Father Peter Fitzgibbon
Monday 7th October each year is special for me. It is the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. My life’s education began in a family of a parish of Our Lady of the Rosary and in a school of Our Lady of the Rosary. This October 7th was also the first-year anniversary of the […]
Do you recall how after the invasion of Ukraine, at the request of the Ukrainian Bishops, Pope Francis agreed to the consecration of Russia as specifically asked for by Our Lady at Fatima, Portugal in 1917? We were all able to join in that act of consecration in our Sunday congregations. Those were days of […]
One of my Facebook friends has written us as follows: “Ivân, one of the Medjugorje seers, received an urgent message from Our Lady. She said that the war in Ukraine will become even more serious and will spread throughout the world. To stop it, ask everyone to respond quickly and pray intensely now, especially the […]
I like to think that the Rosary is part of my spiritual toolkit. The issue for me is how to pray it on my own. For me, it seems easier to recite with others. More a community prayer. It really is helpful to have others, so a prayer companion, family members, a church group, but […]
The angel of the Lord declared unto Mary. And she conceived of the Holy Spirit. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our […]
October the 7th was dedicated by Pope St Pius V for Our Lady of the Rosary. In 1571 he prescribed the Rosary as intercessory prayer for the successful outcome of the Battle of Lepanto. That naval battle was supported by the faithful in their Rosaries offered in response to the Papal appeal. The navy of […]