Buenos Aires, Argentina, Oct 18, 2010 / 15:57 pm
Archbishop Jose Luis Mollaghan of Rosario, Argentina wrote in a pastoral letter that the recitation of the Rosary helps Catholics face life's hardships and sufferings.
In his letter to priests, religious and the faithful, Archbishop Mollaghan said, “The Rosary is a prayer of contemplation on the life of Jesus, throughout the path of salvation, recalling and meditating upon the mysteries of joy, light, sorrow and glory.”
The archbishop noted Pope Benedict XVI’s exhortation to pray the Rosary during the month of October, the month of the Rosary. He said that in the Marian prayer, the laity can find a respite for their hurried lives and a source of true peace for every person and family.
Mary always intercedes for our needs, the archbishop said referring to Pope John Paul II’s encyclical, “Redemptoris Mater” (Mother of the Redeemer). “Mary places herself between her Son and mankind in the reality of our hardships and sufferings. She places herself in the middle - she becomes a mediator not as a stranger, but in her role as true mother, aware that as such she makes present to her Son the needs of mankind.”