The Rosary, our Weapon

Just like the Roman soldiers needed weapon to be able to fight and defeat their enemies, so too Legionaries of Mary needs weapon to fight their enemy, the devil. This weapon happen to be the rosary.
The rosary, we know was given by Mary our Mother to St. Dominic when the pagan world threatened to corrupt the entire society with their unbelieve in the early thirteenth century (1208-1214). At that time, the rosary was not exactly how we have it today, but as time went on it took the form that it is known today. Despite the metamorphosis, the intent of our Lady that we meditate on the life of our Lord Jesus is still the order of the day.
The rosary is not a charm as people have come to believe but it is a sacramental that leads us to God in prayer.
When Our Lady was given the rosary to St. Dominic, she left 15 promises for those that say the rosary meditating on the life of Jesus. Another day, I shall focus on the promises of Our Lady.
The rosary prayer is made up of two types of prayer, meditative prayer and vocal prayer. It is just like a human being that has both body and spirit and the two must be together for life to be. So too, the rosary prayer is only complete when we combine meditative (mental) prayer and vocal prayer. The mental part is when we meditate on the life of Jesus Christ (Joyful, Luminous,Sorrowful and Glorious mysteries) while the vocal part is when we say the prayers with our lips i.e. the Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be. If we say the rosary with our lips without meditation, the rosary is as good as not been said because the essence of saying the rosary is defeated. We are taught that prayer is the raising up of our mind and heart to God. When we say the rosary, our mind is to reach out to God in our meditation. We are to lock the doors of our mind in serious meditation on the life of Jesus. So, we are to dissuade our minds from every possible distractions.
One of the promises of Our Lady is that any one who says the rosary shall enjoy her protection. As legionaries, we need her protection to carry out the fight against the forces of evil. A legionary who does not say his rosary is like a soldier that takes a gun without bullet to the battle field. That legionary is only exposing himself to danger.
My dear soldiers, a legionary is to be ready 24 hours of the the day and so we are to continue with the fight of crushing the serpent's head by saying the rosary everyday.
The bible says in 1st Thessalonian 5 :17 " ...pray without ceasing... " , and so it is fitting that praying of the rosary is appropriate prayer for all Christians striving apostolic life.
Have you said your rosary today?