The Black Rosary
(Rosary Formation at the Capitol Ground)
(Rosary Formation at the Capitol Ground)
The Natural Landscape of Capitol Ground and the Catholic Faith
October – The Month of the Holy Rosary
Tradition holds that October has been celebrated as the month of the rosary since 1571, and the victory of the Catholic League (an alliance of Spain, Venice, the Papal States, Genoa, Savoy, and Malta) over the forces of the Ottoman Empire who were seeking to take over Italy in an effort to move into the heart of Europe. It was October 7, 1571 when the battle was fought and the Catholic League was able to overcome the Ottoman forces.
Prior to the ships sailing off towards battle, Pope Pius V prayed the rosary, asking for Our Lady’s intercession in victory, and every man on board carried a rosary. For this reason, as soon as the men returned from the battle, the good pope declared a feast day for Our Lady of Victory. A rosary procession was offered in St. Peter’s square after the victory and in time the whole month became associated with the rosary, rather than just one day. Pope Leo XIII officially established October as the Month of the Rosary in the 1884. That year, he published Superiore Anno, an encyclical which was focused on recitation of the holy rosary. In it, he called for the entire Church to dedicate the whole of the month to the rosary and pray it daily:
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St. Johns School of Malaybalay City recited the Holy Rosary at the Capitol Ground
last October 18, 2010 in observance of October as month of the Rosary.
last October 18, 2010 in observance of October as month of the Rosary.
I was on my way home to fetch my little girl when I noticed that they were already in a rosary form in the Capitol Ground. Luckily, that time, I brought my canon digital camera to take some pictures also in (click here Freedom Park to see my shots on this site) Freedom Park and without hesitation, I dropped by and took some random shots from the Capitol Ground stage.
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