The Secret of the Rosary was written by French Priest and Saint, Saint Louis De Montfort. The Secret of the Rosary goes beyond mere research. This book will apply to Catholics who pray the rosary, but for them it is nearly essential. It contains everything that can be said about the rosary….” de Montfort calls the rosary in The Secret of the Rosary, “The mystical rose tree of Jesus and Mary in life, death and eternity.” He says that the roses of your rosary will “never wilt or die, and they will be just as exquisite thousands of years from now as they are today.” Do you pray the Rosary?
Summary of The Secret of the Rosary
St Louis De Montfort describes in The Secret of the Rosary the Rosary as a “Crown of Roses” and as “The mystical rose tree of Jesus and Mary in life, death, and eternity.” He says that “every time people say the Rosary devoutly, they place a crown of one hundred and fifty-three red roses and sixteen white roses upon the heads of Jesus and Mary. Being heavenly flowers, these roses will never fade or lose their exquisite beauty.”
And he writes that the roses of your rosary will “never wilt or die, and they will be exquisite thousands of years from now as they are today.” In simple language, The Secret of the Rosary is presented in the form of the prayer itself, with 53 short chapters which include pieces of history, advice, and preaching, laid out like a Rosary of 53 Hail Marys.
St Louis De Montfort writes with zeal in The Secret of the Rosary about a concept he steadfastly believes in: That which is not only important for increasing our love and devotion to Our Lord and Our Lady, but also, as given for our salvation … the combination of Our Lord’s Prayer and The Angelic Salutation, The Holy Rosary.
He states that the Rosary gives ten benefits to those who pray it:
1. Sinners are forgiven;
2. Souls that thirst are refreshed;
3. Those who are fettered have their bonds broken;
4. Those who weep find happiness;
5. Those who are tempted find peace;
6. The poor find help;
7. The religious are reformed;
8. Those who are ignorant are instructed;
9. The living learn to overcome pride;
10. The dead (the Holy Souls) have their pains eased by suffrages.
He claims that the Rosary has “chased away devils, destroyed sin, and renewed the world.” It probably has, but praying and meditating are good for your health. On reading The Secret of the Rosary, one will gain knowledge of the origins of the Rosary in the appearances of Our Lady to St. Dominic and his subsequent passion for preaching the Holy Rosary.
Conclusion
The Secret of the Rosary has been reprinted more than thirty times. It is very useful to people, and if you pray the rosary, you should get this book. It also contains a history of the passing of the legacy from St. Dominic to Blessed Alan de la Roche and, in turn, to St. Louis himself. All three belonged to the Order of Preachers, the Dominicans, who have a profound connection to the history of the prayer.
