Our Lady's advice on praying the Holy Rosary

The following messages are believed to have been given by Our Lady regarding the importance of the Holy Rosary in authenticated and unauthenticated apparitions which took place during the 20th Century. Prayerfulwoman.com has included these messages to highlight the importance of praying the Holy Rosary.

The messages have been placed into three categories:-

Particular Instruction.
The Power of the Rosary.
Our Lady's Assurances.

Please note that the messages are marked as follows:

those authenticated have been approved fully by the church

those marked 'approved for faith expression,' are favoured by the local Bishop
but may not necessarily be fully authenticated by the Church's commission.

Those unauthenticated means the church has made no decision on their validity.

Particular Instruction
Heede, Germany 1st November 1937 - (approved for faith expression 1945) The times are very serious! Men should at last do penance, turn away from their sins and pray, pray much in order that the wrath of God may be mitigated! Particularly the Holy Rosary should be prayed very often! The Rosary is very powerful with God! Worldly pleasures and amusements should be restricted."

Codosera, Spain 1945 -(unauthenticated) Our Lady called for the Holy Rosary to be prayed within families.

Marianfried, Germany, April to June 1946 - (approved for faith expression 2000) Pray the Rosary! Pray not so much for external things — weightier things are at stake in these times. Pray always. Pray the Rosary. Make all your entreaties to the Father through My Immaculate Heart. Offer your prayers to Me as sacrifices.

Tre Fontane, Italy (1947) - (unauthenticated) "Always pray and recite the Rosary daily for the conversion of sinners and non-believers and for Christian unity.

Lipa, Philippines 1948 - (unauthenticated) I am Mary, Mediatrix of All Grace." The Blessed Virgin said that Her message at Lipa is "the same message given at Fatima." Our Lady at Lipa asked for the daily prayer of the Holy Rosary, devotion to Her Immaculate Heart, conversion, penance and praying for priests and religious. The importance of humility was also stressed.

Our Lady of All Nations, 16th November 1950 - (approved recognition in 2002) "Germany must start to gain unity. Let a beginning be made by everyone for himself in his own home. The children must be reunited with father and mother. Let them kneel down together again and say the Rosary."

El Paso, Puerto Rico 1953 - (unauthenticated) "It is necessary that the Holy Father appeal to priests, religious, bishops and the chosen so that united to all the children of the Church, the Rosary is to be prayed, imploring the conversion of all men. Now children, my children pray for the transformation of humanity, of those who have turned away from God and most especially for the leaders of the Church."

Garabandal, 1961 - (unauthenticated) "Say the Rosary with meaning."

Cuapa Nicaragua, 1980 - (authenticated in 1982) "I am the Mother of Jesus. I come to you from Heaven to ask you to pray the Rosary every day with your family, especially your children. I wish you to make this message known. It is important that children, as soon as they reach the age of reason, pray the Rosary daily with their parents. Say the Rosary every day at the same time with Biblical meditations." Our Lady stressed the importance to turn away from violence and make peace and pray for the world.

Medjugorje Aug 14th 1984 - (unauthenticated) "Pray the whole Rosary every day, the Joyful, Sorrowful and Glorious Mysteries." Note: This will now include the Mysteries of Light, published by the Holy Father in October 2002.

Korea,1984 - (unauthenticated) "Pray the Rosary with fervour for peace in the world, in families and for the conversion of sinners."

Argentina, 13th June 1985 - (authenticated) "Say the Holy Rosary meditating, I assure you your prayers will rise like a true song of love to the Lord. Say the Holy Roary with love, with devotion and real trust in the Lord. Raise your voices in prayer asking the Lord for forgiveness and your Mother will intercede before the Almighty for the sinners."

Najo South Korea, 22nd October 1986 - (unauthenticated) Offer more rosaries and sacrifices for world peace and human salvation, there is also a stress to pray for priests.

