Pray the Rosary daily

✝️ OUR LADY SAID: “To all those who shall pray my Rosary devoutly, I promise my special protection and great graces.”

"If you say the Holy Rosary every day, with a spirit of faith and love, our Lady will make sure she leads you very far along her Son's path."

~ St. Josemaria Escriva ~

O Immaculate Heart of Mary, refuge of sinners, I beg of you by the infinite merits of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and by the graces God has granted to you since your Immaculate Conception, the grace of never going astray again. Mother, keep me, a sinner, constantly bathed in the light of your Immaculate Heart. Amen.

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Saint John Paul II ~ Prayer to the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary

1. "Hail Mary, full of grace!" 

Immaculate Virgin, here I am at your feet once again, 

full of devotion and gratitude. 

I return to this historic Piazza di Spagna 

on the solemn day of your feast 

to pray for the beloved city of Rome, 

for the Church, for the whole world. 

In you, "humble and highest of creatures", 

divine grace had the full victory over evil.

You are for us, pilgrims on the paths of the world, 

the bright model of evangelical fidelity 

and the ever-living pledge of sure hope.

2. Virgin Mother, "Salvation of the Roman People!" 

Watch over, I pray you, the beloved Diocese of Rome: 

over pastors and faithful, parishes and religious communities. 

Watch over families especially: 

may love sealed by the Sacrament ever reign between spouses, 

may children walk on the paths of goodness and true freedom, 

may the elderly feel surrounded by attention and affection. 

Inspire, Mary, in so many young hearts, 

generous replies to the "call for the mission", 

a subject on which the diocese has 

been reflecting over the years. 

Thanks to an intense pastoral program for vocations, 

may Rome be enriched by new young forces, 

dedicated with enthusiasm to proclaiming the Gospel 

in the city and in the world.

3. Blessed Virgin, Queen of Apostles! 

Assist those who through study 

and prayer are preparing to labor 

on the many frontiers of the new evangelization. 

Today I entrust to you, in a special way, 

the community of the Pontifical Urban College, 

whose historic headquarters are located in front of this pillar. 

May this wonderful institution founded 375 years ago 

by Pope Urban VIII for the formation of missionaries, 

be able to continue effectively its ecclesial service. 

May those it gathers, seminarians and priests, 

men and women religious and laity, 

be ready to put their energies at the disposition 

of Christ in service of the Gospel to the far corners of the globe.

4. "Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us!" 

Pray, O Mother, for all of us. 

Pray for humanity for those who suffers poverty and injustice, 

violence and hatred, terror and war. 

Help us to contemplate with the rosary 

the mysteries of Him who "is our peace", 

so that we will all feel involved 

in a persevering dedication of service to peace. 

Look with special attention 

upon the land in which you gave birth to Jesus, 

a land that you loved together with Him, 

and that is still so sorely tried today. 

Pray for us, Mother of hope! 

"Give us days of peace, watch over our way. 

Let us see your Son as we rejoice in heaven". Amen!

Prayer by Pope John Paul II 

on the Second Sunday of Advent, 

8 December 2002 . 

Given at Piazza di Spagna

Bind my children to your Immaculate Heart

The faults of children are not always imputed to the parents, especially when they have instructed them and given good example. Our Lord, in His wonderous Providence, allows children to break the hearts of devout fathers and mothers. Thus the decisions your children have made don't make you a failure as a parent in God's eyes. You are entitled to feel sorrow, but not necessarily guilt. Do not cease praying for your children; God's grace can touch a hardened heart. Commend your children to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. When parents pray the Rosary,at the end of each decade they should hold the Rosary aloft and say to her,"With these beads bind my children to your Immaculate Heart", she will attend to their souls.

~ St. Louise de Marillac ~

Louise de Marillac 

was born out of wedlock in Paris in 1591. She later became a resident student to a Dominican convent where her aunt was a religious and the experience deepened her introspective ways and her intellectual skills, as well as her desire to be a religious. 

In 1629, Vincent de Paul, the founder the Congregation of the Mission (the Vincentians), invited Louise to assist him with the Confraternities of Charity in the parishes of France. In the mission, 

she gained a deep knowledge of the needs of the poor, developed her innate management skills and identified effective structures for service. On 29 November, 1633 in her residence she began to train young women to address the needs of poor persons and to gain support from their life together which was the mark of the humble beginning, the community of Daughters of Charity.

On the 15 March, 1660, she was call by the Lord to His Heavenly Kingdom. She was beatified on 9 May, 1920 and proclaimed a Saint of the Church on 11 March, 1934. In 1960 Pope John XXIII proclaimed her the Patroness of Christian Social Workers and till today she lives in the works of the Ladies of Charity, Daughters of Charity, and Sisters of Charity throughout the world.