About Our Lady of the Rosary
Feast Day: October 7
October 7 is the feast day of Our Lady of the Rosary, also known as Our Lady of Victory. This feast day commemorates a victory at sea to fend off Turkish invaders in the 16th century. Europeans were encouraged to pray the rosary to avoid invasion. Pope St. Pius V attributed the victory to the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary afterwards.
This is a good day to learn more about the rosary and to pray a rosary.
“Give me an army saying the Rosary and I will conquer the world.”
Pope Blessed Pius IX
Resources
Make a Rosary Slide Bracelet or Key-Chain
This craft makes the beads for one decade of the rosary and slide to keep track. It can be carried without getting tangled. Make it in honor of Our Lady of the Rosary.
Learn More about the Rosary
“The Rosary, though clearly Marian in character, is at heart a Christocentric prayer. “
Say a Rosary With Your Family or Youth Group
Learn more about the rosary and how to pray it.
Our Lady of Fatima
Learn about Our Lady of Fatima who encourages us to say the rosary for the poor souls in Purgatory.
