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TEEN SOUL POWER
The Promises and Miracles
of the Most Holy Rosary
Devotion to the Rosary Brings
Special Graces, Blessings, Protections, and Miracles
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The Rosary is a very powerful prayer according to the Roman Catholic Church. Through faith and devotion it reportedly offers special graces, blessings, protections and even miracles. The Rosary is a set of prayers based upon four sets of biblical mysteries: the Glorious Mysteries, the Sorrowful Mysteries, the Joyful Mysteries, and the Luminous Mysteries. It is one of the most cherished prayers of the Catholic Church and contains the following prayers: the Creed, the Our Father, Hail Marys and the Doxology ("Glory Be"), and concludes with the Salve Regina. The prayers of the rosary are based in great part upon the scriptures, and the teachings and events of the life of Christ. The Origins of the Rosary The Rosary has evolved from the earliest times, but tradition holds that the original rosary was given by Mary, the Blessed Mother of Jesus, when, reportedly, she herself appeared to Saint Dominic in the twelfth century. At that time, tradition says she presented him with the rosary and promised Dominic that if he spread devotion to the rosary, his religious order would flourish. In the 15th Century, the Blessed Mother appeared to the Dominican Priest, the Blessed Alanus de la Roche, and presented fifteen promises to those who would be dedicated to the Rosary. He was promised that anyone who devoted themselves faithfully and would pray the rosary would receive special graces. The Blessed Mother said that the Rosary would hold great protections and graces for this life and the next. She said that "What one asks through the Rosary would be obtained", and that for those who propagate her Rosary she "Promised aid in all their necessities." The 15 Promises of the Rosary 1) To all those who shall pray my Rosary devoutly, I promise my special protection and great graces. 2) Those who shall persevere in the recitation of my Rosary will receive some special grace. 3) The Rosary will be a very powerful armor against hell; it will destroy vice, deliver from sin and dispel heresy. 4) The Rosary will make virtue and good works flourish, and will obtain for souls the most abundant divine mercies. It will draw the hearts of men from the love of the world and its vanities, and will lift them to the desire of eternal things. Oh, that souls would sanctify themselves by this means. 5) Those who trust themselves to me through the Rosary will not perish. 6) Whoever recites my Rosary devoutly reflecting on the mysteries, shall never be overwhelmed by misfortune. He will not experience the anger of God nor will he perish by an unprovided death. The sinner will be converted; the just will persevere in grace and merit eternal life. 7) Those truly devoted to my Rosary shall not die without the sacraments of the Church. 8) Those who are faithful to recite my Rosary shall have during their life and at their death the light of God and the plenitude of His graces and will share in the merits of the blessed. 9) I will deliver promptly from purgatory souls devoted to my Rosary. 10) True children of my Rosary will enjoy great glory in heaven. 11) What you shall ask through my Rosary you shall obtain. 12) To those who propagate my Rosary I promise aid in all their necessities. 13) I have obtained from my Son that all the members of the Rosary Confraternity shall have as their intercessors, in life and in death, the entire celestial court. 14) Those who recite my Rosary faithfully are my beloved children, the brothers and sisters of Jesus Christ. 15) Devotion of my Rosary is a great sign of predestination. Today’s Promises The promises of rosary devotion have continued throughout the years. In Fatima in 1917, the Blessed Mother reportedly appeared to three young children and promised that world peace could be obtained through the prayers of the rosary. In Medjugorje in 1984, the Blessed Mother again appeared to a group of six children, and again stated that through the rosary "wars could be averted and the course of nature altered." Imagine, that through faith, prayer and fasting man has the power as granted by God for peace and to minimize or prevent natural disasters! What a great gift, if only we will use it! “My Children, take prayer seriously, and pray, pray, pray.” She told the Medjugorje visionaries that the best prayer is the Holy Rosary. The Rosary said each day, is the most powerful prayer, and when said with faith and feeling and reflection instead of rote memory, the Rosary will both protect us from satan and increase God’s graces upon earth - manifold. She said, “…the Rosary is a powerful weapon in combating satan and his demons.” Many others have reported miracles through devotion to the rosary. In 1942 Father Patrick Peyton, CSC, became internationally known as "The Rosary Priest" and through his international rosary crusades he helped many families and coined the phrase "The Family That Prays Together Stays Together.” The Rosary has granted special blessings and miracles to thousands of people. Many have been studied and recorded, and today there are thousands of rosary prayer groups across the world praying for the world’s needs. Mary, the Blessed Mother of Jesus, once said that devotion to Her "Rosary is a special sign of predestination, and for many devotion through the Holy Rosary is a sign of unwavering faith and a path to world peace." The Rosary is believed by many to be one of the most powerful tools to defeat evil and establish world peace and family peace, and people pray the Rosary and reflect upon the events of the Bible expressed in the Rosary's twenty Joyful, Sorrowful, Glorious and Luminous Mysteries. Instead of simple meditation, by praying and meditating on the life of Christ and the hope and promises that faith and devotion bring, deepens one's faith and spiritual life and yields many more blessings from God - and of course eternal salvation. The most powerful weapon we have against satan, against his evil spirits and against their tools of temptation and seduction, is the most Holy Rosary. Even the famed mystic and stigmatist, St. Padre Pio called the Rosary a “weapon of extraordinary power against Satan.” |
One day while performing an exorcism, an exorcist
heard the devil say during the exorcism:
“Every Hail Mary is like a blow on my head. If Christians
knew how powerful the Rosary was, it would be my end.”
