Tag: Rosary
Papal advice: Hail Marys and humor
Last month, the seminarians from Region 8 (Minnesota and the Dakotas) had the privilege of joining Archbishop Hebda, Bishop Cozzens, and the region’s other bishops for the beginning of their meeting with Pope Francis in the Apostolic Palace. After greeting each of us individually, the Holy Father shared some spiritual guidance with the gathered seminarians. “Keep your sense of humor, pray your rosary, and stay close to the Madonna,” he told us, before giving us his blessing.
Inviting neighbors to say rosary together leads to community of prayer
It was an invitation Erin Joerger never expected to receive from a neighbor: “We’re going to watch the Super Bowl and pray the rosary before. Come over.”
New book on the rosary highlights St. John Paul II’s devotion to it
If the use of the rosary as a devotion fell off at some point in the past, that’s not the case now, according to Gretchen R. Crowe, Our Sunday Visitor’s editorial director for periodicals.
Catholics lead rosary on way to DACA rally outside Supreme Court
As the U.S. Supreme Court justices prepared to hear oral arguments in a case on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program the morning of Nov. 12, Catholics met at Columbus Circle in Washington to pray the rosary for the intention of all DACA recipients, their families and all immigrants in the United States.
Different clicks, same prayer: Pope asks Catholics to pray the rosary
Told that some people think Pope Francis isn’t exactly a fan of the rosary, Jesuit Father Federic Fornos practically shouted, “What?”
Busy working mom promotes praying rosary daily ‘One Hail Mary at a Time’
She’s raising seven children while managing a household, marriage and high-energy career in banking. It’s no wonder Kristin Reilly considers prayer — more specifically the rosary — her life raft.
Rosary maker grows his own beads
For most of his life, August Bueltel of Savage rarely held a rosary.
The rosary a reminder to ‘do whatever he tells you’
I love the rosary. I have slept with one under my pillow for several decades, and as I say it, I often fall asleep. My mother told us when we were young that if we didn’t finish saying an entire rosary, the angels would finish it for us.
New rosary app could be answer to parents’ prayers
For parents who want to engage their children more fully in family devotions, the Bead by Bead Rosary app just might be the answer to their prayers.
Pope asks Catholics to pray the rosary for peace each day in May
Pope Francis prayed that the hopes for peace strengthened by the meeting of the leaders of North and South Korea will not be dashed, and he urged Catholics during the month of May to pray the rosary for peace.
Butera recalls ‘epiphany moment’ before World Series win with Twins
Before her death in February of 1987, Sal Butera’s mother-in-law told his wife, Gina, that he would play in the World Series that year.
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