Father Gabriel Romanelli, pastor of Holy Family parish in Gaza, spoke of “overwhelming feelings of uncertainty” in the wake of the massive attack on Israel launched by Hamas militiamen on October 7.
by Theresa CavicchioMary, Mother of Our Lord Jesus Christ, has merited numerous titles down through the centuries, many very familiar. Sometimes, though, a new title comes our way – a hidden gem revealing to the faithful another jewel in the crown of devotion to Our Lady.
October 31
"Give me an army saying the Rosary and I will conquer the world."
-Pope Pius IX
October 30
"God has fashioned and shaped only one enmity, and that an irreconcilable one, which will endure and even increase, until the end. It is that between the Virgin Mary and the Devil, between the children and servants of the Blessed Virgin and the children and accomplices of Satan; so that the most terrible of the enemies of Satan created by God is Mary, his Blessed Mother."
-St. Louis de Montfort
October 29
"After the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, there is nothing in the Church I love as much as the Rosary."
-Our Lady to Blessed Alan de la Roche
October 28
"Recite your Rosary with faith, with humility, with confidence, and with perseverance."
-St. Bernardine of Siena
October 27
"The greatest method of praying is to pray the Rosary."
-St. Francis de Sales
October 26
"As soon as I received the sword, it turned into a Rosary."
- Bishop Oliver Dashe Doeme of Nigeria,
as reported by Susan Brinkmann
October 25
"In the end, my Immaculate Heart will triumph."
- Our Lady of Fatima to the children at Fatima
October 24
"The Holy Rosary is the storehouse of countless blessings."
-Our Lady to Blessed Alan de la Roche