The secret that makes this prayer so effective is
that the Rosary is a powerful prayer addressed
to the Father, to the Blessed Virgin, and to the Holy Trinity,
and it is a Christ centered meditation.
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Today more than ever, the world is in need of prayer and meditation. It is in need of prayer because people have forgotten God, and without God the world has put itself on the edge of a precipice. This is why in Her messages, Our Lady insists so much on prayer. Without God’s help, Satan wins.
The most obvious danger for our society today is the downfall of the family. The family today is in great jeopardy. And each Pope reaffirmed the power of the Rosary! Pope Pius XII insisted in his own time: “If you pray the Rosary together, you will experience peace in your families.” Pope Paul VI called the Rosary “a compendium of the Gospel.” And in a Letter from Pope John Paul II, “Rosarium Virginis Mariae”, he encourages all Christians to turn back to the Rosary - the prayer strongly recommended both by the latest Pontiffs and recent Marian apparitions. In fact, at one rather critical point in history, Pope John Paul II was asked about the coming chastisements and about the prediction of the end of the world. He replied, “Do not be afraid.” He held up the holy rosary and said, “Pray the Rosary. Put yourself in the hands of the Mother of God.” |
“Satan wants war,” the Blessed Mother said one day in Medjugorje, “he wants to destroy families,” she said, “Pray the Rosary for Peace, pray the family Rosary.” The Rosary is the weapon which is able to guarantee peace for the family, peace for the world, and community prayer and especially family prayer is by far the most powerful.
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The Miracles of the Rosary
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Traditional Catholics are quick to recognize the power of one of the greatest spiritual gifts given to humankind, the power of the Rosary: the Rosary is well known for bringing thousands of miracles - many have been well documented.
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Here are some of the more famous Miracles.
World War II Airforce Squadron
In May, 1940, a pilot was sent to war and into action immediately. His squadron worked on nightly missions over enemy territory until the war was over. On the first night, the squadron leader knelt on the floor and prayed his Rosary in silence. Astounded, the other men were struck dumb.
When he finished, he looked at the others with a friendly smile and said, “I hope you guys don’t mind a fellow saying some prayers because where we’re going, we’re going to need them.”
After a few nights, every man in the squadron joined him in saying the Rosary, even though they weren’t Catholic. The squadron leader gave them each their own rosary, and told them that although they would be in tight situations, if they would promise to keep the Rosary with them always throughout their lives and to say it, he promised them “that Our Lady will bring you all back safe home.”
Little did they dream that they would be in action for four years, many times in dreadful danger in the midst of fire, and they each must have prayed thousands of “Hail Marys.”
After two years, it was noted that this was the only squadron that had not lost a plane nor a single life. They said nothing, but they each knew.
Finally, the horrific war was over, and they all did survive, too. Not a single life was lost. All returned home after the war, fully convinced that Our Lady of the Rosary had protected them, had taken care of them.
In May, 1940, a pilot was sent to war and into action immediately. His squadron worked on nightly missions over enemy territory until the war was over. On the first night, the squadron leader knelt on the floor and prayed his Rosary in silence. Astounded, the other men were struck dumb.
When he finished, he looked at the others with a friendly smile and said, “I hope you guys don’t mind a fellow saying some prayers because where we’re going, we’re going to need them.”
After a few nights, every man in the squadron joined him in saying the Rosary, even though they weren’t Catholic. The squadron leader gave them each their own rosary, and told them that although they would be in tight situations, if they would promise to keep the Rosary with them always throughout their lives and to say it, he promised them “that Our Lady will bring you all back safe home.”
Little did they dream that they would be in action for four years, many times in dreadful danger in the midst of fire, and they each must have prayed thousands of “Hail Marys.”
After two years, it was noted that this was the only squadron that had not lost a plane nor a single life. They said nothing, but they each knew.
Finally, the horrific war was over, and they all did survive, too. Not a single life was lost. All returned home after the war, fully convinced that Our Lady of the Rosary had protected them, had taken care of them.
