3. Three Treasures Associated with Rosary

Three other Treasures related to the Rosary:

1. The Confraternity of the Rosary

2. The Communion of Saints3. The Law of public prayer

(St. Louis de Montfort)(All the above have to do with theCommunion of Saints)

The Communion of The Communion of SaintsSaints

I. The Confraternity of I. The Confraternity of the Rosary.the Rosary.

The army of prayer warriors The army of prayer warriors of the Catholic Church.of the Catholic Church.

( It was started in the 12( It was started in the 12thth century. century. Unfortunately many of us have never heard Unfortunately many of us have never heard of this Confraternity)of this Confraternity)

Our LadyOur Lady asked St. Dominic asked St. Dominic not just to get people to say not just to get people to say the Rosary,the Rosary, but to come but to come together in a united prayer.together in a united prayer.

The Rosary Confraternity is The Rosary Confraternity is the Confraternity officially the Confraternity officially appointed by the Church for appointed by the Church for the promotion of the Rosarythe promotion of the Rosary..

Pope Leo XIII: “---St. Dominic Pope Leo XIII: “---St. Dominic (Spanish, 1170-1221) is said to (Spanish, 1170-1221) is said to have been its founder.”have been its founder.”

The The Cure of Ars (St. John Vianney) Cure of Ars (St. John Vianney) said: said: "If anyone has the happiness "If anyone has the happiness of being in the Confraternity of the of being in the Confraternity of the Rosary, Rosary, he has in all corners of the he has in all corners of the world brothers and sisters who world brothers and sisters who pray for him.” pray for him.” There is always a There is always a fellow Rosarian somewhere in the fellow Rosarian somewhere in the world praying the Rosary and, world praying the Rosary and, wherever they are, Rosarians are wherever they are, Rosarians are praying as of one heart and mindpraying as of one heart and mind "like a single chorus"like a single chorus of of supplicationsupplication" " (cf. Acts 1:14(cf. Acts 1:14).).

"If anyone has the happiness of being in the Confraternity of the Rosary, he has in all corners of the world brothers and sisters who pray for him.” (St. John Vianney)

Pope Leo XIII said in his Pope Leo XIII said in his encyclical on the Confraternityencyclical on the Confraternity,, “Whenever a person fulfills his “Whenever a person fulfills his obligation of reciting the Rosary obligation of reciting the Rosary according to the rule of the according to the rule of the Confraternity, Confraternity, he includes in his he includes in his intentions all its members, and intentions all its members, and they in turn render him the same they in turn render him the same service many times over."service many times over."

He includes in He includes in his intentions his intentions all its members, all its members, and they in and they in turn render turn render him the same him the same service many service many times over.times over.

It is a ‘prayer club’ or ‘prayer groupIt is a ‘prayer club’ or ‘prayer group’. ’. The Rosary Confraternity The Rosary Confraternity has a has a

missionmission, a special ‘office’, ministry or , a special ‘office’, ministry or work for the Church. That is why until work for the Church. That is why until modern times popes were inclined to modern times popes were inclined to talk of Rosarians in almost military talk of Rosarians in almost military termsterms.. They were, the ARMY OF They were, the ARMY OF PRAYER WARRIORS,PRAYER WARRIORS, conscripted by conscripted by St. Dominic, marching under the St. Dominic, marching under the banner of the Mother of God, united as banner of the Mother of God, united as comrades, the enemies of evil both comrades, the enemies of evil both within and without.”within and without.”

Let us all join Let us all join the Rosary the Rosary confraternity, confraternity, TO RAISE AN TO RAISE AN ARMY OF ARMY OF PRAYER PRAYER WARRIORS IN WARRIORS IN MILLIONSMILLIONS------ ------

around the around the world, around world, around the clock, to the clock, to advance the advance the mission of the mission of the Catholic Catholic ChurchChurch..

Confraternity of the Rosary

COMMUNION OF COMMUNION OF

SAINTS: SAINTS: IIII. . WITH ALL WITH ALL THE ANGELS AND THE ANGELS AND SAINTS IN HEAVEN!SAINTS IN HEAVEN!

The Communion of The Communion of Saints: Saints: The RosaryThe Rosary“The communion of life with the Saints of paradise is the remedy which I am giving you. How great is their heavenly power.”

•Never pray the Rosary Never pray the Rosary alone.alone.•Pray with Mary and the Pray with Mary and the Angels and saints.Angels and saints.

