President's Desk
October 2009

THE ROSARY, ANGELS AND MINISTRY UPDATE

I love October as it is the Marian month, the month of the Holy Living Rosary. I thought I’d start this President’s page with some insights that have helped this ministry focus on the Rosary as well as the Priesthood.

To start, just a reminder that at Fatima in 1917, Our Lady said: “I am the Lady of the Rosary. Pray the Rosary everyday to obtain peace for the world.” She also demanded that after each decade we should pray the following prayer: “Oh my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fire of Hell, and lead all souls to Heaven, especially those in most need of thy mercy.”

As I mentioned last month it is Our Blessed Mother that will crush the head of the devil and the Rosary is the scourge of the devil. He is not at peace; he is not safe or comfortable in the presence of the Rosary. St. Padre Pio said “The Rosary is the weapon.” With this “Year for Priests” it is noteworthy that St. Jean-Marie Vianny was seldom seen without a Rosary in his hand.

An interesting note: it takes only 1% of your day to pray the Rosary. Our Lady promised her special protection and the greatest graces to all those who shall recite the Rosary. She said the Rosary shall be a powerful ARMOR against HELL. It will destroy vice, decrease sin and defeat heresies. She also said that if all people would wear the Scapular and pray the Rosary there would be world peace. It would totally defeat the devil.

And now what we live here in the Ministry. Sister Lucia wrote these words to Father Fuent’s:
“God is giving two last remedies to the world. These are the Holy Rosary and devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. If we despise and repulse this ultimate remedy we will not have forgiveness from Heaven because we have committed a sin which the Gospel calls a sin against the holy Ghost … There is no problem no matter how difficult it is, whether temporal or spiritual, in private life, religious communities or of Nations that cannot be resolved through the prayer of the Holy Rosary.”

I would invite you to join the Universal Living Rosary Association@ www.Philomena.org as this is a great way to stay focused on praying the Rosary with millions of people each day. We have to do all we can in this world we are living in today to promote devotion to Our Lady as she is our HOPE. We depend on her here in this ministry all the time. It is very well known that the devil cannot stand up against her. In an exorcism it is Our Lady that always sends him back to…!

I cannot let this month go without mentioning The Archangels and Guardian Angels. Along with Our Blessed Mother, they are always with us to Enlighten, Guard, and Rule and Guide us from cradle to eternity. I am sure you have seen in the past newsletters how important they have been in my life and I am sure, in yours as well. I would invite you to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it to be shared in future letters.

We have had a devastating event put a financial strain on this ministry as I have alluded to in the past; however we are so grateful to our benefactors that have come forward to make sure that the Holy Land Pilgrimage was not affected by it. I will have more on that next month as we leave on October 12th and return on October 23rd with 17 people. As we have been introduced to St. Philomena we are seeing her intercession in this ministry every day. (She was also the Patron Saint of St. John Vianney). She is very well known for her extraordinary intercession in all events in our lives. We are looking forward (as we will never give up trying to pay our pilgrims for any monies they have paid for pilgrimages that either failed or cost money because of cancellations or any situation we incurred that was beyond our control) through her intercession to satisfy these debts.

As I was talking to my banker to make the wire transfer for the Holy Land Trip she shared that her niece that was given only two weeks to live when I was in about three months ago is still alive and going to have surgery on her first birthday. We will keep her in our prayers. Her thanks go to the entire ministry for their prayers and I might add, all that pray their Rosaries for this ministries intentions.

Please be assured of my prayers on this Holy Land Trip.

May God Bless All of You

GAYLE