We should imagine Our Lady sitting next to us

My experience with Mary began in childhood, on my mother's lap, where I learned the Hail Mary. When I was in the minor seminary, I dedicated my vocation to her and learned to love her more and more.

At the end of the minor seminary, I consecrated my life to her according to the method of Saint Louis de Montfort, for which I carefully prepared myself with the Treatise on True Devotion to Mary.

I have a great devotion to the Rosary. I wrote a "Meditated Rosary" using the method taught by Pope John Paul II in his encyclical Rosarium Virginis Mariae. The best way to pray the Rosary is to imagine Our Lady sitting next to us, and explaining to us the mysteries of the Redemption contemplated in this rich prayer, both vocal and mental.

Let us love this sweet Heavenly Mother, our protectress and our reassurance for our passage into eternal life: "Pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen. "

+ Bishop Fernando Arêas Rifan

Superior of the Personal Apostolic Administration of Saint John Mary Vianney and titular Bishop of Cedamusa (Brazil)

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