“In Rosarium Virginis Mariae, Pope Saint John Paul II was intent on driving home an important point. The Rosary is a way to contemplative prayer.” – Fr. James Brent, O.P.
“Today as we carry our own crosses, as we look upon the mystery of a small white host, as we wonder at times where God is and what He is doing, we can be sure that He is always doing the work of the Father and is always waiting to be found and recognized by us.” – Grace Abruzzo
“Simeon rejoices to see the Savior—but the joy of the mystery is tempered as he speaks of the sorrow and suffering that will accompany this sign of contradiction.” – Grace Abruzzo
“What is most important is that you love her, and what will be most helpful to you is finding the way in which you, with all your uniqueness and individuality, can love her best.”- Fr. Jeremiah Shryock
“It is this failure to meet expectations that leads, in part, to the Sorrowful Mysteries. Unlike the Magi who recognized royalty in the babe of Bethlehem, the soldiers in the Third Sorrowful Mystery do not recognize the king standing before them.” – Grace Abruzzo
“In the First Luminous Mystery, Jesus humbly and obediently repeats both consent and descent—this time taking His own deliberate step into the waters of the Jordan to be baptized, a sign He is willing to take on not only our physical condition but our spiritual condition as well. – Grace Abruzzo
“Upon hearing these words I was convicted to make my drive devoted to the Rosary.” – Thomas Griffin
“It’s become a tradition and one of our best-attended and most-loved events: The Rosary Crusade is back.” – Dan Burke
“By the end of the rosary, all seven psalms have been prayed, with Mary! She doesn’t need them, but we do and she is surely happy to pray them with us.” – Monsignor Charles Pope
“Allow then these verses that speak of God’s Wisdom speak also of Mary who is “Seat of Wisdom” and, by God’s grace, a source of Wisdom for us who are all called to be formed into Christ.” – Monsignor Charles Pope