Medjugorje, June 1985 - (unauthenticated) "I invite you to call on everyone to pray the Rosary. With the Rosary you shall overcome all the adversities which Satan is trying to inflict on the Catholic Church. All you priests, pray the Rosary! Dedicate your time to the Rosary!"

Argentina, 15th November 1985 - (authenticated) "My children it is necessary to say the Holy Rosary, as the prayers it consists of, help to meditate. In the 'Our Father,' you place yourselves in the Lord's hands asking for help. In the 'Hail Mary,' you learn to know your Mother, who humbly intercedes for her children before the Lord. And in the 'Glory Be,' you glorify the Blessed Trinity, divine source of graces. I ask you meditate this message, so as to be able to pray as pleases the Lord. Praise be to Him."

Argentina, 31st January 1986 - (authenticated) "Daughter the number of the faithful who pray, who are open to the Lord, who find in the Holy Rosary the basic accompaniment for a dialogue with the Lord, should be greater. Each Mystery of the Holy Rosary gives reason for reflection, meditation and also why not, for a request to God."

Medjugorje, 12th June 1986 - (unauthenticated) "Dear Children! Today I am requesting you to start reciting the rosary with deep faith, so that I will be able to help you. You dear children, wish to receive graces but you do not pray and I cannot help you if you do not want to make a move. Dear Children, I urge you to recite the Rosary so that the Rosary may become a task you undertake with joy; in this way you will understand why I have been with you for so long; I want to teach you how to pray."

Argentina, 22nd Febraury 1987 - (authenticated) "Children: While there are souls dedicated to prayer, there will be blessings from the Lord. Be generous, say the Holy Rosary, offer the prayer. This Mother waits for it. Preach It. Glory Be to the Lord."

Argentina, 29th August 1987 - (authenticated) "The blessing of a Rosary has much value, as much as the prayer itself. I want to tell you that when the Rosary one prays is blessed, prayer becomes an entreaty of love to the Lord and in turn pours His blessing on that child who prays. That is why it is important to have a Rosary in ones hand while praying."

Argentina, 5th September 1988 - (authenticated) "Call upon the Name of the Lord with much love, with faith. Arrange for a time for the Lord, my children, in your daily prayer; it is necessary for you to do so. Make an effort to manage it as the moments dedicated to prayer are precious. The different Mysteries of the Holy Rosary are more than sufficient reasons for meditation. In each one of them, you can value the marvelous intervention of the All-Powerful in the life of is Son, and of the Mother of His Son. Keep in your heart what the Lord wants to leave with you in each message."

Argentina, 11th February 1989 - authenticated) "I tell you my children: This Mother calls you in these days to love in a growing faith. May the Holy Rosary be your company. Say it with love. Offer it to Christ and for Christ! Make it known."

Argentina, 28th April 1989 - (authenticated) "Set aside a time for the Lord in your daily work. I repeat again: Say the Holy Rosary, meditate on it! Give your consent as your Mother did. With Jesus drink His Chalice: open the doors of your heart and prepare your spirit to be able to receive one day the Glorious Coming of my Son. Be in complete union with your Mother and you will be affected by no evil."

Medjugorje 25th January 1991 - (unauthenticated) "Persevere in praying the Rosary. Even the Rosary can achieve miracles in the world and in your life."

Aokpe, Nigeria, 1st December 1992 - (unauthenticated) "After praying the Rosary sit down and meditate for sometime."

Aokpe, Nigeria 25th April 1995 - (unauthenticated) "When saying the Rosary you should hold the beads with your two hands so that your eyes will be on them and it will make you concentrate."

Aokpe, Nigeria 27th November 1999 - (unauthenticated) "You should say the Rosary with such concentration as one who has been told would die the next minute and is preparing for this. If you only knew the importance of the Rosary."

