hotmail.com

God bless you!

The challenge of the rosary can change your life, do you dare?