The Mother of God brings healing to a child — and touches the heart of a family. L to R: Eric and Andrea Paul and their son ...

which depicts the Mother of God and the Child Jesus giving rosaries to St. Dominic and St. Catherine of Siena. Calling the shrine’s founder, Blessed Bartolo Longo, “an apostle of the rosary ...

And grant us your salvation. As circumstances suggest, the celebrant may begin with an explanation of the blessing. Someone reads a text of sacred Scripture, such as the following. Lk 2:51b-52 ...

The handling of beads in times of prayer is an old and widespread tradition, the passing of beads between fingers to count and help with concentration. The Rosary fulfills this tradition within ...