The Holy Rosary:The Holy Rosary: Mary’s Mary’s wordswords1. Pray with Mary

• “The Rosary is a prayerthat you say together withme. When you invite me topray for you (“pray for ussinners, now”) I unite myprayer to yours.”

• “When you recite theRosary, you invite me topray with you, and eachtime, I truly join in yourprayer.”

The Rosary mystically transports us to Mary’s side. (Pope John Paul II) (Pope John Paul II)

“It is a mother’s joy to be with her children.”

““When you say the Rosary the angels When you say the Rosary the angels rejoice in it, the holy Trinity delights in it, rejoice in it, the holy Trinity delights in it, my son finds joy in it and my son finds joy in it and I myself am I myself am happier than you can possibly imaginehappier than you can possibly imagine. . After the holy Sacrifice of the Mass After the holy Sacrifice of the Mass there there is nothing that I love so much as the Holy is nothing that I love so much as the Holy RosaryRosary."." (Words of the Blessed Virgin according (Words of the Blessed Virgin according to Blessed Alan de la Roche)to Blessed Alan de la Roche)

The Eternal Father described to a group of us, The Eternal Father described to a group of us, through a Visionary Friend of mine, what through a Visionary Friend of mine, what happens when we pray the Rosary, saying, happens when we pray the Rosary, saying,

"When you pray Holy Mary Mother of God, "When you pray Holy Mary Mother of God, pray for us sinners now......, the Blessed pray for us sinners now......, the Blessed Mother comes instantly to your side to pray Mother comes instantly to your side to pray with youwith you.. And she does not come alone. She And she does not come alone. She brings angels and saints with her. And not just brings angels and saints with her. And not just one or two for she is the Queen of Angels and one or two for she is the Queen of Angels and Saints, so Saints, so choirs of angels and saints come choirs of angels and saints come with herwith her.. And she and Jesus are joined at the And she and Jesus are joined at the heart and cannot be separated soheart and cannot be separated so she brings she brings Jesus with herJesus with her. . And Jesus cannot be And Jesus cannot be separated from the Trinity separated from the Trinity soso He brings the He brings the Father and the Holy Spirit with HimFather and the Holy Spirit with Him. . And And where the Holy Trinity is, all of creation is, and where the Holy Trinity is, all of creation is, and you are surrounded by such beauty and light as you are surrounded by such beauty and light as you cannot imagine in this life. you cannot imagine in this life.

Your Mother comes as Our Lady of Grace with her Your Mother comes as Our Lady of Grace with her hands outstretchedhands outstretched.. Rays of light emit from her Rays of light emit from her hands piercing your body, healing you and filling hands piercing your body, healing you and filling you with gracesyou with graces.. This is your inheritance which was This is your inheritance which was poured out from the heart of Jesus on the Cross, when poured out from the heart of Jesus on the Cross, when the centurion pierced His Heart with the spear, into the the centurion pierced His Heart with the spear, into the only pure vessel ready to receive such graces at that only pure vessel ready to receive such graces at that time, Your Mother. Now as you pray the Rosary, or time, Your Mother. Now as you pray the Rosary, or even just recite one Hail Mary, you receive your even just recite one Hail Mary, you receive your portion of these graces. He also said at this time, portion of these graces. He also said at this time, ""Anyone who goes to Mary and prays the Rosary Anyone who goes to Mary and prays the Rosary cannot be touched by Satan."cannot be touched by Satan."

Is it any wonder that anyone who prays the Rosary Is it any wonder that anyone who prays the Rosary from the heart is so blessed and protected and from the heart is so blessed and protected and powerful in their prayers for others?powerful in their prayers for others?

3* Pray with Saints

2*Pray with Angels1* Pray with Mary(“Pray for us sinners now”)

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The Rosary prayer is no longer a monologue or a dialogue, but a chorus---------a true communion of angels and saints!

FIFTEEN PROMISES OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN TO CHRISTIANS WHO FAITHFULLY PRAY THE ROSARY

• 1. To all those who shall pray my Rosary devoutly, I promise my special protection and great graces. •2. Those who shall persevere in the recitation of my Rosary will receive some special grace. •3. The Rosary will be a very powerful armor against hell; it will destroy vice, deliver from sin and dispel heresy. •4. The rosary will make virtue and good works flourish, and will obtain for souls the most abundant divine mercies. It will draw the hearts of men from the love of the world and its vanities, and will lift them to the desire of eternal things. Oh, that souls would sanctify themselves by this means. •5. Those who trust themselves to me through the Rosary will not perish. •6. Whoever recites my Rosary devoutly reflecting on the mysteries, shall never be overwhelmed by misfortune. He will not experience the anger of God nor will he perish by an unprovided death. The sinner will be converted; the just will persevere in grace and merit eternal life.