Medjugorje, 25th April 2001 - (unauthenticated) "Dear Children! Also today I call you to prayer. Little children, prayer works miracles. When you are tired and sick and you do not know the meaning of your life, take the Rosary and pray: pray until prayer becomes for you a joyful meeting with your Saviour. I am with you, little children, and I intercede and pray for you."
The power of the Rosary
Fatima, Portugal 13th July 1917 - (authenticated) "Pray the Rosary every day in Honour of Our Lady of the Rosary in order to obtain peace for the world and end the war. When you pray the Rosary every day end each decade with: O my Jesus forgive us save us from the fire of hell; lead all souls to Heaven, especially those in most need of your mercy."

Betania, Venezuela, 25th March 1984 - (authenticated) "I am the Mother and Reconcilor of all people and Nations. Pray the Rosary frequently . Recognise the Rosary can placate the thirst for revenge, that haunts humanity's heart. It can assuage the craving for material possesions that stalks humanity. Experience the reality that I live among you."

Medjugorje, August 8th 1985 - (unauthenticated) "Dear Children! Today I am calling you to begin your struggle against Satan with prayer. Satan wants to work more now that you know he is active. Dress up, dear childen in clothes of armour against Satan; with Rosaries in your hands you will conquer. Thank you for having responded to my call."

Argentina, 10th April 1986 - (authenticated) "The Holy Rosary is the arm the enemy fears. It is also the refuge of those who seek releif for their troubles and the door to enter my Heart."

Argentina, 25th October 1986 - (authenticated) "My daughter, the Holy Rosary has started to spread, my children have started to love prayer. Still many out of shame, some out of rebellion and others simply out of ignorance do not say it. I tell my children: pray, for it is the hour of prayer! Pray to save your soul, pray and you will be cleansed."

Ukraine, 1988 "Say the Rosary, it is the weapon against Satan, he fears the Rosary. Recite the Rosary at any gathering."

Argentina, 21st October 1987 - (authenticated) "Prayer and saying the Rosary, can change the heart of all. God expects a praying people. God expects from all repentance, the desire to be new."

Argentina, 19th November 1988 - (authenticated) "The weapon that has the greatest influence on evil is to say the Holy Rosary. With this prayer, spiritual life becomes deeper, the spirit grows in the love of God and thus withdraws from sin. It dispels the shadows of the spirit and makes it remain faithful to God. My children please the Lord by praying, since in this way the temptations of the evil one are rejected."

Argentina, 19th April 1989 - (authenticated) "Say the Holy Rosary, the prayer lights the darkest of roads. Do not renounce prayer; only pray."

Najo South Korea, 2lst April 1991 - (unauthenticated) Pray the rosary more fervently with all your body and mind and with love; live a completely consecrated life of prayers, sacrifices, and reparations; renew your life with the spirit of self-renunciation and poverty, and , thus, repel the violence of the devil.

Aokpe, Nigeria, 18th Febuary 1994 - (unauthenticated) "Learn from me as I learn from God. That any time you have an attack from the evil one, don't fight yourself but take up your Rosary and pray. If you have faith and pray the Rosary the devil will fear you but when you don't have faith, they will gather you and will even cut the Rosary from your hand."

Aokpe, Nigeria 21st October 1994 - (unauthenticated) "Walk with me in the light of faith so that I will show you the way. Pray also for wisdom and the fear of God and walk with me in the light of faith. Hold your gun (rosary) very well and tight and pray powerfully and faithfully. Satan is really at work and the time for the three days darkness, they will work harder because that will be their time. Satan can not defeat my children because of the Rosary."

Aokpe, Nigeria 30th June 1995 - (unauthenticated) "This is why I always say that my children should continue to say their Rosary because no matter how brave the devil is, he can never withstand the person who is always saying the Rosary."
Assurances of Our Lady
Marianfried, Germany, May 25th 1946 - (approved for expression of faith in 2000) Put yourselves totally at my disposal. Pray the Rosary. I want to work in the Hidden as the Forgiving Mediator, Answer my pleas and I will share with you the peace of the Heart.

