The Rosary – a school of trust and peace
Brothers and sisters,
On 7 October, we will celebrate the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. On this day, the Word of God leads us to the heart of Christian prayer, where, after the Ascension of the Lord, the community of the Apostles gathers in the Upper Room to pray persistently and with one accord together with the Virgin Mary, Mother of our Lord Jesus Christ (Acts 1:14). On this day, therefore, we are presented with the image of the praying Church: a community that waits, that trusts, that prays together with the Virgin Mary.
In the Gospel of Luke, the words of the angel’s announcement are heard once more: “Hail, Mary, full of grace! The Lord be with you.”
The Virgin Mary welcomes the mystery with faith, even though she does not fully understand its meaning. Her ‘Fiat’ is an expression of trust in the fulfilment of salvation. And this month we can join Mary in her trust, for the Rosary is, after all, a school of trust, listening, silence and meditation in the company of Mary, the disciple of the Son of God.
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