Posted on 10/07/2014 9:09:11 PM PDT by Morgana
Since today is the feast of the Holy Rosary, in this post I'd like to remind us that the rosary is a powerful weapon in our battle against unchastity and in particular pornography.
“To recite the rosary,” wrote Pope John Paul II, “is nothing other than to contemplate with Mary the face of Christ.” To commit to praying the rosary, perhaps even daily, is to commit to spending fifteen to twenty minutes in quiet contemplation.
Quieting the Mind
Often those who use pornography habitually say they experience an inner disquiet that can make contemplation seem almost impossible. The rosary is a practical and beautiful way to reverse that problem, to begin quieting our minds and our passions.
Some people dismiss the rosary as too simple, a prayer for blue-haired church ladies. Though it’s true that the rosary is a humble prayer, this is by no means a defect. Consider the humble offering of the young boy who volunteered five barley loaves to our Lord (John 6:9).
That too was a simple offering, but its result was magnificent! In the same way, when we offer the five decades of the rosary to Jesus through the hands of our Blessed Mother, what can he not do?
The famous words of one bishop, Hugh Doyle, are appropriate here: “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.”
I'd like to encourage us to offer a holy rosary today for all those affected by the sin of pornography: consumers, producers, and the victims who call themselves "stars."
Let's conclude by taking a look at five powerful quotes about the rosary that I hope will inspire you (and me) to greater devotion.
5 Quotes About the Rosary
1. "If you say the Holy Rosary every day, with a spirit of faith and love, our Lady will make sure she leads you very far along her Son's path." — St. Josemaria Escriva
2. "The Rosary is a powerful weapon to put the demons to flight and to keep oneself from sin. . . . If you desire peace in your hearts, in your homes, and in your country, assemble each evening to recite the Rosary. Let not even one day pass without saying it, no matter how burdened you may be with many cares and labors." — Pope Pius XI
3. The Rosary is the Weapon. — St. Pio
4. The Rosary is the most beautiful and the most rich in graces of all prayers; it is the prayer that touches most the Heart of the Mother of God . . . and if you wish peace to reign in your homes, recite the family Rosary. — Pope Saint Pius X
5. "The rosary is the book of the blind, where souls see and there enact the greatest drama of love the world has ever known; it is the book of the simple, which initiates them into mysteries and knowledge more satisfying than the education of other men; it is the book of the aged, whose eyes close upon the shadow of this world, and open on the substance of the next. The power of the rosary is beyond description." — Venerable Fulton Sheen
Today offer a rosary for all those addicted to pornography as well as those who are in the industry.
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Matt Fradd works for Covenant Eyes, and is the author of the new book Delivered: True Stories of Men and Women who Turned from Porn to Purity. He is also the founder of The Porn Effect (www.theporneffect.com) a site dedicated to exposing the reality behind the fantasy of porn and offering help to those seeking authentic sexual liberation.
Read more from Matt at his website www.mattfradd.com.
Yep, praying over beads will keep may from lusting.
Faith and prayer can help... I don’t beads have any power
It’s not the beads Gerry, it’s the prayers you pray. The beads help you remember when to say them. It does quiet the mind. I know.
I can fully believe that.
It also lowers blood pressure from what I’ve been told.
Prayer and meditation does lower my blood pressure, and I manage to do it without beads ... imagine that.
Prayer and medication?
LOL! Mayhap ... but you know I meant meditation. ... my bad.
Prayer and mastication: chew each bite carefully thirty times.
Was wondering if you were a Statler Brother fan. Remember their album with the church sign that said something about a “Church dinner on Tuesday Prayer and medication to follow”
LOL!
Rosary Ping!
Amazing how this post was side tracked with great dispatch.
Got wood?
Fortunately or unfortunately (depending on your perspective), I have been an aficionado of classical music all my life and am not familiar with the Statler Brothers. Mayhap I should broaden my musical horizons.
neoFletcherist!
>> an aficionado of classical music
Okay, trivia question for fun: Regarding the sound track covering the SAS mission from Patriot Games; what movement does it plagiarize?
A related and more obscure trivia question hinting the epoch: What did the composer think of Bernstein’s interpretation of the same composition?
I was just listening to a very simple composition meant for beginners. I was written hundreds of years ago. The Praeludium 1st movement, piano by J.S. Bach. It’s a simple vehicle that takes you throughout the entire scale and tonality structure. I’m untrained, but I love this piece and can listen to it at each day’s end. I like watching someone play it on youtube.
The beads aren’t necessary at all. I have five digits on each hand, so it’s actually easier to pray the prayers of the Rosary without beads. It’s not that complicated.
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