7. 7. Those truly devoted to my Rosary shall not die without the Those truly devoted to my Rosary shall not die without the sacraments of the Church. sacraments of the Church.

8. Those who are faithful to recite my Rosary shall have during their 8. Those who are faithful to recite my Rosary shall have during their life and at their death the light of God and the plenitude of His graces life and at their death the light of God and the plenitude of His graces and will share in the merits of the blessed. and will share in the merits of the blessed.

9. I will 9. I will deliver promptly from purgatory soulsdeliver promptly from purgatory souls devoted to my Rosary. devoted to my Rosary. 10. True children of my Rosary will 10. True children of my Rosary will enjoy great glory in heavenenjoy great glory in heaven. . 11. What you shall ask through my Rosary you shall obtain11. What you shall ask through my Rosary you shall obtain . . 12. To those who propagate my Rosary I 12. To those who propagate my Rosary I promise aid in all their promise aid in all their

necessities.necessities.

13. I have obtained from my Son that 13. I have obtained from my Son that all the members all the members of the Rosary Confraternity shall have as their of the Rosary Confraternity shall have as their intercessors, in life and in death, the entire celestial intercessors, in life and in death, the entire celestial

courtcourt.. 14. Those who recite my Rosary faithfully are my beloved children, 14. Those who recite my Rosary faithfully are my beloved children,

the brothers and sisters of Jesus Christ. the brothers and sisters of Jesus Christ. 15. Devotion to my Rosary is a special sign of predestination. 15. Devotion to my Rosary is a special sign of predestination.

The entire celestial count prays the Rosary with you!------if you join the Rosary Confraternity

THE ROSARY CONFRATERNITY'S THE ROSARY CONFRATERNITY'S BENEFITSBENEFITS

The special protection of the mother of God.The special protection of the mother of God. The intercession of the entire heavenly courtThe intercession of the entire heavenly court.. A share in the prayer of countless numbers of A share in the prayer of countless numbers of

members the world overmembers the world over, , and this even after deathand this even after death. . A share in the prayers, Masses and apostolic A share in the prayers, Masses and apostolic

works of theworks of the entire Dominican Orderentire Dominican Order. . Various plenary and partial Various plenary and partial indulgencesindulgences..

With such tremendous blessings and benefit, let With such tremendous blessings and benefit, let us all join in the Confraternity----us all join in the Confraternity----to have brothers to have brothers and sisters all around the world, and all the angels and sisters all around the world, and all the angels and saints in Heaven to pray for YOUand saints in Heaven to pray for YOU!!!!!!

Let us never again pray the Rosary alone, but with the entire celestial court and the Confraternity of the Rosary.

This blessing is conferred to anyone who joins the Confraternity of the Rosary.

When our Blessed Lady gave When our Blessed Lady gave the Rosary to St. Dominic, she the Rosary to St. Dominic, she ordered him to say it every day ordered him to say it every day and to get others to say it daily. and to get others to say it daily.

St. Dominic never let anyone St. Dominic never let anyone join the Confraternity unless he join the Confraternity unless he were fully determined to say it were fully determined to say it every day.every day.

How to join the Rosary ConfraternityHow to join the Rosary Confraternity

1.1. You only need to pray ONE You only need to pray ONE Rosary of 5 decades dailyRosary of 5 decades daily.. Three Three Rosaries daily is even better. Rosaries daily is even better.

No fees, no meetings, no training. No fees, no meetings, no training.

2. Log on to 2. Log on to The Rosary Confraternity The Rosary Confraternity websitewebsite,, enter your name, and address enter your name, and address on its application form. All done and on its application form. All done and you are a member!you are a member!

The Communion of The Communion of SaintsSaints

III. The Law of III. The Law of Public PrayerPublic Prayer

(St. Louis de Montfort)(St. Louis de Montfort)

IImportance of mportance of GROUP PRAYERGROUP PRAYER(1) (1) Our LordOur Lord expressly recommended expressly recommended

this practice to his apostles and this practice to his apostles and disciples, and promised that disciples, and promised that whenever there would be at least two whenever there would be at least two or three gathered in his name he or three gathered in his name he would be there in the midst of themwould be there in the midst of them..

