Earlier this year as i was returning to the friary from my summer assignment i found a package in my mailbox from fr. Champions of the rosary is beautiful, edifying, inspiring, apologetic, and like the rosary itself, a treasure of the church. John paul ii, wrote important documents on the rosary and helped spread the devotion far and wide pope leo xiii wrote eleven encyclicals on the rosary, and st. Donald calloway has one of the most amazing conversion stories ive ever come across. With the aid of books on how to pray the rosary and its mysteries you are better able to focus on the rosarys meditations and draw greater value from your prayer time. Pdf champions of the rosary download full pdf book download. It enshrines the saving mysteries of the godman and has the power to defeat evil, conquer sin, and bring about peace. In a couple of days i would be taking a silent retreat at a trappist monastery and was in need of some spiritual reading, so the unexpected book. Champions of the rosary, the latest book by bestselling author fr. Recently, i sat down with one of the chief promoters of the rosary in our day, fr. Donald calloway offers a dynamic and easytoread book on the rosary sword of mary. The history and heroes of a spiritual weapon debbie has produced the rosary book that i always wished existed and now it does. Throughout the life of the church, many men and women have become great saints and helped change the course of human history by the power of the rosary. These 26 people, from all walks of life wrote about, or contributed to the promotion or defence of this prayer practice.
Calloway has written what is probably the most comprehensive book ever written on the rosary. Champions of the rosary is a rich treasure for the church. The book is being acclaimed as the most comprehensive book ever written on the subject since it highlights all the great champions of the rosary throughout history, and also recounts the many battles, victories, and miracles the rosary has brought about over the centuries. He asked our lady to give him insights into the rosary so that he could touch hearts through his preaching and help people fall in love with jesus and his church. From the bestselling author of the classic catholic conver. Franciscan university presents champions of the rosary with.
Yet, it is important for you to know that this new book is not only about them, but also about you. He was a modern day augustine, wrapped up in all the wrong things and even getting deported from japan because things got so bad. It has the power to conquer sin, defeat evil, and bring about peace. The third section of the book explains why and how to pray the rosary. Rosary books help you to expand on your knowledge of this catholic devotion and helps to deepen your prayer life. And finally the third section of the book is information on praying the rosary.
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