The Rosary Protects Jesuit Priests from The Atom Bomb at Hiroshima
On August 6, 1945 during World War II, an atomic bomb was dropped on the town of Hiroshima, Japan. Over 140,000 people were killed or injured. There was a home eight blocks from where the A-Bomb went off . This home had a church attached to it which was completely destroyed, but the home survived, and so did the eight German Jesuit missionaries who prayed the rosary in that house faithfully every day.
These men were missionaries to the Japanese people, they were non-military, but because Germany and Japan were allies during WWII they were permitted to live and minister within Japan during the war.
Not only did they all survive, but they all lived well past that awful day with no radiation sickness, no loss of hearing, or any other visible long term defects or maladies. Naturally, they were interviewed and examined numerous times (Fr. Schiffer, a survivor, said over 200 times) by scientists and health care people about their remarkable experience and they said "we believe that we survived because we were living the message of Fatima. We lived and prayed the rosary daily in that home."
The Rosary Defeats Muslim Forces in
The Battle of Lepanto
The Battle of Lepanto, October 7, 1571: At the end of the Crusades, Catholic naval forces, in a battle with Muslim forces, were at a decided disadvantage in numbers and resources.
The Ottoman force had 222 war galleys, 56 galliots, and some smaller vessels. The Turks had skilled and experienced crews: 34,000 soldiers, 13,000 experienced sailors—and about 37,000 oarsmen - mostly slaves.
The Christian fleet had 206 galleys and 6 galleasses, 20,000 soldiers, and 40,000 sailors and oarsmen, and was thought to be hopelessly outclassed by the Ottoman force.
Knowing the odds for victory were poor, St. Pope Pius V requested all of Europe to pray the rosary. While performing his duties in the Vatican miles away from battle, the good Pope is said to have suddenly stood up at the moment of victory, gone over to a window and exclaimed, "The Christian fleet is victorious!" while shedding tears of gratitude to God.
The engagement was a significant defeat for the Ottomans, who had not lost a major naval battle since the fifteenth century and was not presumed to have lost this one. Through the power of the rosary, the Catholic forces soundly defeated the Muslim Turks, and it is thought that this major battle helped to stop and defeat the entire takeover of Europe by the Ottoman Empire.
The Rosary Defeats Philippino Dictatorship
The citizens of the Philippines were poor and starving while President Marcos and his wife Imelda lived in lavish luxury. To this day people make jokes about Imelda Marcos’s shoes because she had 3,000 pairs, along with 15 mink coats, 1,000 purses, and 508 fancy gowns.
The people wanted to elect a new president, Benigno Aquino, but he was assassinated right in front of his wife and family as he stepped off a plane to run for office in Manila. After this brutal murder, his wife Corazon “Cory” Aquino became active in protests against the Marcos regime.
The people clamored for Cory to run for President, and when they presented her with one million signatures urging her to do so, she fulfilled the people’s wishes. President Marcos called a "snap election day" on February 7, 1986 which turned out to be a bloody, violent, and fraud-filled event. President Marcos, declared the winner by his corrupt government, took control of the media and sent out the military to quell any protests.
Cardinal Sin of the Archdiocese of Manila urged a peaceful protest and the Catholic people came out in droves. They surrounded the military tanks and armed soldiers, prayed the rosary, and sang religious and protest songs. Holy Masses and prayer vigils took place in churches. This prayerful protest continued for almost a week when unexpectedly, the soldiers stepped away from their tanks, put down their guns, and joined the peaceful crowd.
President Marcos fled the country on February 26, 1986 and the whole nation took to the streets in celebration. Prayers of thanksgiving and holy masses were held in gratitude to God. As the new President, Cory Aquino made sweeping changes and the Philippines became a free and democratic country. To this day people are in awe that the evil, corrupt regime of Marcos was completely overturned through peaceful means.
Pray the rosary unceasingly for a moral government, leaders with integrity, and an end to evil regimes!
The Rosary Stops a Serial Killer
At 3: 00 am on January 15, 1978, Ted Bundy entered the Chi Omega sorority house at Florida State University and murdered two girls before heading off to search for more victims. When he entered a third girl’s room with a bat for a weapon, he saw a rosary clutched in her hand. He dropped the bat and fled.
Later the girl told authorities that before she left for college she had promised her grandmother that she would pray the rosary every night for protection, even if she fell asleep in the process. This is what she had done that night, and she was still holding the rosary when the murderer entered her room. Bundy later confessed to over thirty murders.
Father Joseph M. Esper says in his book With Mary to Jesus, "Ironically, when Ted Bundy was on death row, awaiting execution for his crimes, he asked Monsignor Kerr to serve as a spiritual counselor, and the priest took the opportunity to ask about that terrible night. Bundy explained that when he entered the girl's room, he had fully intended on murdering her; but some mysterious power was preventing him."
Father Esper adds, "And not only does it (the rosary) aid our own spiritual growth -- it also undermines the kingdom of Satan.