(2) (2) Our LadyOur Lady asked St. Dominic not asked St. Dominic not just to get people to say the Rosary,just to get people to say the Rosary, but to come together in a united but to come together in a united prayer.prayer.

“When the Rosary is said in common, it is far more formidable to the devil, because in this public prayer it is an army that is attacking him. He can often overcome the prayer of an individual, but if it is joined to that of others, the devil has much more trouble in getting the best of it. Why, then, should not Christians join forces to have Jesus Christ present with them, to frustrate and overcome the devil more forcefully. -------St Louis de Montfort

THE COMMUNION OF SAINTS is the Church. “What is the Church if not the assembly of all the saints?”

Since all the faithful form one body, the good of each is communicated to the others. We must therefore believe that there exists a communion of goods in the Church. As this Church is governed by one and the same Spirit, all the goods she has received necessarily become a common fund.”

“They had everything in common” Everything the true Christian has is to be regarded as a good possessed in common with everyone else.

The “communion of saints” therefore has two closely linked meanings: communion “in holy things” and “among holy persons.” (Catechism)

The law of public prayerThe law of public prayer( St. Louis de Montfort)( St. Louis de Montfort)““One who says his Rosary One who says his Rosary alone only gains the merit of alone only gains the merit of one rosary; but if he says it one rosary; but if he says it with thirty other people he with thirty other people he gains the merit of thirty gains the merit of thirty RosariesRosaries.”.”

This is a logical extension of the This is a logical extension of the doctrine of Communion of saints.doctrine of Communion of saints.

One who prays with 30 people, gets the benefit of 30 Rosaries.

By praying together with 200 parishioners on a weekend Mass, you go home with the blessings and merits of 200 Rosaries!

Everyone else also gets 30 Rosaries!

The Law of Public PrayerThe Law of Public Prayer30 X 30 = 900 30 X 30 = 900 (30 people group prayer)(30 people group prayer)

100 X 100 = 10,000 100 X 100 = 10,000 (100 people group prayer)(100 people group prayer)



Total number of Rosaries multiplied Total number of Rosaries multiplied = N X N= N X N == N²N²

““How profitable, how advantageous this is!” How profitable, how advantageous this is!” ( St. Louis de Montfort)( St. Louis de Montfort)

Our Lord performed the miracle of the Multiplication of Loaves.

We are all part of the Mystical Body of Christ. With the wonders of the Communion of Saints and the Law of public prayer, we should capitalize on this treasure of the Catholic Church to the maximum: to bring about the Miracle of Multiplication of the Rosaries.

We do not need to add to the numbers of Rosaries laboriously one by one, but multiply the numbers EXPONENTIALLY: N² N² by praying together. by praying together.

For a congregation of 300 people, they For a congregation of 300 people, they need to gather for group prayer only need to gather for group prayer only once a month and they can generate 1 once a month and they can generate 1 million Rosaries a year!million Rosaries a year!

300 X 300 = 90,000300 X 300 = 90,000

90,000 X 90,000 X 1212 = 1,080,000 = 1,080,000

For a congregation of 200 people, they For a congregation of 200 people, they need to gather only twice a month, to need to gather only twice a month, to generate 1 million Rosaries a year!generate 1 million Rosaries a year!

200 X 200 = 400,000200 X 200 = 400,000

400,000 X 400,000 X 2525 = 1,000,000 = 1,000,000

For St. Andrew Church, with 4 Masses over the

weekend, a estimate of 200 parishioners attend

each Mass, if all prays together,

200 X 200 = 40,000 R One Mass

40,000 X 4 = 160,000 R One weekend

Number of Rosaries raised in ONE year is

160,000 X 12 (once a month)= 1,920,000 R

160,000 X 52 (every week) = 8,320,000 R

A GREAT ROSARY CRUSADE!

