30 Quotes About the Holy Rosary

The Holy Rosary is one of the most beloved prayers by the Christian people, a true compendium of the Gospel that allows us to contemplate, together with the Blessed Virgin Mary, the mysteries of the life, passion, death, and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is not a simple repetition of words, but a deeply biblical prayer, in which each Hail Mary is like a rose offered to heaven.

The Blessed Virgin Mary made wonderful promises to the devotees who would pray the Holy Rosary daily. Saints have described it as a “powerful weapon” against evil, a “sure path to God,” and a “school of prayer.”

In this article, we gather thirty quotes inspired by the spirituality of the Holy Rosary: words that illuminate, strengthen, and lead the believing heart towards a more intimate union with Jesus, through Mary.

1. Popes’ quotes about the Holy Rosary

From the earliest centuries to our days, the Successors of Peter have fervently extolled the beauty, depth, and effectiveness of the Holy Rosary. Aware of its power to sustain the faith of the Christian people, to bring peace to the world, and to unite hearts to the mysteries of Christ through the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Popes have not ceased to recommend this prayer in their magisterium:

1. Christians receive immense benefits every day through the Rosary. (Urban IV)
2. With the Rosary, we drive the devil far away from us. (Adrian VI)
3. The Rosary has been given to us specifically to serve as protection against the great dangers and evils that threaten the world. (Leo X)
4. The Holy Rosary is the synthesis of the cult of the Virgin Mary. (Leo XIII)
5. The Rosary is, of all prayers, the most beautiful, the richest in graces, and the one that most pleases the Blessed Virgin. (St. Pius X)
6. If you pray the Rosary all united, you will enjoy peace in your families and have harmony in your homes. (Pius XII)
7. The Rosary is a very excellent form of meditated prayer, composed in the manner of a mystical crown. (St. John XXIII)
8. The recitation of the Rosary requires a calm rhythm and a reflective pause that favor in the one who prays the meditation of the mysteries of the Lord’s life, seen through the Heart of the One who was closest to the Lord. (St. Paul VI)
9. The mysteries of the rosary, meditated and savored, are the Bible deepened, made into spiritual juice and blood. (St. John Paul I)
10. The Rosary is my favorite prayer. Wonderful prayer! Wonderful in its simplicity and in its depth . (St. John Paul II)
11. The rosary is a spiritual weapon in the fight against evil, against all violence, for peace in hearts, in families, in society, and in the world. (Benedict XVI)
12. By praying the Rosary every day, we will thus bring men closer to Heaven. (Francis)

2. Quotes from Evangelizing Saints About the Holy Rosary

The Holy Rosary has been an aid to evangelizing saints. Those who have consecrated their lives to the proclamation of the Gospel have also been, without exception, deeply Marian men and women. And on their lips, the Rosary has been a weapon, refuge, song, and cry:

1. You are seeing the fruit I have achieved with the preaching of the Holy Rosary; do the same, you and all who love Mary, to thus attract all peoples to the full knowledge of virtues. (St. Dominic de Guzman)
2. No matter how much you love the Blessed Virgin Mary, She will always love you much more than you love Her. (St. Ignatius of Loyola)
3. The practice of the Holy Rosary is truly great, sublime, divine. It was Heaven that gave it to you to convert the most hardened sinners and the most obstinate heretics . (Saint Francis of Sales)
4. If we want to help the holy souls in purgatory, let us try to pray for them to the Blessed Virgin in all our prayers, especially applying the Holy Rosary, which gives them great relief. (Saint Louis-Marie Grignion of Montfort)
5. All my works and labors are based on two things: The Mass and the Rosary. (Saint John Vianney)
6. Blessed are those who pray the Holy Rosary well, for the Blessed Virgin Mary will obtain graces for them in life, graces at the hour of death, and glory in Heaven. (Saint Alphonsus Liguori)
7. Whoever trusts in Mary will never be disappointed. (Saint John Bosco)
8. With this weapon I drove many souls away from the devil. (Saint Anthony Mary Claret)
9. I hope you know and want to sow peace and joy throughout the world with this admirable Marian devotion. (Saint Josemaría Escrivá)
10. Mary is our Mother, the cause of our joy. Because She is Mother, I have never had any difficulty in talking to Mary and feeling very close to Her . (Saint Teresa of Calcutta)

3. Contemplative Saints quotes about the Holy Rosary

Those who have lived secluded in the intimacy of the cloister or in the inner silence of the praying soul, have left us valuable teachings about the inexhaustible fruits of persevering prayer of the Rosary:

1. Everything can be achieved with the Rosary. According to a graceful comparison, it is a long chain that unites Heaven and earth, one end of which is in our hands and the other in those of the Blessed Virgin. As long as the Rosary is prayed, God cannot abandon the world, for this prayer is very powerful over His Heart . (Saint Thérèse of Lisieux)
2. Love the Virgin and make Her loved! Always recite the Rosary! (Saint Pio of Pietrelcina)
3. The Rosary is a long chain that unites heaven and earth, with one end in our hands and the other in the hands of the Blessed Virgin. (Saint Bernadette)
4. With the Holy Rosary we will save ourselves, we will sanctify ourselves, we will console Our Lord and we will obtain the salvation of many souls. That is why the devil will do everything possible to distract us from this devotion; he will place many pretexts before us: fatigue, occupations, etc., so that we do not pray the Holy Rosary. (Sister Lucia of Fatima)
5. If you perseveringly greet the Blessed Virgin with the Holy Rosary, you have with it a very great indication that you will achieve eternal salvation. (Blessed Alan)
6. The Rosary in my hand serves as a consolation, being a thing of the Virgin Mary. (Saint Stanislaus Kostka).
7. You Mary responded with the fiat to the angel’s announcement, because you do not want our ruin; Show us your love and your mercy. (Saint Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows)
8. In all the free time you have, once you have finished your duties, you must kneel and pray the Rosary. Pray the Rosary before the Blessed Sacrament or before a crucifix. (Saint Pio of Pietrelcina).

The Holy Rosary is much more than a repetition of Hail Marys. It is a prayer to deepen the mysteries of the life of Jesus and Mary. Throughout the centuries, popes, religious, and missionaries have found in it a privileged channel of grace, comfort, and spiritual strength.

The Blessed Virgin awaits you in each mystery to lead you to the encounter with Her Son. If you don’t know how to do it, you can follow this step by step guide to learn how to pray the Holy Rosary.