The Secret of the Rosary

The Blessed Virgin Crushing the Serpent's Head with Her Heal

The holy Rosary is a powerful weapon against overcoming evil.

SAINT DOMINIC:
The holy Rosary was brought to the world, firstly by Saint Dominic himself, whom on retreating to a forest to pray continuously for three days and nights for the conversion of the Albigensians and sinners, fell into a coma. Our Lady appeared to him and said:
“Dear Dominic, do you know which weapon the Blessed Trinity wants to use to reform the world … the Angelic Psalter (the holy Rosary)which is the foundation stone of the New Testament.”
Saint Dominic had hardly finished this prayer when he saw the Blessed Virgin near at hand, surrounded by a multitude of angels. She struck the possessed man with a golden rod that she held and said: "Answer my servant Dominic at once." (Remember, the people neither saw nor heard Our Lady, but only Saint Dominic.)
"Then listen well you Christians; the Mother of Jesus Christ is all powerful and she can save her servants from falling into hell. She is the Sun which destroys the darkness of our wiles and subtlety. It is she who uncovers our hidden plots, breaks our snares and makes our temptations useless and ineffectual.
"We have to say, however reluctantly, that not a single soul who has really persevered in her service has ever been damned with us; one single sigh that she offers to the Blessed Trinity is worth far more than all the prayers, desires and aspirations of all the saints.
"We fear her more than all the other saints in heaven together and we have no success with her faithful servants. Many Christians who call upon her when they are at the hour of death and who really ought to be damned according to our ordinary standards are saved by her intercession.
"Oh if only that Mary (it is thus in their fury that they called her) had not pitted her strength against ours and had not upset our plans, we should have conquered the Church and should have destroyed it long before this; and we would have seen to it that all the Orders in the Church fell into error and disorder.
"Now that we are forced to speak we must also tell you this: nobody who perseveres in saying the Rosary will be damned, because she obtains for her servants the grace of true contrition for their sins and by means of this they obtain God's forgiveness and mercy."
Then Saint Dominic had them all say the Rosary very slowly and with great devotion, and a wonderful thing happened: at each Hail Mary that he and the people said together a large group of devils issued forth from the wretched man's body under the guise of red-hot coals.
When the devils had all been expelled and the heretic was at last entirely free of them, Our Lady (who was still invisible gave her blessing to the assembled company, and they were filled with joy because of this.
A large number of heretics were converted because of this miracle and joined the Confraternity of the Most Holy Rosary.
SAINT LOUIS DE MONTFORT
Saint Louis gives insight into the very real dangers of evil, of course taken far more seriously in Saint Louis’ time. This loss of such seriousness is a sad thing indeed! The images Saint Louis colourfully depicts, bring to life these dangers, now so invisible to our sensibilities. The Rosary as a prayer to combat the evil one, is a must!
St. Louis Mary DeMontfort has indeed given an impressive account of how powerful Mary's Rosary is in overcoming evil.

"If you say the Rosary faithfully until death, I do assure you that, in spite of the gravity of your sins 'you shall receive a never-fading crown of glory.' Even if you are on the brink of damnation, even if you have one foot in hell, even if you have sold your soul to the devil as sorcerers do who practise black magic, and even if you are a heretic as obstinate as a devil, sooner or later you will be converted and will amend your life and will save your soul, if-- and mark well what I say-- if you say the Holy Rosary devoutly every day until death for the purpose of knowing the truth and obtaining contrition and pardon for your sins." -St. Louis de Montfort from The Secret of the Rosary

Satan and all the other evil spirits fear Mary because of her role as the Mother of God and because through her the Redemption of mankind was able to take place.

Remember she was the Woman in the book of Genesis that God promised would crush the head of the Serpent.

 

The power of the Rosary must never be taken for granted.
It is a gift and a weapon given by the Mother of God to her children to bring about peace in individual lives and throughout the world.
Saint Louis’ writing is also very colourful, regarding the many beautiful accounts of visionary experiences encountered by people over the centuries through devotion to the Rosary.

POPE JOHN PAUL II