The Month of the Most Holy Rosary

The month of October is dedicated to the Most Holy Rosary.

In Rev Marco Testa’s book “Our Lady’s Psalter - The Rosary of the Mystery of Christ”, he states: “The Rosary was developed as a common method of prayer modelled on the monastic prayer of the Psalms out of a desire to participate in some way in the Church’s continual prayer of the Divine Office.” In 1569, St. Pius V officially approved the Rosary in its present form, and in 1883, Pope Leo XIII proposed the Rosary as an effective spiritual weapon against the evils afflicting society.  It is attributed to saving Austria, Brazil, Chile and Portugal from the wiles of communism and was largely responsible for the victory of The Holy League (Spain, Venice and the Papal States) against the Turks in 1571 at Lepanto.

In the words of St. John Paul II, “the Rosary is and exquisitely contemplative prayer”. Let us honour Our Lady by being obedient to her request at Fatima; “Pray the Rosary every day in order to obtain peace for the world.”

Other prominent Feast Days in the first week of October are:

October 2 - The Feast of Guardian Angels

October 3 - The Feast of Saint Therese of Lisieux

October 4 - The Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi

October 5 - The Feast of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska