Take 10% Rosaries for the Rest of October

So what weapon do you have

on hand for spiritual combat?

Last Sunday our pastor spent most of his homily talking about the benefits of the Rosary and used this quote as the starting point:

"No one can live continually in sin and continue to say the Rosary: either they will give up sin or they will give up the Rosary" - Bishop Hugh Doyle

As we approach Advent, traditionally called "Little Lent," it is a great time to start getting our spiritual house in order for the coming of Christ. Christmas, while frequently buried in the Nativity, is also a foreshadowing of the Second Coming of Christ. Will you be ready or are you like the foolish virgins who didn't stay alert?

Our pastor calls Lent and Advent the time for spiritual training and October is an excellent opportunity for "pre-season training."

"Pray the rosary frequently. It costs so little, and it's worth so much!" - St. Padre Pio

For the rest of October we are offering all of our rosaries and chaplets at 10% off so you can start training for Advent.

The 15 Promises for Praying the Rosary

Tradition holds that when Mary gave the Rosary to St. Dominic and Blessed Alan de la Roche that she made 15 promises to those who devoutly pray the Rosary. These promises are:

Whosoever shall faithfully serve me by the recitation of the Rosary shall receive signal graces.
I promise my special protection and the greatest graces to all those who shall recite the Rosary.
The Rosary shall be a powerful armor against hell, it will destroy vice, decrease sin and defeat heresies.
It will cause good works to flourish; it will obtain for souls the abundant mercy of God; it will withdraw the hearts of men from the love of the world and its vanities, and will lift them to the desire for Eternal Things. Oh, that souls would sanctify themselves by this means.
The soul which recommends itself to me by the recitation of the Rosary shall not perish.
Whosoever shall recite the Rosary devoutly, applying himself to the consideration of its Sacred Mysteries shall never be conquered by misfortune. God will not chastise him in His justice, he shall not perish by an unprovided death; if he be just he shall remain in the grace of God, and become worthy of Eternal Life.
Whoever shall have a true devotion for the Rosary shall not die without the Sacraments of the Church.

Do you want to see the other eight? Read all 15 Promises of the Rosary on our site.

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Don't forget to take advantage of our 10% off Rosary sale for the rest of October!

Why October is the Month of the Rosary

Tradition holds that October has been celebrated as the month of the rosary since 1571, and the victory of the Catholic League (an alliance of Spain, Venice, the Papal States, Genoa, Savoy, and Malta) over the forces of the Ottoman Empire who were seeking to take over Italy in an effort to move into the heart of Europe. It was October 7, 1571 when the battle was fought and the Catholic League was able to overcome the Ottoman forces.

Prior to the ships sailing off towards battle, Pope Pius V prayed the rosary, asking for Our Lady’s intercession in victory, and every man on board carried a rosary. For this reason, as soon as the men returned from the battle, the good pope declared a feast day for Our Lady of Victory. A rosary procession was offered in St. Peter’s square after the victory and in time the whole month became associated with the rosary, rather than just one day. Pope Leo XIII officially established October as the Month of the Rosary in the 1884. That year, he published Superiore Anno, an encyclical which was focused on recitation of the holy rosary. In it, he called for the entire Church to dedicate the whole of the month to the rosary and pray it daily:

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