Rosary Chain Prayer

 

We are ever grateful to God for Our Lady of Fatima who revealed herself as the ‘Lady of the Holy Rosary’. Last year we celebrated the centenary year of the Fatima event. It was a reliving of that graceful event for every one of us. Mother Mary, Mother of Jesus, gave us the opportunity to pray along with her and with the three children of Fatima. Now, on every first Saturday of the month after the evening Holy Mass a candle light procession, praying the Holy Rosary with the statue of Our Lady of Fatima is conducted at Ross Hill shrine, Visakhapatnam. Since last 24 years the devotees at Ross Hill are organizing the Rosary Chain Prayer without break.

 

      In the present context of disharmony and hopelessness, the Almighty God calls us to sanctification through active listening of His Word, faithful reception of the Sacraments and devotional and meditative recitation of the Redeeming Mysteries of the Holy Rosary. In the introduction to the apostolic letter "Rosary of the Virgin Mary", St John Paul II writes “Simple yet profound, Rosary still remains, at the dawn of this third millennium, a prayer of great significance, destined to bring forth a harvest of Holiness”.

 

      A 'harvest of Holiness' is at our reach when we have the Rosary at the central part of the Catholic Spiritual life. We have rightly the Holy Eucharist at the central part of the Rosary Mysteries. Modern developments and facilities in various fields have scattered and isolated the humanity instead of leading them to live as worthy children of God. Our Life must be changed after the model of Mary’s own life where there is perfect unity with the will of God. When we reflectively pray the Rosary Mysteries we will discover the meaning and value of our daily events of Life.

 Inspired and challenged by this call to pray the Holy Rosary, the devotees of Mother Mary at Ross Hill Shrine, Visakhapatnam under the leadership of Rev. Fr. Velangani Rao Dola MSFS, the Director, continue to organize the Rosary Chain Prayer with the apostolic blessing of our Archbishop Most Rev. Dr. M. Prakash. This year we are at the 24th year of this prayer campaign.

 

       We recommend to you to become a link in this chain prayer by choosing any hour of the day or night for everyday of the month of October 2018 and pray the Rosary for the following proposed intentions. Kindly let us know the time of your participation in this chain prayer at your place, by post or by email. Kindly render your postal address and email ID so that we can be in contact. Finally a most cordial welcome to you and your friends to participate in the Marian Convention at Ross Hill, Visakhapatnam, from 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. on 7th October 2018.

 

 

Intentions – 2018

 

1. We pray for Pope Francis and other leaders of the Church to renew the face of the earth in the power of the Holy Spirit.

 

2. We pray for all the members of the parishes to remain as the strong pillars of the community with common prayers and good works.

 

3. We pray for Christians that they may receive respect and protection from civil and political leaders of the country.

 

4. We pray for all who are distant from catholic community and for all non-believers that they may receive the saving word of God and enter into the Kingdom of God.

 

5. We pray for all world leaders to be enlightened to understand Christianity and protect the Churches.

 

6. We pray for all mass media to be free from uncontrolled use and satanic influences.

 

7. We pray for all poor and isolated people that they may receive love, care and shelter.

 

8. We pray for all bishops that they may instruct well and mutually co-operate with priests to establish unity between bishops, priests and people.

 

9. We pray for all Shepherds and members of the Church to be transformed in the school of Holiness according to the invitation of God, “Be Holy for I am Holy” .

 

10. We pray that all Christian villages may have Priests to proclaim the Word of God and to administer Sacraments.

 

11. We pray for peace and harmony free from moral degradation, wars, natural calamities, accidents and epidemics as we surrender to the Immaculate Heart of Mary the whole world.

 

12. We pray for the Lord's mercy and help to cure Cancer and Aids Patients to prevent these deadly diseases from spreading in the world.

 

13. We pray for all desperate persons due to debts, exam-failures, crop-failures, job failures, love-failures etc., to look beyond problems and sufferings to experience the protection of God.

 

14. We pray for all humanity that they may have air, food and water free from poison

 

15. We pray for all persecuted people that they may forgive one another like Jesus on the Cross and experience peace..

 

16. We pray for all the victims of severe flood in Kerala to experience rebuilding of life through the mercy of God and human solidarity.

 

17. We pray that the humanity may grow strong in the knowledge of the second coming of Christ and live according to the will of God.

 

18. We pray for all Christian parents to bring up their children in spiritual life by daily family prayers and Rosary.

 

19. We pray for all Priests, Religious and Laity to work together to build a strong spiritual community.

 

20. We pray for dignity of women to be safeguarded and free from all harassment.

 

As we offer these intentions along with 20 Rosary Mysteries we shall also offer our personal intentions and the special intentions of those who pray with us as link in Rosary Chain Prayer.

 

 

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