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Our Lady of the Rosary, Adoration and My Friend Mike
(Originally posted on October 7, 2014)
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On October 7, we celebrate the memorial of our
Lady of the Rosary, instituted by Pope Pius V. He attributed the naval
victory over the Turks at the Battle of Lepanto in 1571 to the Blessed
Mother's intercession after the Christian world sought her aid through
the Rosary. The Nashville Dominicans provide an interesting summary of
this miraculous event and of Pius V. I encourage you to read their
article here.
As a Lay Dominican, I have come to treasure the rosary, contemplating the richness of its mysteries every day.
But I also have a fondness for this
particular memorial beyond my love of the rosary. You will understand
why after reading about my friend Mike. The article that follows is one
of twenty stories from my book, Fleeting Glimpses of the Silly, Sentimental and Sublime:
From
the inception of the Adoration Chapel in our parish and without
interruption for nearly five years until a few days before his death,
this gentleman came every Saturday morning. Initially, he came for two
hours each week – from 3 A.M. to 5 A.M. Eventually, another person lent a
helping hand by coming in a half-hour early each Saturday morning. That
hour and a half was not enough for Mike – he added another hour each
week when he joined his wife in the Chapel each Monday evening.
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