Tre Fontane, Italy (1947) - unauthenticated) The 'Hail Mary's" that you say with faith and love are as many golden arrows that pierce the Heart of Jesus."

El Paso, Puerto Rico 1953 - (unauthenticated) Our Lady promised to those who continously pray the Holy Rosary to cover them within her veil and provide necessary graces for them.

Akita 13th October 1973 - (authenticated) "As I told you, if men do not repent and better themselves, the Father will inflict a terrible punishment on all humanity. It will be a punishment greater than the deluge, such as no one has ever seen before. Fire will fall from the sky and will wipe out a great part of humanity, the good as well as the bad, sparing neither priests nor faithful. The survivors will find themselves so desolate that they will envy the dead. The only consolation which will remain for you will be the Rosary and the Sign left by My Son. Each day recite the prayers of the Rosary. With the Rosary, pray for the Pope, the bishops and priests." Pray very much the prayers of the Rosary. I alone am able still to save you from the calamities which approach. Those who place their confidence in me will be saved."

Betania, Venezuela, 1976 - (approved) Pray the Rosary, dear little ones, that you may find the path of my Son. Peace, little children. Only Peace!

Argentina, 28th July 1985 - (authenticated) "I am offering the Holy Rosary as a consolation, so that in saying the Holy Rosary you should pour out all your needs, sufferings and prayers. As Mother, I listen to you dear children, my love for you is great. You can find in the Holy Rosary the tie that joins the children to the Heavenly Mother."

Argentina 7th October 1986 - (authenticated) "With the Holy Rosary any danger can be faced, as Christ and Christ's Mother are present in it. It is a deep prayer an immediate communication with the Lord and with Mary."

Argentina 6th June 1987 - (authenticated) "My daughter(the visionary), in these moments there is extreme need of prayer. The Holy Rosary will be listened to on this day as if it were my own voice. Prayer is a request of mine and is addressed to all peoples. Prayer should come from a willing heart, should be frequent and said with love. Never push it aside, since the Mother wants the children to reach God through it and it is the arm she uses with which she is able to to vanquish the enemy. Glory be to God."

Najo South Korea, January 1, 1988 - (unauthenticated) As I told you before, the Rosary defeats devils.

Medjugorje 25th February 1988 - (unauthenticated) "Dear Children, do not be afraid. If you pray Satan cannot injure you even a little bit becasue you are God's children and He is watching over you. Pray and let the rosary always be in you hand as a sign to Satan that you belong to me."

Argentina, 3rd September 1989 - (authenticated) "My daughter I want the spiritual growth of my children. Many are those who are seriously ill sprirtually, beacause they do not pray. Prayer, especially the Holy Rosary, makes the soul grow and go toward God. Do not forget it; you are assisted by me. May the name of God be glorified."

Medjugorje 25th January 1991 - (unauthenticated) "Even the Rosary alone can work miracles in the world and in your lives."

Aokpe, Nigeria 10th Oct 1993 - (unauthenticated) "The prayers of Rosary said reverently with all your mind on God, cools down His mind"(Softens His Heart).

Aokpe, Nigeria 1st January 1994 - (unauthenticated) "Any time anybody is saying the Rosary, the Devil is annoyed and hates such persons."

Aokpe, Nigeria 1st July 1994 - (unauthenticated) "My children when great temptations and problems comes to you, take your Rosary and come to me and your problems will be solved. I will give grace to those who asked for it. Pray that the devil will not use you to mislead others. Always think about what is pleasing to God. Pray that you may understand my messages."

Aokpe, Nigeria 21st Oct 1994 - (unauthenticated) "You should fast and pray powerfully with your 'gun' (the Rosary) to defeat the power of the devil. Arch-angel Michael is always in battle with the devil. Trust in me and anytime you run to me with your gun (Rosary) and pray powerfully and faithfully, in the light of faith, I will take you all to Christ and He will do everything for you."