Why did Padre Pio always recommend praying the Rosary?

Padre Pio he said “love the Virgin and recite the Rosary because it is the weapon against the evils of today's world. All the graces given by God pass through Our Lady ”.

It is said that Padre Pio always wore the Rosary on his arm at night. A few days before his death, when Padre Pio was going to bed, he said to the friars: "Give me my weapon!".

The friars, surprised and intrigued, asked him: “Where is the gun? We don't see anything! ”.

It is said that Padre Pio always wore the Rosary on his arm at night. A few days before his death, when Padre Pio was going to bed, he said to the friars in his room: "Give me my weapon!"

And the friars, surprised and intrigued, asked him: “Where is the gun? We don't see anything! ”. Furthermore, after rummaging in the pockets of his religious habit, the friars said: “Father, there are no weapons! We have just found your Rosary! ”. And Padre Pio: “Isn't it a weapon? The real weapon? "

This tale shows the appreciation that the Friar of Pietrelcina had for the Rosary. Once, Fra Marcellino said that he had to help Padre Pio wash his hands, one at a time, "because he did not want to leave the Rosary beads and passed it from one hand to the other".

The Saint once said to his spiritual children: “In all the free time you have, after completing your duties, you must kneel down and pray the Rosary. Pray the Rosary before the Blessed Sacrament or before the Crucifix ”.

And again: “Battles are won with the Rosary. Recite it often. It costs so little and is worth a lot! The Rosary is the weapon of defense and salvation ”.

“The Rosary is the weapon that Mary gave us to use against the devices of the infernal enemy. Mary recommended the Rosary to Lourdes and Fátima for its exceptional value for us and for our time ”.

“The Rosary is the Virgin's prayer, the one that triumphs in everything and everyone. Mary is present in every mystery of the Rosary. Mary taught us the Rosary as Jesus taught us the Our Father ”.

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