Archbishop's Message

In October 1917, after working the miracle of the sun at Fatima, the Blessed Virgin Mary named herself to Lucy, Jacinta and Francisco as the Lady of the Rosary and asked for the pious recitation of Her Rosary by the faithful in the Church to be joined to the sacrifices made by them for the conversion of sinners and the salvation of souls. The feast of our Lady of the Rosary was instituted by Pope St. Pius V on the anniversary of the victory secured in the naval battle at Lepanto (1571) through the help given by the Holy Mother of God whose intercession was sought through the recitation of the Holy Rosary. The Popes, and the present Holy Father Pope Francis in particular, have urged the faithful time and again to recite all the prayers of the Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary with lively faith and ardent hope while meditating on itstwenty ‘mysteries’ to obtain the intercession of our Lady to persevere in their Catholic Hope and in their ‘obedience of faith’ and obtain the fullness of God’s promised salvation for themselves and for the world

This ‘fullness of salvation’ not only ‘shines out in Christ’ but is offered by God through Him to all people of goodwill through the works of the high priesthood of His only begotten incarnate Son Jesus Christ our Lord ‘according to the order of Melchisedek’ in His one holy Catholic Church.

Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, pray for us that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.