The Family rosary

The Rosary can be said alone, as a strictly private devotion. It can be said also in common with others, especially in the family circle-a longstanding Catholic practice, the restoration of which is urged upon every Catholic family where it has been neglected. One of the most reassuring signs of our times is the renewal of devotion to the Rosary both in individual lives and in the family circle, in places of business and in institutions. The apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima and the ever-present threat of atomic warfare have opened the eyes of many to the need of recourse to God and the restoration of a real Catholic family life.

For centuries it was the custom for Catholic fathers and mothers to kneel each evening with their children and any other members of the household, or visitors, and recite the Rosary together. This was often followed by the Litany of the Blessed Virgin. This devout practice brought untold blessings on the home. It was a powerful help in molding the children into true Christian men and women, and when they left the parental roof they did not quickly become the prey of false doctrines and bad companions. By good example and careful instruction they had been imbued with the principles of right living and did not lightly leave off the practice of their faith.

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