Saintly Thought For Today

                         Madonna of the Rosary (with Mysteries of the Rosary) - by Lorenzo Lotto

From St. Louis de Montfort's "The Secret of the Rosary:"

 
To encourage you still more in this devotion practiced by so many holy people, I should like to add that the Rosary recited with the meditation of the mysteries brings about the following marvelous results:

1. It gradually brings us a perfect knowledge of Jesus Christ;
2. It purifies our souls from sin;
3. It gives us victory over all our enemies;
4. It makes the practice of virtue easy'
5. It sets us on fire with the love of our Lord;
6. It enriches us with graces and merits;
7. It supplies us with what is needed to pay all our debts to God and to our fellowmen, and finally, it obtains all kinds of graces from God.