Rosary Sunday.
The Holy Rosary.
"A great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of stars." — Apoc. xii. I.
SYNOPSIS.
Ex. : I. John's vision. II. Origin of Rosary. III. Division.
I. Its enemies : i. Names of Mary and God. 2. Idolatry. 3. Senseless repetition.
II. Prayers: 1. Vocal and mental. 2. Prayers of Rosary. 3. Meditations.
III. Excellence: 1. Suitable to all. 2. Support in need. 3. Its victories.
Per.: 1. Theory and practice. 2. Practice without merit. 3. Worthy practice.
SERMON.
"And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of stars. And being in labor she was in pain to be delivered. And there was another sign in heaven — the red dragon Satan ready to devour the fruit of her womb. And when she brought forth there was a great battle in heaven, wherein the angels of God cast out Satan and his angels. And I heard a voice saying: Now is come salvation and strength and the kingdom of God and the power of His Christ." Such, my brethren, is the account, in the twelfth chapter of the Apocalypse, of Mary's first glorious victory over the enemy of mankind. History has repeated itself since then, for in the thirteenth century we again be