I. THE ONE MILLION I. THE ONE MILLION ROSARY MOVEMENTROSARY MOVEMENTLet us all gather for 20-25 Let us all gather for 20-25 minutes before the minutes before the weekend Mass, and pray weekend Mass, and pray the Rosary TOGETHER in the Rosary TOGETHER in Cenacle with Mary.Cenacle with Mary.The tremendous power: The tremendous power:

1. Each one will get the merits of as many Rosaries as the number of people praying together. Imagine you just have to join a 200 member congregation once a month, and you get 200 Rosaries every month, and 2400 Rosaries a year!2. Every Church can generate and offer to Our Lady 1 million Rosaries or more annually.Let this One-Million-Rosary Movement spread around the world!

II. UNIVERSAL PRAYER COVERAGE is a most powerful unifying concept for the Evangelization of Nations.

The whole Church is apostolic. The Christian vocation is of its nature, a vocation to the apostolate “to spread the Kingdom of Christ over all the earth.” (Catechism)

The entire Church is missionary, and that the work of evangelization is the duty of the whole people of God. (Vatican Council II).

By the grace and call of Baptism and Confirmation, all lay people are missionaries. (Pope John Paul II)

The goal of universal health coverage is enshrined in Article 25 of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for health, including medical care. The Constitution of the World Health Organization declare that “The enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being without distinction of race, religion, political belief, economic or social condition.”

If physical health is enshrined as a fundamental human right, in Universal Health Coverage, how much more should spiritual health of every human being be enshrined in Universal Prayer Coverage for the Church and the world.

• The 20-25 minutes before the weekend Mass offer the ideal time for this Universal Prayer Coverage (Participation), with the entire congregation praying the Rosary in Cenacle with Mary.

• Each decade is led by one person from different nationalities, and the entire group pray for Evangelization of a nation, using the “National Rosary”. Over the course of a year, many or all nations or continents can be covered.

A. Every faithful receives blessings: It ensures that every parishioner receives the most precious spiritual gifts and blessings attached to hundreds of Rosaries, each time they attend the weekend Mass.

B. Every faithful gives blessings: It allows every one of the faithful, to be a missionary, in the Apostolate of Prayer for the universal needs of the Church, and all the nations of the world. It empowers everyone to go on center stage, to be an actor and not a bystander irrespective of age , gender, social class, or even disability. It provides a platform or opportunity for every faithful from every ethnic group to fulfill his/her duty to the work of evangelization, and to contribute to the spiritual welfare of his country and his countrymen.

C. All peoples of all countries are covered. Usually petitions at Masses cover mainly the clergy, leaders of government, the sick, the dead, and local parish concerns. Over 95% of the whole populations of nations are not covered!

Universal Prayer Coverage ensures that our prayer intentions and petitions extend to cover ALL people in the whole world.

Recitation of the “NATIONAL ROSARY” (after every decade in the “Rosary in Visual Art”) allows everyone to pray for his country and his countrymen, and his continent.

• This Universal Prayer Coverage offers a platform or opportunity for every faithful from every ethnic group to fulfill their duty to the work of evangelization, and to contribute to the spiritual welfare of his country and his countrymen.

• This Universal Prayer Coverage also addresses the problem of petty petitions as pointed out by Fr. Bob Bedard. It makes sure that all of us pray for the evangelization of our country, and salvation of our countrymen first, after every decade. At the end of Rosary, then we can pray for all our personal intentions, however small.

Without prayer, you cannot support your own personal spiritual development, or that of your family, or your country.

At this time and age when prayer is so neglected by most Catholics, and even when they attend once a week at the weekend Mass, so few make use of the time to pray, but simply sit idly, or engage in chit-chat, this concept of UNIVERSAL PRAYER COVERAGE (PARTICIPATION) is even more important to fill a huge void at a time of spiritual crisis.

A new standard of A new standard of excellence for Churchesexcellence for ChurchesHow good a Church is, is not measured by How good a Church is, is not measured by how big it is, how beautiful its stained glass how big it is, how beautiful its stained glass windows look, how much money it donated windows look, how much money it donated for charity, how many parish ministries it has, for charity, how many parish ministries it has, how eloquent the priest’s homilies, how how eloquent the priest’s homilies, how beautifully its choir sings etc, but by the beautifully its choir sings etc, but by the parishioner’sparishioner’s Devotion to Mary as indicated Devotion to Mary as indicated by the sum total of Rosaries recited. The by the sum total of Rosaries recited. The Church that recites the most Rosaries is the Church that recites the most Rosaries is the best Church, and will flourish! Conversely, a best Church, and will flourish! Conversely, a Church will die for the lack of prayers.Church will die for the lack of prayers.

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