26 champions of the rosary : the essential guide to the greatest heroes of the rosary

Read this book and learnall about the greatest heroes of the rosary in Church history, prepare yourselfto join their ranks, and respond to the challenges of the present age by taking up the spiritual sword of Heaven: the rosary! Internationally known speaker and author Fr. Donald Calloway, MIC, loves Our Lady and her favorite devotion: the rosary. But he's not the only one! Throughout the life of the Church, many men and women have become great saints and helped change the course of human history by the power of the rosary. In 26 Champions of the Rosary, Fr. Calloway presents the outstanding heroes whose trusting dependence on Our Lady and her rosary have brought peace and divine help to the world. These heroes include: St. Dominic, whose prayers to Our Lady were answered when the Queen of Heaven entrusted the rosary to him in the 13th century; Blessed Alan de la Roche, who revived the rosary after the Black Plague took the lives of more than 25 million people in Europe; Blessed Bartolo Longo, the former satanic priest who experienced a reversion to Catholicism through the rosary, and became the founder of the famous Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompeii; Sr. Lucia Dos Santos, the longest-lived Fatima visionary,who spread the messages of Our Lady of the Rosary; St.Teresa of Calcutta, who carried the rosary with her as her spiritual weapon; St. John Paul II, whose witness and love of the Blessed Virgin Mary helped restore the rosary to the devotional life of the Church after the tumultuous 1960s and 1970s. Introduction Champions of the Rosary St. Dominic (1170–1221) Blessed Alan de la Roche (1428–1475) St. Pope Pius V (1504–1572) St. Louis de Montfort (1673–1716) St. Alphonsus Liguori (1696–1787) Blessed Pope Pius IX (1792–1878) St. Anthony Mary Claret (1807–1870) Pope Leo XIII (1810–1903) Blessed Bartolo Longo (1841–1926) Servant of God Joseph Kentenich (1885–1968) Servant of God Lúcia Dos Santos (1907–2005) St. Maximilian Kolbe (1894–1941) Servant of God Frank Duff (1889–1980) Pope Pius XI (1857–1939) Blessed James Alberione (1884–1971) Venerable Pope Pius XII (1876–1958) Servant of God Dolindo Ruotolo (1882–1970) St. Pio of Pietrelcina (1887–1968) St. Josemaria Escrivá (1902–1975) St. Pope John XXIII (1881–1963) Servant of God Patrick Peyton (1909–1992) Blessed Pope Paul VI (1897–1978) Venerable Fulton J. Sheen (1895–1979) St. Teresa of Calcutta (1910–1997) St. John Paul II (1920–2005) Pope Benedict XVI (1927–present) How to Champion the Rosary How to Become a Champion of the Rosary Why Pray the Rosary? How to Pray the Rosary Praying the Rosary Prayers of the Rosary Mysteries of the Rosary Joyful Mysteries Luminous Mysteries Sorrowful Mysteries Glorious Mysteries The 15 Promises of Our Lady to Those Who Pray the Rosary Indulgences of the Rosary References