All Catholics are called to be saints. If we truly want to pursue holiness, we must study the lives of the saints who have gone before us and learn what habits, virtues, and values set them apart. It doesn’t take long to realize that most of the Saints had a deep devotion to Our Mother and prayed the Holy Rosary frequently.
Here are 13 quotes from the Saints that show us the importance of this prayer.
“The Rosary is my favorite prayer.”
– St. John Paul II
“The Rosary is the ‘weapon’ for these times.”
– St. Padre Pio
“When people love and recite the Rosary they find it makes them better.”
– St. Anthony Mary Claret
“The Holy Rosary is a powerful weapon. Use it with confidence and you’ll be amazed at the results.”
– St. Josemaria Escriva
“You must know that when you ‘hail’ Mary, she immediately greets you! Don’t think that she is one of those rude
women of whom there are so many — on the contrary, she is utterly courteous and pleasant. If you greet her,
she will answer you right away and converse with you!”
– St. Bernardine of Siena
“The greatest method of praying is to pray the Rosary.”
– St. Frances de Sales
“When the Holy Rosary is said well, it gives Jesus and Mary more glory
and is more meritorious than any other prayer.”
– St. Louis de Montfort
“Among all the devotions approved by the Church, none has been favored by so many miracles as
the devotion of the most Holy Rosary. “
– St. Alphonsus Liguori
“Give me an army saying the Rosary and I will conquer the world.”
– Blessed Pope Pius IX
“The Rosary is a school for learning true Christian perfection.”
– Pope St. John XXIII
“I take refuge, then, in prayer, and turn to Mary, and our Lord always triumphs.”
– St. Therese of Lisieux
“If you persevere in reciting the Rosary, this will be a most probable sign of your eternal salvation.”
– Blessed Alan de la Roche
“There is no problem, I tell you, no matter how difficult it is, that we cannot solve by the prayer of the Holy Rosary.”
– Sister Lucia, of the seers of Fatima
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