Year of the Rosary comes to a close Worshippers still flock to Fatima to pray.(Neighbor)

From: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL) | Date: October 25, 2003| Author: Broz, Joan | Copyright information

Byline: Joan Broz Daily Herald Correspondent

"A prayer so easy and yet so rich deserves to be rediscovered," wrote Pope John Paul II in his most recent apostolic letter, Rosarium Virginis Mariae (On the Most Holy Rosary), as he called on members of the Catholic Church to reawaken their devotion to the rosary.

To Catholics, October is traditionally a month dedicated to the rosary. This year has the added significance of ending the pope's designated Year of the...

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