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A comprehensive Rosary resourceWelcome! Christ's peace to all who visit. Enjoy browsing our pages, subscribe to our unique rosary blog (unique & interesting news feed, site updates, store to come) and, to check out some visitor greetings, feedback, questions & stories, click here. This interactive site has so much to offer you! For example, you can pray online and study our classically illustrated rosary at your own pace, browse a colourful collection of innovative beads, or simply learn about this traditional Christo-centric Marian prayer of the Church. Perhaps you're interested in how to pray it, the promises & benefits if offers, or the meaning of the Joyful, Luminous, Sorrowful & Glorious Mysteries in the life of Our Saviour. You may also want to browse the many informative, inspiring and useful books, CDs/audio tapes, and DVDs/videos on this devotion, that are available to us today! And, don't miss our fascinating pages on the origin of this holy prayer and its often miraculous role through history. Last but not least, you can access all the papal encyclicals ever written about this pre-eminent way of Christian prayer, for free.  These unique, handmade rosaries are created in Ottawa, Canada, and include beads for the 'Glory Be' & 'Fatima' ('O my Jesus...') prayers. To examine our bead design close-up, check out this simple diagram. "The beads are there for the sake of the prayers, and the prayers are there for the sake of the Mysteries." (Maisie Ward, 1889-1975) "It was through the Blessed Virgin Mary that Jesus came into the world, and it is also through her that He must reign in the world." (St. Louis de Montfort, 1673-1716) "Say the Rosary every day to obtain peace for the world." (Our Lady of Fatima, 1917)  "The Most Holy Virgin in these last times in which we live has given new efficacy in the recitation of the Holy Rosary ... There is no problem I tell you, no matter how difficult it is, that we cannot solve by the prayer of the Holy Rosary ... With the Holy Rosary, we will save ourselves. We will sanctify ourselves. We will console our Lord and obtain the salvation of many souls." (Sister Lucia (1907-2005), one of the 3 child seers of Fatima, in a rare 1957 interview) "A world at prayer is a world at peace." (Fr. Patrick Peyton, 1909-92) "The Holy Rosary is a powerful weapon. Use it with confidence and you will be amazed at the results." (Fr. St. Josemaria Escriva, 1902-75) "There is no surer means of calling down God's blessings upon the family...than daily recitation of the Rosary." (Pius XII, Pope from 1939-58) "How beautiful is the family that recites the Rosary every evening." (John Paul II, Pope from 1978-2005) "The family that prays together, stays together." (Fr. Patrick Peyton, 1909-92) "The Rosary, recited with meditation on the mysteries, brings about the following marvelous results: it gradually gives us a perfect knowledge of Jesus Christ; it purifies our souls, washing away sin; it gives us victory over all our enemies; it makes it easy for us to practise virtue; it sets us on fire with love of Our Blessed Lord; it enriches us with graces and merits; it supplies us with what is needed to pay all our debts to God and to our fellow men, and finally, it obtains all kinds of graces for us from Almighty God." (St. Louis de Montfort, 1673-1716) "The Rosary is a treasure of graces." (Paul V, Pope from 1605-21) "The Rosary is the scourge of the devil." (Adrian VI, Pope from 1522-23) "The Rosary is THE WEAPON." (St. Padre Pio, 1887-1968) "One day, through the Rosary and the Scapular, I will save the world!" (the Blessed Virgin Mary to St. Dominic, circa 1208). Today's Divine Office / Liturgy of the Hours This short video called "Why am I Catholic?", was created for a Confirmation retreat by Katerina and Michael. It says a lot! (Click on it twice to start.) ...Trinity Communications' Catholic Dictionary... ...and New Advent's Catholic Encyclopedia! The November 13, 2006 issue of Time Magazine (pictured below, left) had an interesting cover for an article on 'God vs. Science' (here's the article)!
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