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The Rosary
 


Through the Rosary we allow ourselves to be guided by Mary, the model of faith, in meditating on the mysteries of Christ. Day after day she helps us to assimilate the Gospel, so that it gives a form to our life as a whole.

 
Angelus Address
St. Peter's Square
7 October 2012

 
 
 
The Rosary
 


The Rosary is a contemplative prayer that is accessible to all: large and small, laity and clergy, the learned and the uneducated. It is the spiritual bond with Mary that allows us to remain united to Jesus, to conform ourselves to Him, to assimilate His feelings, and to act as He acted.

 
Homily
Shrine, The Blessed Virgin of the Rosary
Pompeii, Italy
19 October 2008

 
 
 
The Rosary
 


The rosary is a spiritual 'weapon' in the fight against evil and all violence, for peace in our hearts, our families, our society, and our world.

 
Homily
Shrine of
The Blessed Virgin of the Rosary
Pompeii, Italy
19 October 2008

 
 
 
The Rosary
 


Intensify the devout practice of the Holy Rosary… appreciate this traditional Marian prayer, which helps one to understand better and to assimilate the central events of salvation brought by Christ.

 
General Audience
St. Peter's Square
11 May 2011

 
 
 
The Rosary
 


The Holy Rosary is not a pious practice banished to the past, like prayers of other times thought of with nostalgia...
In the current world, so dispersive, this prayer helps to put Christ at the centre, as the Virgin did, who meditated within all that was said about her Son, and also what he did and said.

 
Address
Basilica, Santa Maria Maggiore
Rome
3 May 2008

 
 
 
The Rosary
 


The Rosary is a contemplative and Christocentric prayer, inseparable from meditation on Holy Scripture. It is the prayer of the Christian who advances on his pilgrimage of faith, following Jesus and preceded by Mary.

 
Angelus Address
Castel Gandolfo
1st October 2006

 
 
 
The Rosary
 


Let us allow ourselves to be attracted by the mysteries of Christ, the mystery of Mary’s Rosary. The recitation of the rosary allows us to fix our gaze and our hearts upon Jesus just like his Mother, the supreme model of contemplation of the Son.

 
Address
Recitation of the Rosary
Shrine of Fatima, Portugal
12 May 2010

 
 
 
The Rosary
 


The Rosary is not an obstacle to meditiation on the Word of God and liturgical prayer, indeed, it reperesents a natural and ideal complement to it, especially as a preparation and thanksgiving for the Eucharistic celebration.

 
Angelus Address
16 October 2005

 

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