Be An Extremist--Pray the Rosary

The 54 day rosary novena began yesterday on the Solemnity of the Assumption.  It will end on the feast day of "Our Lady of the Rosary" on October 7.

A novena is simply nine days of prayer.  The original novena were those nine days between Ascension Thursday and Pentecost Sunday.  It was a period of waiting for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit.

A 54 day novena is a compilation of six novenas.  Typically, the first three novena are offered with a sense of petition (27 days).  The second three are immediately entered into as a prayer of thanksgiving (27 days).

The reason for the title of this blog is due to the article published in "The Atlantic."  They have since edited some of it due to the pushback, but you can still find information about it on the internet.

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/08/radical-traditionalist-catholic-christian-rosary-weapon/671122/

www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/252038/the-atlantic-publishes-article-on-the-rosary-as-a-symbol-of-far-right-violent-extremism

www.theamericanconservative.com/an-extremist-symbol/

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