Those are the words Father Pio would say when he needed his Rosary. He knew it was a weapon, a powerful weapon. And Satan knows it too.
We are being attacked every day by an aggressive aberrant culture and our best defense is prayer. One of the most effective prayers is the Rosary: it is the weapon to crush the Devil.
Satan is very strong in our culture. This is why the Blessed Virgin Mary has always requested that we pray the Rosary. When we do, we effectively participate in the battle, in the spiritual combat between Good and Evil, between God and Satan.
This is why Blessed Pope Pius IX said: “Give me an army saying the Rosary and I will conquer the world.”
And there is a simple reason why Satan hates the Rosary so much. In Genesis 3:15 we first learn of God’s words for Satan: “I will put enmity between you and the Woman, and between your offspring and hers; they will strike at your head”. And “the Woman” is always asking us to pray the Rosary.
Famous exorcist Fr. Gabrielle Amorth was asked who was the most effective intercessor in his ministry. Without a doubt he answered: “Of course, the Virgin Mary… One day I asked Satan: ‘Why do you fear more when I invoke Mary than when I invoke Jesus Christ?’. The Devil answered: ‘I am more humiliated to be defeated by a human being than by Him!’”
But here is the catch: we cannot defeat Satan, who is a fallen angel by ourselves. As an angel, Satan is a very powerful creature. He is the inventor of deception and deception rules the world. This is why our Heavenly Mother is asking us to pray the Rosary to defeat Satan.
Our response is as simple as Saint Paul’s advice: “…I want you to be wise as to what is good, and simple as to what is evil; then the God of peace will quickly crush Satan under your feet.” (Romans 16:19-20)
Our Mother needs our prayers. And the Rosary is “the weapon” that defeats the prince of lies.
When we pray the Rosary we contribute to the triumph of God over Satan.
Let’s help win this spiritual war: let’s pray the Rosary.
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