Father Patrick Peyton, The Rosary Priest
Fr. Patrick Peyton was born on January 9,1909 in Ireland. He was the sixth among a family of nine children. At age 19 he and his brother, Tom, emigrated to the United States. He wanted to become a priest but his family in Ireland could not financially afford the required education.
He moved in with his sister Nellie and obtained a job working as a janitor at St. Stanislaus Cathedral in Pennsylvania. With help from Monsignor Paul Kelley, Patrick was able to pursue his schooling to become a priest. He entered the seminary at the Congregation of Holy Cross in Notre Dame, Indiana in 1932.
In October, 1938, he started coughing blood and doctors discovered he had advanced stages of Tuberculosis, which was incurable in those days. His sister Nellie encouraged him to ask our Holy Mother for help. Patrick consecrated himself completely to Mary and devoted himself to praying the rosary. The doctors discovered that the patches on his lungs had disappeared with no scientific explanation. With this miraculous cure through the rosary of our Holy Mother, Father Peyton vowed to Mary that he would promote the rosary all his life.
On June 15, 1941, Father Patrick Peyton was ordained a priest.
“The family that prays together, stays together,”
said Father Peyton, the untiring apostle of the family Rosary.
said Father Peyton, the untiring apostle of the family Rosary.
Rosary Saves King from Eternal Fire
Alphonsus, King of Leon and Galicia, very much wanted all his servants to honor the Blessed Virgin by saying the Rosary. So he used to hang a large rosary on his belt and always wore it, but unfortunately never said it himself. Nevertheless his wearing it encouraged his courtiers to say the Rosary very devoutly.
One day the King fell seriously ill and when he was given up for dead he found himself, in a mystical ecstasy, before the judgment seat of Our Lord. Many devils were there accusing him of all the sins he had committed and Our Lord as Sovereign Judge was just about to condemn him to hell when Our Lady appeared to intercede for him.
She called for a pair of scales and had his sins placed in one of the balances whereas she put the rosary that he had always worn on the other scale, together with all the Rosaries that had been said because of his example. It was found that the Rosaries weighed more than his sins.
Looking at him with great kindness Our Lady said: "As a reward for this little honor that you paid me in wearing my Rosary, I have obtained a great grace for you from my Son. Your life will be spared for a few more years. See that you spend these years wisely, and do penance."
When the King regained consciousness he cried out: "Blessed be the Rosary of the Most Holy Virgin Mary, by which I have been delivered from eternal damnation!"
After he had recovered his health he spent the rest of his life in spreading devotion to the Holy Rosary and said it faithfully every day.
Our Lady blesses not only those who preach her Rosary, but she highly rewards all those who get others to say it by their example.
The Rosary Saves Brazil from Communism, 1962-1964
The world was in a state of fear and confusion. Russia was trying to make headway in converting as many countries as possible to Communism under their rule. Impoverished nations with corrupt governments in turmoil were easy targets. Cuba had just fallen to the Soviets in 1960, and Brazil was another planned conquest.
The president of Brazil, Joao Goulart, was pushing for a Communist form of government. He began to install known Communists into high governmental positions while at the same time dispatching representatives to convince the citizens that Communism was good for the country.
With Catholicism still strong in the country, Cardinal de Barros Camara told people through a weekly radio address that by following the directives of Our Lady of Fatima regarding prayer and penance, Brazil could overthrow the Communist threat. In a speech, President Goulart mocked the rosary, saying that governmental control, not reciting the prayers of the rosary, would save the economy from collapse. During this time, he was lining his pockets with dollars given to Brazil in foreign aid from the U.S. and other countries.
A Brazilian woman named Dona Amelia Bastos was very concerned about this imminent danger. She said, "I suddenly decided that politics had become too important to be left entirely to the men. Moreover, who has more at stake in what's happening to our country than we women?" She immediately formed a group called Campaign of Women for Democracy (CAMDE) and started to recruit as many people as possible to pray the rosary in large groups to thwart the plan for Communist takeover. In a town called Belo Horizonte a group of 20,000 women reciting the rosary aloud broke up a pro-Communist rally. The success of this peaceful protest fed the impetus for the Catholic women to do more.
With the help of heaven and the strong influence of Archbishop Cardinal de Barros Camara, Dona Amelia recruited an amazing 600,000 women who marched in Sao Paulo to pray the rosary for peace. They called their protest, "March of the Family with God Toward Freedom." under the declaration, "Mother of God, preserve us from the fate and suffering of the martyred women of Cuba, Poland, Hungary, and other enslaved nations."
Many more rosary rallies were held in major cities in spite of threats of military action against the crusading women.
Under this mounting pressure, on April 1, 1964 President Goulart fled the country along with many members of the government. Not one life was lost in this most amazing peaceful anti-Communist protest, which is described by many witnesses as, "One of the most moving demonstrations in Brazilian History."
