The Excellence of the Rosary

"No one could help admiring the excellence of the holy Rosary, made up as it is of these two divine parts:  the Lord's Prayer and the Angelic Salutation.  How could there be nay prayers more pleasing to God and to the Blessed Virgin, or any that are easier, more precious, or more helpful than these two prayers?  We should always have them in our hearts and on our lips to honor the most Blessed Trinity, Jesus Christ our Savior and his most holy Mother."  ~St. Louis de Montfort, The Secret of the Holy Rosary, #59

Ave Maria!  October is the month of the rosary.  It's a good time to ponder anew this enduring prayer that Blessed Bartolo Longo called the "sweet chain linking us to God."  Its beauty, greatness, and strength flow from the Word of God, which is the source of the rosary's "two divine parts": the Our Father (Matthew 6:9-13) and the Hail Mary (Luke 1:28, 41-42; James 5:16).  How rightly St. Louis de Montfort declared that the rosary is the "clear and ever-flowing water which comes from the fountain of grace" (Secret of the Holy Rosary, #38)! 

During this month I am re-reading and reflecting upon St. Louis de Montfort's marvelous book on the rosary.  I looking forward to sharing more of his insights with you in the coming days.  Ave Maria!

O Virgin blessed above all things!
Let your soul be in me to magnify the Lord
let your spirit be in me to rejoice in God.

St. Louis de Montfort