The Association’s annual Rosary Octave of
Prayer will begin Friday, October 7, the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. Saint
Pius V established this feast in 1571 in gratitude for the victory of
Christians over the Turks at Lepanto, a victory attributed to widespread
recitation of the Rosary. “Through the Rosary and Scapular,” wrote the
Carmelite Friar Saint Dominic, “Our Lady will save the world.”
We do well to entrust
to Mary the urgent temporal and spiritual needs in our families and in our
world. Please be among AMM members joining us from home to pray one Rosary daily for eight days. You are also encouraged to send your intentions to be remembered
during the octave at Our Lady’s Shrine. The feast of Our Lady of the Rosary is
a wonderful opportunity to request a Votive Light to burn for your
needs, or simply as a gesture of praise and gratitude for blessings and favors
Our Lady has bestowed upon you and your loved ones. God has promised salvation
to the world through his Son Jesus. He has given us Jesus’ own Blessed Mother
to accompany us along the journey of redemption. We implore Mary, through the
most holy Rosary, to lead us to the eternal life with Christ that awaits his
faithful children.