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MY ROSARY BEADS
A little pair of Rosary Beads,
As plain as plain can be,
But only God in Heaven knows
How dear they are to me.
I have them always with me
At every step I take,
At evening when I slumber
At morn when I awake.
In bright and cloudy weather,
In sunshine or in rain,
In happiness or sorrow,
In pleasure or in pain.
It helps me in my struggle,
It reproves me when in sin,
Its look of gently patience
Rebukes the strife within.
In days of pain and anguish,
The greatest help I knew
Was to hold my Rosary Beads
Until I calmer grew.
So when the time approaches
When I will have to die,
That the holy name of Jesus
May be the last I say,
And kissing my sweet Rosary Beads,
My soul may pass away.
-author unknown
POPE PAUL VI AND THE ROSARY
If evil increases, the devotion of the People of God should also
increase. And so, we want to take the lead in urging people to pray
ardently to our most merciful Mother Mary by praying the Rosary.
This prayer is well suited to the People of God, most pleasing to
the Mother of God, and most efficacious in gaining heaven’s
blessings. The Second Vatican Council recommended use of the Rosary
to all the faithful not in express words but in unmistakable fashion
in this phrase: “Let them value highly the pious practices
and exercises directed to the Blessed Virgin and approved over the
centuries by the magisterium.”
As the history of the Church makes clear, this very fruitful way
of praying is not only efficacious in warding off evils and preventing
calamities, but is also of great help in fostering the Christian
life. It nourishes the Catholic faith which readily takes on new
life from a timely commentary on the sacred mysteries, and it turns
minds toward the truth that have been taught us by God.
-Encyclical “Christi Matri”
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