The Month of the Holy Rosary
On September 1, 1883, Pope Leo XIII released the first in a series of encyclicals on the rosary. (He would issue 11 such encyclicals throughout his reign.) Entitled Supremi apostolatus officio ("The supreme Apostolic office"), this encyclical urged Catholics to increase their devotion to the Virgin Mary, especially through the use of the rosary. To foster such devotion, Pope Leo dedicated the month of October to Our Lady of the Holy Rosary.
The following year, Pope Leo, in his encyclical Superiore anno ("Last year"), decreed that:
from the 1st of October to the 2nd of November following in all the parish churches, in all public churches dedicated to the Mother of God, or in such as are appointed by the Ordinary, five decades at least of the Rosary be recited, together with the Litany. If in the morning, the Holy Sacrifice [of the Mass] will take place during these prayers; if in the evening, the Blessed Sacrament will be exposed for the adoration of the faithful; after which those present will receive the customary Benediction.
For most of the next century, the Holy Father's wishes were followed, but devotion to the rosary has fallen in the past few decades. Many traditional parishes still maintain the custom, but in other churches, even those dedicated to St. Mary, the rosary is no longer prayed publicly during the month of October.
What about your parish? Are public devotions to Mary planned for this month? Leave a comment to let us know what your church is doing!
THIS A GREAT THING I LOVE SAYING THE HOLY ROSARY IT MAKES ME FEEL HOLE AND WITH OUR HOLY MOTHER MARY,AND OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST SON OF THE LIVING GOD.I THINK WE NEED TO BRING OUR MOTHER CHURCH TOGETHER AND BE STROUGE AND PRAY FOR GODS HELP TO DEFEND OUR MOTHER CHURCH FROM EVIEL ONES WHO TRY TO PULL OUR CHURCH DOWN,THANK YOU MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL.
i attend st peter and paul parish in mpopoma, bulawayo, zimbabwe. at our parish we usually pray the rosary in groups. we do this at our homes hence we rotate. this takes place everyday from 1 october to 31 october.
At my parish, St. Raphael’s in Duluth, MN we will be saying the rosary prior to each mass this month.
WE at my Parish say the Rosary before Mass and a few groups Pray it after Mass on the Weekdays.
Well,i pray the Blessed Holy Rosary each day sometimes twice a day at a Chapel in a Monastary of Comtemplative Nuns.October is very Special cause of the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary and the Fatima Revealation.
My parish is St. Margarets in Bel Air, Md. We have a rosary prayer group that meets and prays the rosary daily during the week throughout the year.
In celebration of the month of the rosary, the various parishes will be holding a public saying of the rosary this Sat. morning Oct. 13th at a major intersection on one of the main routes in our county. On the same Sat. at 7 P M, one of the parishes in NE Balto. will be holding a living rosary prayer celebration for all the surrounding parishes.
Dennis
This year the Filipino members of our parish, St. Bartholomew in San Mateo, along with the morning prayer group and the Rosary making group will celebrate the month of the Holy Rosary by having a celebration of the Rosary each Thursday evening in October. On the last day we will have a Marian Mass followed by a living International Rosary for peace with each decade representing the world nations. The decade beads will be prayed in the language of our many international parishoners. Our youth will lead us in the Our Fathers and Glory Be’s.
We have a devoted group of parishioners who pray the rosary every day after the 9:00 daily Mass. After returning from Medjugorje, two years ago, 3 of us began praying daily. Now, sometimes, we have over 20 people praying the rosary and singing “Ave, Ave, Ave Maria” … Also, on October 11, 2008 we will be praying the rosary along a main road in our county with a banner that says, “Pray for Peace in our Country through the Immaculate Heart of Mary”. There is so much joy in our prayer. Peace, Peace and only peace must reign between God and man and man and each other.
HAPPY FEAST DAY TO ALL MARIAN DOVOTEES & FRIENDS OF FATIMA! October is a special month for me! i come from kenya, our lady of lourdes cathedral, machakos diocese.
At the cathedral we recite the rosary everyday after the morning mass! The marian devotion here is so strong!
The rosary is Gospel cast in prayer!
Lets spread the devotion by offering rosaries to friends, and praying the rosary everywhere, our Lady has promised many Graces to those who pray and spread the devotion to the rosary!
Be blessed all;
Anne mwithiga
ciku26@hotmail.com
I am a Filipino devoted to our blessed mother. It is so good to pray the Holy Rosary especially if you did it everyday. Since I continousely praying the rosary eversince, many unexplain graces came to my life especially during my toubled days. I can’t explain how did I overcome different trials in life. As of now I am in New Zealand, working at the Dairy Farm here. This is one of my fruit in my devotion to the Holy Rosary. I am alone here away from family, to my wife and 2 yr old son but still happy and contented because I feel that the Blessed Virgin Mary is always here watching and guiding me. Hope you also experience my happy life with our Holy Mother…
I attend daily Mass at Saint Peter Chanel parish in Hawaiian Gardens, California. It is staffed by the Oblates of the Virgin Mary. There are four daily Masses offered each day plus additional Masses on Sunday. The Holy Rosary as well as the Divine Mercy Chaplet is recited by the priest and congregation after every Mass.
The Rosary is one of the cornerstones of our Faith as Catholics.I attend Mass every Sunday at St Joseph’s in Hatfield, Harare and everyday in my office I recite my online rosary and read the scriptures for the day.I find all this very enriching and uplifting spiritually.
we at holy cross parish kurla mumbai, india, fervently pray the rosary on regular basis.
we have staunch believers in the rosary
we pray in the school of st peters academy i am so happy because we pray the rosary