Mar. 15 -Wk 2, Day 5

[MariaChristi]

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Anyone besides me think this week is going faster than last week? :) Let us read St. Louis De Montfort's words again:

1. Each day of the second week they should endeavor in all their prayers and works to acquire an understanding of the Blessed Virgin and ask the Holy Spirit for this grace. They may read and meditate upon what we have already said about her. They should recite daily the Litany of the Holy Spirit and the Ave Maris Stella as during the first week. In addition they will say at least five decades of the Rosary for greater understanding of Mary.

While posting the Litany to the Holy Spirit and the Ave Maris Stella, I didn't mention daily praying of the Rosary. Perhaps like me you try to do that each day, all the time. If not, maybe you will begin to love the Rosary as a means to grow in love for Jesus and Mary. Bl. John Paul II wrote an Apostolic Letter "On the Most Holy Rosary" in which he says:

The Rosary, though clearly Marian in character, is at heart a Christocentric prayer. In the sobriety of its elements, it has all the depth of the Gospel message in its entirety, of which it can be said to be a compendium. It is an echo of the prayerof Mary, her perennial Magnificat for the work of the redemptive Incarnation which began in her virginal womb. With the Rosary, the Christian people sits at the school of Mary and is led to contemplate the beauty on the face of Christ and to experience the depths of his love. Through the Rosary the faithful receive abundant grace, as though from the very hands of the Mother of the Redeemer. (Full text of the Letter [HERE](http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/apost_letters/documents/hf_jp-ii_apl_20021016_rosarium-virginis-mariae_en.html))

Let us continue to pray to the Holy Spirit and to our Mother, with confidence in their help:
Litany of the Holy Spirit can be found [HERE](https://www.ewtn.com/devotionals/pentecost/pent13.htm)
Ave Maris Stella (in English) [HERE](http://www.chantcd.com/lyrics/hail_star_sea.htm)

 

[tawny]

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Anyone besides me think this week is going faster than last week? :) Let us read St. Louis De Montfort's words again:

While posting the Litany to the Holy Spirit and the Ave Maris Stella, I didn't mention daily praying of the Rosary. Perhaps like me you try to do that each day, all the time. If not, maybe you will begin to love the Rosary as a means to grow in love for Jesus and Mary. Bl. John Paul II wrote an Apostolic Letter "On the Most Holy Rosary" in which he says:

Let us continue to pray to the Holy Spirit and to our Mother, with confidence in their help:
Litany of the Holy Spirit can be found [HERE](https://www.ewtn.com/devotionals/pentecost/pent13.htm)
Ave Maris Stella (in English) [HERE](http://www.chantcd.com/lyrics/hail_star_sea.htm)

Praying with all.