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‘The Rosary is a weapon against the evils and the forces against us,’ the shepherd of Arlington, Virginia, told the Register.
October is the Month of the Rosary, and when the feast day of Our Lady of the Rosary rolls around each Oct. 7, Bishop Michael Burbidge can usually be found praying the beautiful Marian prayer with students.
“What a beautiful experience,” the bishop told the Register. “We know that Pope Leo has asked all of us throughout this month to pray the Rosary with a specific intention, the intention of peace; peace in our world, especially in these turbulent times, but also peace in our own country, in our own hearts.”
Bishop Burbidge gathered with students at St. Thomas More Cathedral School in Arlington to pray together this Oct. 7.
“It was so wonderful to see our young children with their rosaries, praying with such devotion, such simple joy, childlike faith,” the bishop told the Register.
“And I was just inspired to pray with them, and that’s all I did. I did not lead the Rosary. I just prayed with them, and it was a very powerful moment, and I encourage all of us to embrace that invitation Pope Leo has extended to us.”
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October is the Month of the Rosary, and when the feast day of Our Lady of the Rosary rolls around each Oct. 7, Bishop Michael Burbidge can usually be found praying the beautiful Marian prayer with students.
“What a beautiful experience,” the bishop told the Register. “We know that Pope Leo has asked all of us throughout this month to pray the Rosary with a specific intention, the intention of peace; peace in our world, especially in these turbulent times, but also peace in our own country, in our own hearts.”
Bishop Burbidge gathered with students at St. Thomas More Cathedral School in Arlington to pray together this Oct. 7.
“It was so wonderful to see our young children with their rosaries, praying with such devotion, such simple joy, childlike faith,” the bishop told the Register.
“And I was just inspired to pray with them, and that’s all I did. I did not lead the Rosary. I just prayed with them, and it was a very powerful moment, and I encourage all of us to embrace that invitation Pope Leo has extended to us.”
Longtime Marian Devotee
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‘A Weapon Against Evil’: Bishop Burbidge on the Rosary, Inclusion and Unity
‘The Rosary is a weapon against the evils and the forces against us,’ the shepherd of Arlington, Virginia, told the Register.