Monday, October 01, 2012

Month of October – Month of the Holy Rosary.

The rosary will be recited publically each day at 11.45am in Saint Mary’s Church and before the 10.00am morning Mass/Service at Saint Anthony in Onchan.

The Rosary is essentially a Christ-centred prayer; it reflects on the ‘mysteries’ or particular moments of the Lord’s life and, through the eyes of Mary, we are asked to wonder at the marvels of God’s love for each one of us. As Mary says in her great Song of Praise, the Magnificat (see Luke Chapter 2 ), ‘ the Almighty has done great things for me; and Holy is His Name’. True devotion to ,and love of, the Blessed Virgin Mary always leads us closer to her Son, Our Lord Jesus.