Why Singles Should Say the Rosary

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The Rosary is a very powerful tool within the Catholic faith.

And although it doesn’t fall under the category of necessary faith practices to be a good-standing Catholic, it’s still a practice encouraged by many to partake in.

There are countless—and I mean thousands—of miracles attributed to Mother Mary’s intercession through the Rosary. There are also historically documented apparitions about the benefits of the prayers within the Rosary, and spending time meditating on all the mysteries.

The Rosary is a popular devotion that couples have picked up together, and I think it’s a beautiful practice for married people. But the Rosary is also said so very often in silent prayers, alone. During a morning commute, in times of worry, late at night, and anytime in between. I would argue that it is just a good a devotion to pick up if you are single.

Below are some reasons as to why it is super beneficial for singles to pray it, and why your single years are the perfect time to grow in devotion to Our Blessed Mother through the Rosary. 

“The holy Rosary is a powerful weapon. Use it with confidence and you’ll be amazed at the results.” -St. Josemaria Escriva

Many women were married very young during her lifetime. And then they had children very young. And yet Mary remained single. She had chosen to be a Bride of Christ within her heart, until He came to her and asked that she be His Mother. And we don’t know all that went on within her life before that big change, of any hard decisions she had to make in remaining single, or how many prayers she prayed for her vocation.

But we know that she was a woman who trusted completely in the Lord, especially when she didn’t know what the future would hold or how exactly it would look. And because she is human we can imagine how big it all must have felt. And it is for these reasons that her story is not as far away from yours as you think.

She holds solidarity with people who are single, whether they are pursuing a relationship or content in their singleness

Of the fifteen promises of the Rosary, there are a handful that stand out in particular for singles:

“The Rosary shall be a powerful armor against hell, it will destroy vice, decrease sin, and defeat heresies.”

We all know that marriage is not a great solution for needed personal development, if any. The Rosary, however, is.

“The Rosary will cause virtue and good works to flourish; it will obtain for souls the abundant mercy of God; it will withdraw the hearts of men from the love of the world and its vanities, and will lift them to the desire for eternal things. Oh, that souls would sanctify themselves by this means.”

I think throughout our entire dating journey, it is important to keep our eyes on the eternal.

It can be so easy to be consumed by the love of the world and its vanities, and the Rosary holds promise of helping us always keep our sights up.

“You shall obtain all you ask of me by the recitation of the Rosary.” 

What prayer is weighing heaviest on your heart these days? Mother Mary wants to take that prayer to the foot of her Son for you.

“I have obtained from my Divine Son that all the advocates of the Rosary shall have for intercessors the entire celestial court during their life and at the hour of death.”

Who wouldn’t want the intercessors of the entire celestial court during their lifetime and at the hour of their death? Especially during a time of discernment. Especially during a time of singleness. 

I think a lot of people, and myself included, can fall into the trap of thinking that holy men and women are not always relatable to us, or rather that we cannot ever be relatable to them. Mary being one of those main people. I am reminding you today that she holds more in common with you than you think. And that the Rosary, therefore, is a piece of gold to start picking up each day.

“The Rosary is the best therapy for ... souls, precisely because it involves the simultaneous use of three powers: the physical, the vocal, and the spiritual.” - Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen

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