I thought it might be appropriate to consider the promises of the Rosary since we had been exploring devotion to Our Lady in our Rosary Experiment lately.  There are lots of them given in several apparitions.  You can easily find lists of them by googling “Promises of the Rosary,” but I thought I might just pick out a couple and discuss those that really stuck me.

* “The Rosary shall be a powerful armor against hell, it will destroy vice, decrease sin, and defeat heresies.” I love how Our Lady describes the Rosary as armor! It’s a reflection of Ephesians 6 where Paul tells us to put on our spiritual armor.  As I struggle with my vices and imperfections, it makes me so hopeful to know the Rosary destroys vice!! Yeppee!!  Seriously?!  Don’t you need something in your life to weed out the junk?!  I do at least.  :)  And I definitely know there are pretty of heresies in our world that need to be defeated.  

*”The Rosary 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 for eternal things. Oh, that souls would sanctify themselves by this means.” Wow!  What an amazing grace that the Rosary obtains God’s mercy for souls!  Not just for the person praying, but for other souls as well. I know in my life there are some souls that need mercy, and I’m sure you can say the same.  That alone is reason enough to love the Rosary.  I can definitely say I have seen this promise since I have started the Rosary Experiment.  

*”Whoever 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.” What I love about this promise is the phrase “never be conquered by misfortune.”  Do you ever have moments where you just feel like a situation to going to crush you, bury you, just leave you for dead?  Those thoughts of I just can’t take it anymore, those lies that say nothing will ever change… To that Our Lady says that if we are devoted to her in the Rosary, devoted to the mysteries of Christ her Son, Our Lord, that we will NOT be conquered by misfortune.  If you are praying the Rosary, you can have confidence that you will not be conquered by those tough situations!  Isn’t that huge?!  You will remain in the grace of God.  Think about the peace, that love, that is being in the grace of God.    

*”You shall obtain all you ask of me by the recitation of the Rosary.” Again, another HUGE promise.  It doesn’t say you shall obtain some of the things you pray for… Our Lady says she will give you all you ask… That’s right everything!!  The conversion of your husband, the end of abortion, freedom of your debt, the potty training of your three year old, a release from your illness you name it!! Have confidence!  Pray the Rosary knowing in your heart that Our Lady will intercede and obtain all you ask.  Remember the wedding feast of Cana.  There she interceded for the simplest of things, wine. There is no request too large or too small for Our Mother, for your Mother.    

If these promises don’t make you want to pray the Rosary daily, I don’t what will.  I know I read them and was humbled and floored.  I can testify that there has been huge changes in my life just in the short time since I started the Rosary Experiment.  I have seen a huge change in myself, an increased desire for holiness, prayer, and the sacraments.  My husband who wouldn’t pray with me much at all in the beginning of the experiment, now asks me “Can we pray the Rosary together tonight?”  My desire to splurge and buy unnecessary things has decreased so much!  I have a desire to pray much more often and more consistently than want I began.  I have the desire to get back that “first love” that the Book of Revelations chapter 2 refers to.  I have been so much more at peace than I normally am and when bad things happen, I turn to automatically turn to prayer before anything else.  Praise God!  I don’t know about you, but I am so thankful for the Infinite Wisdom of God to give us a mother.  Our Lady truly is our soft place to fall, our refuge, and our way to Jesus.

God love you!  

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