Testament.
Through the beads we follow the lives of
Mary and Jesus.
We follow Mary from the day the Archangel
Gabriel came to ask her to become the
Mother of Christ, to the day she was
crowned Queen of Heaven.
We follow Jesus from the moment the Holy
Spirit came down on Mary, through His
childhood, His public life, His cruel death on
the cross, the joy of Easter when He rose
from the dead, to the day he ascended to
Heaven in glory.
Mary waits for your prayers. If you speak to
her she always listens. She is our mother.
When you pray the Rosary, begin by telling
Mary what you would like her to use your
prayers for - and then think about the
stories that are hidden in the beads.
Rosary in our hearts and the beads in our hands, we can even stop wars.
If we only knew how powerful this prayer is - we would never want to put the beads
down.
The Mysteries of Light
In October 2002, Pope John Paul II added the 'Mysteries of Light' to the Holy Rosary,
calling on us to pray the Rosary daily - for our families, and for world peace.
'On August 6th, 1945, the first bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. People exposed within half a mile of the
fireball were seared to bundles of smoking black char in a fraction of a second as their internal organs boiled
away. Nearly 100,000 died instantly. On August 9th, 1945, the second bomb fell on Nagasaki. Seventy
thousand people died immediately...... the dead ....were more fortunate than the survivors , whose exposure to
the bomb would have lifetime effects.
Fr. Hubert Schiffer, a Jesuit priest, was 30 years old when he was within the one mile epicentre of the atomic
explosion in Hiroshima, where he was assigned to the parish of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Three other fellow Jesuits, Frs. Lasalle, Kleinsore and Cieslik were still alive and well over 30 years later. It
was inexplicable that of the hundreds of thousands of people within a radius of one mile of the explosion they
were the only survivors, and that none of the priests were affected by the radiation. Moreover, the parish
house which was only eight houses from the centre of the explosion remained standing when all surrounding
buildings were completely demolished.
More than two hundred scientists examined Fr. Schiffer, ( who later died in 1982), but were unable to explain
how he had survived. The doctors and scientists heard again and again from him the same response to their
many questions: "As missionaries we were trying to live the message of Our Lady of Fatima. We therefore
prayed the Rosary every day!"
In the centre of the rebuilt city of Hiroshima stands a Marian Memorial Shrine. Its 15 stained glass windows
depict the fifteen mysteries of the Rosary. Fr. Schiffer's firm belief was that their devotion to the Virgin Mary
had protected them and he gave the hope that even if an atomic war ( with the possible "annihilation of
nations"), should come, those who fulfill her messages may expect extraordinary, even miraculous protection
from her.'
- from the book The Last Help before the End of Time by Prof. Courtenay Bartholomew
"Dear children! God gives me this time as a gift to you, so that I may instruct and
lead you on the path of salvation. Dear children, now you do not comprehend this
grace, but soon a time will come when you will lament for these messages. That is
why, little children, live all of the words which I have given you through this time of
grace and renew prayer, until prayer becomes a joy for you. Especially, I call all
those who have consecrated themselves to my Immaculate Heart to become an
example to others. I call all priests and religious brothers and sisters to pray the
rosary and to teach others to pray. The rosary, little children, is especially dear to
me. Through the rosary open your heart to me and I am able to help you.
Thank you for having responded to my call."
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