Bl. Alan de la Roche & Preaching the Holy Rosary. *New* "Interactive Rosary" Live Record for Daily Prayer of the Decade of the Rosary now available.
Quick review of five promises of the Blessed Mother to those who recite, propagate and advocate for the Holy Rosary.
THE ROSARY HOUR PODCAST NEWSLETTER [COMPLINE EDITION]
ETERNAL WISDOM
Blessed Alan de la Roche1 (Educational citation from thedivinemercy.org)
“According to Fr. Calloway, MIC, Blessed Alan received visions from Jesus, Our Lady, and St. Dominic, all of whom implored him to help restore this devotion to its former prominence in the preaching of the Dominican Order and the prayer lives of the faithful. Blessed Alan was at first reluctant to carry out their wishes, Fr. Calloway writes, but Jesus rebuked Blessed Alan because he had been given the knowledge and ability to carry out this task, and yet was choosing not to undertake it. Father Calloway shares St. Louis de Montfort's account of this exchange between Jesus and Blessed Alan”:
One day when he [Blessed Alan] was saying Mass, Our Lord, who wished to spur him on to preach the holy rosary, spoke to him in the Sacred Host:
"How can you crucify me again so soon?" Jesus said.
"What did you say, Lord?" asked Blessed Alan, horrified.
"You crucified me once before by your sins," answered Jesus, "and I would willingly be crucified again rather than have my Father offended by the sins you used to commit.
You are crucifying me again now because you have all the learning and understanding that you need to preach my mother's Rosary, and you are not doing so.
If you only did this you could teach many souls the right path and lead them away from sin - but you are not doing it."
Our Lady also spoke to Blessed Alan, imploring him to preach her Rosary:
"You were a great sinner in your youth," she said, "but I obtained the grace of your conversion from my Son. Had such a thing been possible I would have liked to have gone through all kinds of suffering to save you because converted sinners are a glory to me. And I would have done this also to make you worthy of preaching the rosary far and wide."
Finally, St. Dominic, the founder of the Dominicans (and of the Rosary), appeared to him, too, urging Blessed Alan to renew this devotion because preaching the Rosary will bear fruit and will save souls:
Saint Dominic appeared to Blessed Alan as well and told him of the great results of his [own] ministry:
he [St. Dominic] had preached the holy rosary unceasingly, his sermons had borne great fruit and many people had been converted during his missions.
He said to Blessed Alan:
"See the wonderful results I have had through preaching the Holy Rosary! You and all those who love Our Lady ought to do the same so that, by means of this holy practice of the Rosary, you may draw all people to the real science of the virtues."2
THE ROSARY HOUR PODCAST NEWSLETTER: THE SCHOOL OF OUR LADY
25 MARCH 2023 [SENT AUTOMATICALLY VIA BY SUBSTACK]
Solemnity of the Annunciation of Our Lord to Our Lady by the Angel Gabriel
LIVE RECORD RELEASED ON CHANNEL 2 at MIDNIGHT: MARCH 25
INTERACTIVE ROSARY: [ABOUT THIS VIDEO]In this video, Fr. Peter / Amelia pray the First Joyful Mystery.Gap-of-silence in the video allows any child / family / group etc. to insert own intention prior to commencing with all the Rosary prayers;
Need help assisting those new to praying the Holy Rosary?
Share this *new video* [CLICK HERE], an abbreviated version of yesterday’s video for those who graduate from the one posted to the Digital Café: [CLICK HERE]
This video encourages the Daily Prayer of ONE DECADE of the Rosary with the help of Amelia & Fr. Peter3.
We invite you to direct others to our Rosary YouTube library so that you have “the learning” & basic “understanding that you need” to tell others about Jesus’s mother's Rosary: [CLICK HERE]
[BONUS] SAMPLE VIDEO LESSON GUIDE FOR ROSARY PRESENTATION4
Five (of the fifteen)5 "faithful promises" made by Our Lady "to those who pray the Holy Rosary" (As given by Our Lady to Saint Dominic and Blessed Alan de la Roche)6:
Whoever 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.
You shall obtain all you ask of me by the recitation of the Rosary.
AND
All those who propagate the holy Rosary shall be aided by me in their necessities.
