Episode 25: Papal Teachings on the Rosary

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The books recommended in this episode are:

1. Consueverunt Romani Pontifices by St. Pius V
2. Supremi Apostolatus Officio (Vatican website) by Leo XIII
3. Latitiae sanctae (Vatican website) by Leo XIII
4. Marialis cultus (Vatican website) by St Paul VI
5. Rosarium Virginis Mariae (Vatican website) by St. John Paul II

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The memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary is celebrated on October 7 in the General Roman Calendar. Moreover, for the last 140 years, the Catholic Church has consecrated October to the Holy Queen of the Rosary. During October, therefore, we might want to do some spiritual reading on praying the Rosary. The most authoritative writings on the subject are the papal bulls and letters on the Rosary. These go back to St. Pius V. In them, the popes exhort the faithful to pray the Rosary on account of its manifold efficacy. They teach that it secures Mary’s intercession, unites us to Christ in his mysteries, strengthens Christian life, builds up the Church, and transforms society.

Here is Five Books for Catholics’ selection of the five most representative papal documents on the Rosary.

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