Sister Lucia

Say the Rosary every day to obtain world peace and the end of the war. (May 13, 1917).

Every person of good will can and should say the Rosary every day. It can be said in church, either with or without the Blessed Sacrament solemnly exposed, either with the family or in private. It can even be said when walking about or traveling.

To say the Rosary is within the grasp of all, rich or poor, learned or unlearned. It can serve as spiritual nourishment throughout the day in that by meditating on the mysteries which we recall in each decade, we sustain and increase in our souls Faith, Hope, and Charity.

I want you to say the Rosary every day.
(June 13, 1917).

We should say the Rosary every day, as we all have need of prayer and are obliged to pray.

If we cannot obtain our salvation by a blameless life, we should do so at least by the practice of penance.

Thus, the little daily sacrifice we make and offer to God in saying the Rosary is added to the prayer by which we beg, “Our Father who art in Heaven… Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us,” “Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.”

I want you to continue saying the Rosary every day.”
(July 13, 1917).

Our Lady insists on our persevering in prayer. It is not enough to pray once in a while; we must pray always, that is, every day, with faith and confidence, because every day we are guilty of certain faults, and therefore we must have recourse to God daily to beg His pardon and obtain His help.

I want you to continue saying the Rosary every day.
(August 19, 1917).

Our Lady keeps insisting on our saying the Rosary because she is aware of our inconstancy in doing good. She knows our frailty and our needs, and as a Mother, she extends her hand to support our faltering steps on the road that leads to salvation–the road of prayer which is the way to our encounter with God. Consequently, she has taught us to say at the end of each decade, “O my Jesus, forgive us our sins. Save us from the fire of Hell, and lead all souls to Heaven, especially those most in need of Thy mercy.”

Continue saying the Rosary to obtain the end of the war.
(September 13, 1917).

By insisting on the Rosary, Our Lady indicates the great need we have of prayer to obtain the graces of peace among nations and peoples, in families and homes, and above all, peace of conscience and reconciliation of souls with God.

Only divine light, strength and grace, penetrating our hearts and souls, can lead us to sincere and mutual understanding, consideration and assistance. This is also the one means by which a true and lasting peace can be attained among nations. But to achieve this end, we must PRAY!

I want you to continue saying the Rosary every day.
(October 13, 1917).

Our Lady requests the recitation of the Rosary because it is a prayer that can daily draw us nearer to God–a prayer directed to the Blessed Trinity, that is not only Marian but Biblical and Eucharistic as well.

For in the course of each decade, we say the “Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost,” the “Our Father,” which Christ taught us as the prayer to be directed with confidence to the Eternal Father, and the “Hail Mary,” which is a prayer that both praises God and pleads with Him through Mary’s intercession. “Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.” Thus we salute Mary in the context of the mystery of our Redemption wrought in her by God–the mystery by which she became the Mother of God, Mother of the Church and Mother of men.

Finally, Mary was the first tabernacle wherein the Eternal Father enclosed His Word–the first monstrance and the first altar whereon Our Lord is forever exposed to our loving adoration.