Br. Charles Marie Rooney, O.P., on the Rosary as Spiritual Artillery

". . . When one thinks of 'packing heat' and 'concealed carry,' rosary beads aren't typically the first thing that comes to mind. But if we're following St. Paul's instruction to 'set [our] minds on the things that are above' (Col 3:2), then it probably should, for in the realm of spiritual weaponry, the Rosary most definitely qualifies as artillery. 

"It may seem paradoxical, perhaps, to describe as a weapon an instrument like the Rosary, which facilitates such profound interior peace through decade after decade of recalling the angelic greeting to the Queen of Peace. But a fundamental reality of the Christian life, often far overlooked, is that we are all actually, right now, embattled in spiritual warfare, day in and day out. . . ." 

In a recent commentary, Brother Charles Marie Rooney, O.P., reflected on the Rosary as a spiritual weapon.

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