Month of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary<br/><br/>

In 1495, the Rosary was recognized by Pope Alexander VI. The structure is modeled on those in Europe in the Middle Ages, monastic prayer used 150 Psalms as daily lessons, because they were in Latin and ordinary believers were unable to take part. It was therefore substituted by reciting 150 times of the Lord’s Prayer. Then later, people started to recite 150 Hail Mary as a blueprint for the Rosary.<br/><br/>

In 1917, Our Lady of Fatima appeared in Portugal to three children. Since the 13th of May, she appeared once a month for 6 months consecutively. For the last apparition, the Miracle of the Sun appeared in the sky. Each time, they were asked for their devotion to the Rosary.<br/><br/>

During her last apparition, Blessed Virgin Mary said, "I am the Lady of the Rosary, I want to wake up the human faith in the world, to rectify their living styles, it is necessary that they ask for pardon for their sins, that they do not offend God our Lord any more, because He is already so much offended. Recite the rosary every day and if people are willing to repent, the war will finish. Pray, pray a lot and offer sacrifices for the sinners.”<br/><br/>

Pope John Paul II has the following sharing:<br/><br/>

“I myself have often encouraged the frequent recitation of the Rosary. From my youthful years this prayer has held an important place in my spiritual life. I was powerfully reminded of this during my recent visit to Poland, and in particular at the Shrine of Kalwaria. The Rosary has accompanied me in moments of joy and in moments of difficulty. To it I have entrusted any number of concerns; in it I have always found comfort. Twenty-four years ago, on 29 October 1978, scarcely two weeks after my election to the See of Peter, I frankly admitted: “The Rosary is my favourite prayer. A marvellous prayer! Marvellous in its simplicity and its depth. [...]. It can be said that the Rosary is, in some sense, a prayer-commentary on the final chapter of the Vatican II Constitution Lumen Gentium, a chapter which discusses the wondrous presence of the Mother of God in the mystery of Christ and the Church. Against the background of the words Ave Maria the principal events of the life of Jesus Christ pass before the eyes of the soul. They take shape in the complete series of the joyful, sorrowful and glorious mysteries, and they put us in living communion with Jesus through – we might say – the heart of his Mother. At the same time our heart can embrace in the decades of the Rosary all the events that make up the lives of individuals, families, nations, the Church, and all mankind. Our personal concerns and those of our neighbour, especially those who are closest to us, who are dearest to us. Thus the simple prayer of the Rosary marks the rhythm of human life.”<br/><br/>

During the apparitions in Lourdes and Fatima, the Blessed Virgin Mary often armed with a beaded rosary. When we are armed with the beaded rosary, we can imagine that we are holding the hand of Holy Mother.<br/><br/>

In fact, when we contemplate the mystery of the Rosary, Holy Mother is accompanying us, along with Jesus and remembering the day Jesus walked the paths.