I have obtained from my Divine Son that all the advocates of the Rosary shall have for intercessors the entire celestial court during their life and at the hour of death.7
SAMPLE OF FUTURE RESOURCES FOR THIS VIDEO PRESENTATION:
VIDEO TRANSCRIPT + WALK THROUGH:
In future posts, our team will slowly explore aspects of the Rosary prayers in the "Interactive Rosary" video led by Amelia & Fr. Peter w/ scrapbook handouts and Dr. Bailey’s May articles. More from Rembrandt as he continues to reflect on all five of the Joyful Mysteries & Fra Angelico, helping you have the tools needed to assist others in rediscovering this beautiful prayer.8
THE ANNUNCIATION: WHAT YOU NEVER HEARD
Just posted on March 25 is Fr. Alar’s talk on “The Annunciation” which we look forward to watching with you and we’ll update notes at a later time.
IN OUR NEXT POSTS:
INVITATIONS TO JOIN IN PRAYER IN OPO & YYZ @9 for HOLY WEEK from our podcast guest pastors in the Archdiocese of Braga & Toronto.
*Live Record segments with Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson will talk about reading she releases her new book “Reading for the Love of God”.
FOOTNOTES
“His name, literally translated, is "Alan of the Rock," and this venerable Dominican was certainly a touchstone of devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary and her holy Rosary. Blessed Alan was a Dominican priest who lived in 15th-century France and helped re-establish the devotion of the Rosary that had been given to St. Dominic by Our Lady two centuries earlier (in 1208) in Prouille, France.” CITATION SOURCE: https://www.thedivinemercy.org/articles/visions-rosary
REPOSTED A SEGMENT FOR EDUCATIONAL USE PURPOSES FOR THE ROSARY HOUR PODCAST NEWSLETTER w/ STYLE GUIDE EDITS CONSISTENT WITH PREVIOUS POSTS. CITATION SOURCED FROM https://thedivinemercy.org. Copyright © 2023 Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the B.V.M. All rights reserved. See Footnote #1.
BELOW IS THE FULL LIST OF PROMISES:
Whoever 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 armour against hell; it will destroy vice, decrease sin, and defeat heresies.
It will cause virtue and 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 of 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.
Whoever shall recite the Rosary devoutly, applying himself to the consideration of its 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.
Those who are faithful to recite the Rosary shall have during their life and at their death the light of God and the plenitude of His graces; at the moment of death they shall participate in the merits of the saints in paradise.
I shall deliver from Purgatory those who have been devoted to the Rosary.
The faithful children of the Rosary shall merit a high degree of glory in Heaven.
You shall obtain all you ask of me by the recitation of the Rosary.
All those who propagate the holy Rosary shall be aided by me in their necessities.
I have obtained from my Divine Son that all the advocates of the Rosary shall have for intercessors the entire celestial court during their life and at the hour of death.
All who recite the Rosary are my sons, and brothers of my only Son Jesus Christ.
Devotion of my Rosary is a great sign of predestination.
ABOUT THE "DECADE ROSARY"
Using the Church approved text from Children's Rosary ®, by: Dr. Blythe Kaufman, founder of Children's Rosary, and with some added prayers suggested by the Saints and/or invoking the Saints & the Catechism, this video can become a regular part of anyone’s “Daily Prayer” routine as Fr. Peter / Amelia guide them through "ONE DECADE" of the Holy Rosary every morning / afternoon / or evening.
To pray the entire Rosary, add 4 more decades to this video exemplar. Dr. Kaufman explains in this video posted last evening. Thank you for sharing with others:
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In your classroom, parish group, prayer group, spiritual director, formation group, home school, RCIA group, Rosary group, moms / dads / youth groups, discuss how sharing this post might connect to the above promises.
Create a timeframe: set a goal for daily prayer of the Decade Rosary that works for your classroom / students / schedule for the remainder of Lent and beyond:
i.e. from Sunday March 27 to First Saturday April 1
i.e. from April 1 to next First Saturday May 6, etc.
THIS VIDEO LESSON is DEDICATED TO HIS EMINENCE: CARDINAL COLLINS who departed from his post today. Our team wishes him all the best in this new chapter of his ministry. Cardinal Collins taught our children to pray the Angelus in 2020-2021. 🙏🏻 He modelled for 15 months on the Livestream during the pandemic "how-to-pray" 5 Decades of the Holy Rosary before the Blessed Sacrament after the Daily Mass. We thank him for teaching us so many things; and most of all, for his prayers and powerful witness of Faith. ❤️
KAREN ROCHA shared the link to the INSTALLATION MASS IN TORONTO TODAY: Cardinal Collins, who moves to a new chapter in his Ministry was mentioned by the MOST REV. FRANCIS LEO, the new ARCHBISHOP of TORONTO, Canada. [CLICK HERE].
VIEW ST. MICHAEL’S CATHEDRAL 10H00 Installation Mass below: