Mary Vitamin for October 6th
Topic: The Path to Every Virtue
Quote:
"O beads of the Rosary of my mother, I clutch you to my breast and kiss you with veneration. You are the path leading to every virtue."
Meditation:
Bl. Bartolo discovered the way to virtue. At one time steeped in evil, his decisive turning away from a life of sin came with the tolling of an angelus bell. Despite his conversion, he feared that the power of evil had a permanent hold upon him. His peace of mind was restored by the promise of St. Dominic:
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Promoters of the Rosary will not be lost.
Bl. Bartolo became a promoter of the Rosary.
His life is marked not only by prayer but by great apostolic and charitable activities. He founded the city of Pompeii (very much like another Don Bosco) where he took care of the abandoned children of criminals by providing them with homes and an education. However, Bl. Bartolo Longo considered providing an education in the Rosary his most important work.
It is from the life and prayer of Bl. Bartolo Longo that the Holy Father John Paul II suggested the devotion of the Luminous Mysteries.
Resolution:
Today, for that elusive virtue, the one that is the most difficult for me to practice, I will turn to the powerful Rosary and entrust my desire for virtue to this prayer. I will remember the inspiring example of Bl. Bartolo
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Longo.
Marian Vow:
Father Stefano Manelli, FI
"Therefore, the Rosary, with its constant rhythm of 10, 50, 100 and 200 Hail Marys, is the prayer which best expresses this union with Mary, which better than every other places one in direct communion with Her in the contemplation of the Incarnation (joyful mysteries), of Revelation (luminous mysteries), of Redemption (sorrowful mysteries), of Glorification (glorious mysteries). This direct communion with Her, aligned with the rhythms of the Hail Mary, exactly constitutes that precious work of assimilation to Her, as St. Maximilian also teaches when he says: Converse often with Her and you will be transformed into Her (SK 1367)."
I give this resolution to the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Thanks be to God for graces received.
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Deacon John
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