The Greatness of the Holy Rosary: A Gift From Heaven
Fr. Hugh Gillespie, SMM
The Greatness of the Holy Rosary: A Gift From Heaven
The very essence of the Holy Rosary are the Our Father, Hail Mary and meditation on the Holy Mysteries.
Everything else is non-essential (optional). It is important that we recognize this statement!
These three elements are the core of the Rosary. It is important to understand this; because often Christians add details that sometimes knock us off what are the core fundamentals.
If you want to understand the greatness of the Holy Rosary and the Feast of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, we must understand this. The greatness of the Rosary is not found within the miracles obtained when praying it! The greatness of the Rosary is not what we may decide to add to it (additional prayers). Not that these additions are useless. The essential greatness of the Rosary is found within the essential elements that make up the Rosary. Our Father, Hail Mary and the Mysteries of Jesus Christ.
Why are the essentials important? Because of where the essentials come from! The Rosary is a Heaven sent and Heaven given prayer! The Rosary is Heaven sent, but not because Our Lady appeared to St. Dominic and taught him the Rosary. No, that is not why it is so great!
The Rosary is Heaven sent and Heaven given, because that is where the Our Father and Hail Mary prayers come from. These prayers are a gift from Heaven!
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Madonna del Rosario: Italian Painter: Caravaggio: 1605-1607
Madonna del Rosario, Madonna at the Rosary. The origin of the painting is Dominican. The devotion of Saint Dominic and his Dominican brothers before the Holy Rosary, Our Lady and Our Lord. To the left of the virgin is the famous Dominican theologian Saint Thomas Aquinas.
The painting now resides in Vienna. The artist’s full name is: Michelangelo Merisi (Michele Angelo Merigi or Amerighi) da Caravaggio, also known as Caravaggio. Other art work from this artist may be found here and here.
The Greatness of the Holy Rosary: A Gift From Heaven
