Saturday October 5, 2024at 3 pm
| Interview of Maciej Bodasiński, one of the organizers of the “Rosary at the Borders” in Poland.
“This year, now in 2017, in the 100th anniversary of the revelations of the Mother of God in Fatima, we want to follow her call to pray the rosary for the rescue of the world. The Rosary to the Borders is not a crusade because we don’t want to fight with anyone. It is a giant commotion for, not against, something. We firmly follow her command, and we will pray at the borders of our country, going out in prayer and witness to the whole world, so that the Mercy of God is not confined to any border. (…) In the face of growing tension, threats of war, and terrorism, we want to pray for peace for the world. But peace is understood not just as lack of war but as the peace of God, the peace of the heart. Many people who have converted say that this is the greatest gift that they have received from the Creator — peace of heart. Whatever happens, you trust [in God], and you are calm. We pray for peace for people, among people, and among nations. It isn’t and can never be prayer against someone. Prayer is never against someone, it is always FOR someone. Otherwise it would be a curse. With our prayer we are not trying to “force” some concrete action on God. Simply we ask the Lord through His Mother to heal our roots, so (we) can give fruit once again. (…) We don’t try to define any concrete people or group who might pose a threat. The most important intention is to convert, to save the souls of people in Poland and the whole world. We entrust everything to Mary, and we leave up to her what the fruits of this prayer will be. We try to be more like children: Mother has asked us to pray the rosary, so we pray the rosary. She asked for penance, so we do penance. We try to believe in her unreservedly, having absolute certainty that if we entrust the fate of Poland and the whole world to her, we will be saved. (…)Who knows? Maybe a network of these rosaries will cover the whole world.” |
With Mary.
People pray a lot. Thanks to God. Praying is an answer to the grace of God and to keep in touch with the channel of his love. Praying is showing your belief in the fact that the best is that God reigns over our life and society.
However, there is a shortage of that belief and trust, more than we should want. With our eyes, we see a lot and even so , we notice what is going wrong. A lot is running in a way that we don’t like or that Jezus shows us in his Holy Word. Perhaps it could be good to be attached to Mary’s belief and to pray with her.
Those who recite the Rosary, consider the mysteries of happiness God wants to give to all the people. He shows it in Jezus Christ. Mary has been inspired by this salvation; she said ‘yes’ to God’s will with her whole life.
She was the first worshipper of the New Testament and she is with us when we pray the Rosary. The way of the happy, the sorrowful and glorious mysteries.
Mary was there at that time. She saw it with her own believing eyes.
She accompanies us in all the divine and human experiences of Salvation and she is helping us to look as a real believer.
In that way, as a church-society, as beloved children of God, as goodwilling people, we want to pray with Mary and believe that God’s will is the best in our life.
From the place of pilgrimage in Scherpenheuvel, we want to support that initiative wholeheartedly.
Canon Luc Van Hilst, Rector of the Sanctuary of Scherpenheuvel.
