estación 6

THE SIXTH STATION:

The Blessed Virgin Teaches the Seers How to Say the Rosary

In a village where prayer in general and the Rosary in particular are already common practice, the Blessed Mother teaches the girls how to pray correctly and with true devotion. She instructs them on how to say the Rosary slowly, thinking about each word, and meditating on its mysteries. 

The pace and rhythm of the Rosary comes to be known as the Garabandal Rosary, which becomes a song of praise and honor where quality, not quantity, was the goal.

The Message: 

Prayer is clearly a central aspect of Garabandal...

and it is impossible to overlook this in our stations. 

The obvious first layer of this sixth station is that we must pray for the world, priests, an increase in our faith, and each other. 

Second, prayer should not be some dreaded task or chore. It should be a joyous, desired meeting with our God! In a world that either does not pray, or prays only when tragedy strikes, the irony is that the lack of regular prayer is a tragedy itself. We are reminded of St. Francis who turned prayer into a joyous song of praise. 

Our Lady did not miss any aspect of prayer and the Rosary in Her instructions, even teaching the children how to make the sign of the cross with dignity and respect. 

In Her second message, She added ´pray to us with sincerity, and we will grant your requests.´

The centrality of the Holy Rosary is once again stressed as in Fatima and elsewhere. 

From all of these points and more, we can conclude... 

that a life without prayer is a life without God

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