Mary Queen of the Rosary

The month of October holds a great significance in our Catholic Church as we celebrate the Feast of our Lady of the Rosary and thus consider this as a month of Rosary.  Rosary is not an empty formula which we recite without understanding or knowing its value. It is in fact a devotion and a valuable and lovely form of prayer which unites us with Jesus’ life in a more profound manner.

When we pray the rosary we are like little children on Mary’s lap mumbling her praises, delighting in her nearness as she too delights in our presence. Rosary is not something new to our blessed Mother for it is a weapon given by her to St. Dominic assuring him, that whatever is asked through the rosary, it will be given.  Even though we do not fully understand, we absorb the redemptive truth of our faith.  Mary does not mind our distractions, but appreciates our efforts in spending those precious moments of love with her while praying the rosary.

Every catholic feels privileged to pray this prayer which binds him or her with Jesus and Mary. We too, the Sisters and novices in Sacred Heart Training Centre feel the same as we express our love  to our blessed Mother by keeping up the month of the Rosary. In fact, we believe that Mary is our most holy mother and sole inspirer of our Institute. It is because of her intervention that our Congregation came into existence and our presence in this Institute is also her most desired plan and so living our lives as, “A living monument of gratitude to our blessed Mother” gives justice to our founder St. John Bosco’s saying.

The feast of our Lady of the Rosary was celebrated in a special manner by the beautifully animated prayer moments and Eucharistic celebration. The candle light rosary with the Maria Vihar Boarders was also an act of love to our blessed Mother. During the whole month the daily rosary was beautifully animated, keeping in mind the missionary month as well. This gave us opportunities to be creative and in our own way prove our love and devotion to our heavenly Mother. At the end of this month we, as her dear daughters, would wish to say only this, “Dear mother, bless us your loving daughters with peace, joy and enable us to spread the fragrance of your love to all around us.”