Response To the Atlantic Anti-Rosary Article
By Bella Francis
Are the princes of darkness afraid of the little rosary beads, used by Catholics, giving glory to God in recitation, imploring spiritual and physical healing and petitioning for favours?
Reading between the lines of this article labeling the rosary as ‘an extremism symbol’, the devil is in the details, so to speak.
The hidden agenda (among other evil things) is that they loathe the peaceful recitation of the rosary at abortion sites. The Atlantic contributor concluded his article with a warning “cemented in common causes such as hostility toward abortion-rights advocates.”
The bottom line is that Catholicism is despised for upholding that abortion, homosexuality and assisted suicide, to name a few, is sinful and evil. The catholic faith expresses love for the sinner, not the act. When the truth does not align with evil strategies and agendas, the evil doers resort to choose to twist and distort by throwing verbiage around, concocting ideas and attempting to incite fear. It is the devil’s workshop.
Rather than stooping to respond to downright stupidity, unintelligible rhetoric, let’s take the approach to clarify, dumb it down that the Rosary is a prayer. A prayer of love and humility. The Rosary beads have no gun powder, no toxic content to physically hurt anyone. It is just a device to count prayers while reflecting on the mysteries of the faith. The capuchin priest and saint, St. Padre Pio called it a weapon for these times. We are encouraged to recite the daily rosary for protection against the evil forces of secularism that constantly drums in the media that good is evil and evil is good.
The rosary is a common sight in Catholic churches and homes.
Catholics were not the first to pray with beads. Men and women of many faiths and cultures like Buddhists, Hindus and more use beads in prayer.
Power of the Rosary
The Rosary has been associated with notable miracles and healings. It has been attributed to victories in war.
In 1571, a great naval war took place between a coalition of some catholic countries comprising Spain and parts of Italy against the Ottoman Empire. The intent was to wipe out Christianity. The Christians banded together, turned to Mary, invoked the Rosary, and were saved. The battle took place just off the coast of Greece at a place known as Lepanto.
The battle of Lepanto, the most important naval contest in human history, saved the Christian West from defeat at the hands of the Ottoman Turks. Pope Pius V called on all of Europe to pray the rosary for victory. These prayers were answered, with the Christian forces defeating the much larger Ottoman forces.
To commemorate the victory, Pius V established the feast day of “Our Lady of Lepanto” –– also known as Our Lady of Victory or Our Lady of the Rosary.
All the more, let us pray the rosary with much fervor and reverence to protect us from the forces of evil.
Our Lady of the Rosary pray for us.