Forty-nine priests: 44 diocesan and 5 Dominicans met at the Dominican Youth Center, General Santos City on 11 October 2011 to grow a little bit in Marian spirituality.
Fr. Rolando M. Castro, OP, professor, Ecclesiastical Faculties, University of Sto. Thomas, Manila was the sharer/spiriter.
October is the month of the rosary.
Mary is a Model of the Rosary because she is the most faithful disciple of the Lord. Like Jesus, Mary was always obedient to God’s will. “Fiat”, let it be done to me according to your word. (cf. Lk. 1:38).
The Rosary is a simple prayer. Christo-centric. A compendium of the Gospel. Meditation/contemplation is essential to the recitation of the rosary. (cf. Apostolic Letter “Rosarium Virginis Mariae”, John Paul II, 2002).
There were instances when the recitation of the rosary helped defeat the enemies of the Catholic Church: La Naval against the Dutch and Lepanto against the Turks.
Thank you, Fr. Roland. Thank you, Fr. Bien, “recruiter” of resource persons. Thank you Dominican Fathers for hosting the recollection.
