Thanks for stopping by! We welcome your greetings, comments, questions and any inspirational Rosary or prayer-related stories. Have you or are you planning to visit Lourdes during this 150th anniversary jubilee year?
Question:"TO JESUS THRO MARY ...WHY ???? Plz share more about this in our group or mail me arulforyou@yahoo.com." Answer: Here's a link with a good explanation of this concept, To Jesus through Mary. It is excerpted from St. Louis de Montfort's writings.
June 11, 2007 - Sun City Center, Florida, U.S.A.
Story to share:"PRAYING THE ROSARY FROM SCRIPTURE: As a result of our pilgrimage to Fatima and Medjugorje last year, I convinced my husband to collate quotes from Scripture to help us pray the family rosary more from the heart and less by rote. He did that and it has so helped us that we want to share it free of charge with all. Simply download it from:
He has since had it approved by the Censor of the Diocese of St. Petersburg, where we now live. We pray that it helps you as much as it has us. And if it does, feel free to pass it on." - Anonymous Response: Thanks so much for sharing! May God continue to bless you!
April 16, 2007 - Melbourne, Australia
Question: "Please help [me] to get this book Discover the Power of the Rosary, living proof of the Rosary power...can you help me, please."
-Christine Answer: Sorry, we're not aware of any book with this title, and cannot be of much help since you did not provide further information such as the author's name. Although this site is not officially selling books on the Rosary yet, we do have many 'in stock', including:
- 101 Inspirational Stories of the Rosary (Sr. Patricia Proctor)
- Holy Rosary (St. Josemaria Escriva)
- Perpetual Angelus: as the Saints Pray the Rosary (Cessario)
- Rosary: Mysteries, Meditation and the Telling of the Beads
(Kevin Orlin Johnson)
- Speak Lord, I am Listening: a Rosary Book (Christine Haapala)
- The Devotion of the Holy Rosary and the Five Scapulars (Michael Muller)
- The Essential Rosary (Caryll Houselander)
- The Luminous Mysteries: Biblical Reflections on the Life of Christ
(Tim Gray)
- The Rosary: Chain of Hope (Fr. Benedict Groeschel)
- The Rosary for the Holy Souls in Purgatory (Susan Tassone)
- The Rosary of Our Lady (Romano Guardini)
- The Secret of the Rosary (St. Louis de Montfort)
etc., etc...
There is such a wealth of helpful, inspirational rosary books out there! Best wishes for finding your book. If anyone else knows of it, feel free to contact us via the 'Have your say' button.
January 30, 2007 - Ottawa, Canada
Question: "Where is the store in Ottawa, that we can visit to buy rosaries. I live in Ottawa and am looking for a catholic store to buy rosaries, bible, etc. Prefer to visualize and touch items before buying.
-Anonymous" Answer: Hail-Mary-Rosaries.com is a home-based business, and so does not yet sell in any store(s). Anyone living in or visiting the Ottawa area would be most welcome to view the rosaries in person. Just send an e-mail to 'hmrosaries@hotmail.com' to make an appointment! Every order comes with a free copy of St. Louis de Montfort's book The Secret of the Rosary, as well as an illustrated instructional booklet on how to pray the Holy Rosary. I also have many dozens of excellent Catholic books, and a very few Bibles (not yet pictured on the website) available for purchase. God bless, N.
November 30, 2006 - Tarlac City, Philippines
Question: "Hello there! I visited the Anointing Oil page and I was just curious about this oil. I have a little Catechism, meaning, I know that Holy Oils are those blessed by the bishop on Holy Thursday masses called Chrism Mass wherein Oils used in the Sacraments by the clergy are blessed on that day. I am just asking to which category these Anointing Oils belong? Are they the same ones blessed by the Bishop? When does one use these oils? -Anonymous" Answer: Thank you for this question! No, the anointing oil that Hail-Mary-Rosaries.com will carry is not obtained from a Holy Thursday Chrism Mass. However, like the Church oils, it is pure olive oil. The unblessed oil which will be available from this website (and from some Christian/Catholic stores) is infused with biblical aromatics such as frankincense, myrrh, spikenard, etc. You must take it to your priest or bishop for a distinct blessing, according to how you intend to personally use it - usually to bless a loved one by tracing the oil in the Sign of the Cross on his/her forehead and saying a brief, heartfelt prayer (such as "I bless you, Name, in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit"...then... "May you have a restful sleep!" OR "May God keep you safe today, and fill your heart with His peace and love").
[What are the Church oils? Every year just before Easter, Bishops around the world consecrate three types of oils at the 'Chrism Mass' on Holy Thursday (the day before Good Friday). These oils are then distributed to constituent parishes for priests to use during the coming year. The first, the 'Oil of Catechumens', is used to anoint the faithful just before they receive the Sacrament of Baptism. The second, the 'Sacred Chrism' oil (to which very aromatic balsam is added), is used to anoint the newly baptized, and during the Sacraments of Confirmation and Holy Orders, as well as to consecrate churches, altars, etc., even kings! And the third, the Church's 'Oil of the Sick', is used for the Sacrament of Anointing the Sick / Dying (used to be called 'Last Rites'). Any oil that Catholic parishes have left over at the end of each year is specially burned, and replaced with a fresh supply at Easter.]
November 12, 2006 - Kanata, Canada
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