"In The Lord of the Rings, the Lady Galadriel gives Frodo a gift upon his departure from Lothlórien: a phial, somehow filled with the light of Eärendil, the star that serves as a sort of Polaris or Morning Star to guide the Eldar (elves) to the Undying Lands. When Galadriel gives Frodo the phial, she expresses her purpose for the gift: 'May it be a light to you in dark places, when all other lights go out.' . . .
"Given by Lady Galadriel and a source of light through prayer, the phial is for us an image of the Rosary. The Blessed Virgin Mary, fairest of all women, gave us the Rosary as a light in dark places. In praying the Rosary, we cry out to Mary the Morning Star that she may guide us to Heaven in her Son. In whispering our Aves, we ask the Queen of Heaven, the Woman robed in stars, for Her aid in the darkest times of life."
In a recent commentary, Brother Joseph Graziano, O.P., reflected on the similarities between the light of Eärendil and the Rosary.
To access Br. Joseph's complete post, please visit:
Dominicana: Lux in Tenebris (7 OCT 15)
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