Champions of the Rosary Quotes

“The rosary is the easiest way to honor God and the Blessed Virgin. It is the surest way to triumph over spiritual enemies, the most suitable way to progress in virtue and sanctity.”8”
― Donald H. Calloway, Champions of the Rosary: The History and Heroes of a Spiritual Weapon

“The Queen of Heaven informed him: “Wonder not that until now you [St. Dominic] have obtained so little fruit by your labors; you have spent them on a barren soil, not yet watered with the dew of divine grace. When God willed to renew the face of the earth, he began by sending down on it the fertilizing rain of the Angelic Salutation. Therefore, preach my Psalter.”1”
― Donald H. Calloway, Champions of the Rosary: The History and Heroes of a Spiritual Weapon

“The rosary is being prayed perfectly when all the members pray it at the same natural and prayerful pace. This gives the rosary a beautiful rhythm, flow, and harmonious timing that match normal breathing patterns. On the other hand, if one member prays too loudly, allowing his voice and pace to dominate the others, everyone automatically begins to focus on his voice and is no longer able to meditate; the vocal aspect becomes a distraction for all the other members. Similarly, if a person places an emphasis on one particular word of the Hail Mary prayer, it breaks the flow and rhythm of the group’s timing. All of the above aspects should be taken seriously, because a group’s failure to pray the rosary well and harmoniously is often the reason why many people do not join in praying the rosary before or after Mass. Very few people are interested in praying a rosary that is chaotic and a verbal wrestling match.”
― Donald H. Calloway, Champions of the Rosary: The History and Heroes of a Spiritual Weapon

“For the sake of brevity, it is sufficient to note that Mary described the rosary as a song that God loves to hear and a tie that binds us to our spiritual mother.”
― Donald H. Calloway, Champions of the Rosary: The History and Heroes of a Spiritual Weapon

“Everyone can understand how salutary it [the rosary] is, especially in our times wherein sometimes a certain annoyance of the things of the spirit is felt even among the Faithful, and a dislike, as it were, for the Christian doctrine. ~ Pope Pius XI”
― Donald H. Calloway, Champions of the Rosary: The History and Heroes of a Spiritual Weapon

“It is first of all necessary to let the Blessed Virgin Mary take one by the hand to contemplate the Face of Christ: a joyful, luminous, sorrowful and glorious face.1”
― Donald H. Calloway, Champions of the Rosary: The History and Heroes of a Spiritual Weapon

“Saint Thérèse of Lisieux expressed her struggles this way: I feel that I say the rosary so poorly! I make a concentrated effort to meditate on the mysteries of the rosary, but I am unable to focus my concentration. For a long time I was disconsolate about my lack of devotion, which astonished me since I so much loved the Blessed Virgin that it ought to have been easy for me to recite the prayers in her honor that so much pleased her. But now I am less sad, for I think that the Queen of heaven, who is also my Mother, ought to see my good intentions and that she is pleased with them.5”
― Donald H. Calloway, Champions of the Rosary: The History and Heroes of a Spiritual Weapon