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A friend of mine heard if you pray a Rosary
before the Blessed Sacrament in Adoration
(during
exposition), that you will release one soul from
Purgatory.
We don't know where this possible
revelation is from, and so far, I can't
find it online.
Do you know if this is true?
M. and M.B.
{
Will praying a Rosary
before the Blessed Sacrament in Adoration release one soul from
Purgatory? }
Mike replied:
Hi Monica and Mary Beth,
We don't know if this is true for sure, but because of the power of the
Rosary, we wouldn't doubt the possibility. When I talk about the power of the Rosary, I'm not talking as a pious Catholic but referring to Our Blessed Mother's own words to St. Dominic.
It was in the year 1214 that the
Church received the Rosary in
its present form and according
to the method we use today. It
was given to the Church by St.
Dominic, who had received it from
the Blessed Virgin as a means
of converting the Albigensians
and other sinners. Saint Dominic,
seeing that the gravity of people's
sins was hindering the conversion
of the Albigensians, withdrew
into a forest near Toulouse, where
he prayed continuously for three
days and three nights. During
this time he did nothing but weep
and did harsh penances in order
to appease the anger of God. At this point our Lady appeared to
him, accompanied by three angels,
and she said,
"Dear Dominic, do you know which
weapon the Blessed Trinity
wants to use to reform the
world?"
"Oh, my Lady," answered
Saint Dominic, "you know
far better than I do, because
next to your Son Jesus Christ,
you have always been the chief
instrument of our salvation."
Then Our Lady replied, "I
want you to know that, in this kind
of warfare, the principal
weapon has always been the Angelic
Psalter (nowadays: the Rosary), which is the foundation-stone
of the New Testament. Therefore,
if you want to reach these hardened
souls and win them over to God,
preach my Psalter."
So he arose, comforted, and burning
with zeal for the conversion of
the people in that district, he
headed straight for the cathedral.
At once, unseen angels rang the
bells to gather the people together,
and Saint Dominic began to preach.
The Psalter Our Blessed Mother was referring to, we know today as the Rosary.
Get one on-line today for free.
If you or any family [and/or] friends have a devotion to the
Holy Souls, check out one of my other internet apostolates:
I am working with my colleague Brian to initiate
an array of Purgatory Prayer Programs across the United States. If you do have a devotion to the Holy Souls, stop by our site and ask for one of our free Purgatory Prayer Program Starter-kits.
