October 2007
My dear faithful,
Father
Calmel wrote in 1960 that the Blessed Virgin Mary
is “the victory of God, the all-powerful demonstration
of His brightness and of His mercy”. “You
just have to look at Her to understand that God is
the most powerful”, he added.
What
a delightful, comforting and encouraging saying! During
this month of October dedicated to the Rosary, consecrated
to Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, it is particularly
appropriate to remember that Our Lady is the victory
of God, the undeniable, luminous proof of God’s
superiority and that we can and must put all our confidence
in Her.
The
devotion to the Most Holy Rosary is, without any doubt,
the best means to protect us from the spiritual dangers
of our time: “The Rosary will save the world”,
prophesied Pope Pius IX and Pope Pius XII added “We
do not hesitate to affirm again publicly that we place
great confidence in the Holy Rosary for the healing
of the evils of our times”. The Rosary seems
to be so little, so ordinary. However, it is almighty,
a source of so many benefits. It is through it that
we can hope to cure today’s heresies and other
evils. It is the Rosary, which shall be always and
for every one of us the best way to preserve and strengthen
our faith and increase piety in our hearts.
The
Holy Rosary will be also the means to renew in our
hearts an unfailing confidence in God’s victory
over all those who fight against Him. We have no reason
to be discouraged, as we know that “in the end
Her Immaculate Heart shall triumph”.
I
would like, therefore, through this letter, to invite
you to be very generous in praying the Holy Rosary
during this month of October as well as every day
of your life.
And
as the month of November is forthcoming, it is also
for the release and the relief of the poor souls in
purgatory that our prayers will be raised. You will
find enclosed the November envelopes. Write the names
of your dearly departed whom you wish to be remembered
during the Masses in November and send them back to
us. These envelopes will be placed on the altar during
the entire month and the souls mentioned on them will
be especially remembered at each Mass.
I
would also like to thank you for your help towards
our schools. Thanks to your generosity all across
Canada and to the different fund-raisers organized
in Ontario, we have gathered $60,000.00 for our school
project in Wilmot, Ontario. It was the objective for
which we targeted since a generous benefactor had
promised us to match that amount. It allows us to
start the repair of the roof and other renovation
works should follow.
We
had the joy of obtaining the renewal of the teaching
permit at Holy Family School (Levis, Quebec) and some
works were done to the facade last summer. Father
de l’Estourbeillon called recently because $35,000.00
is necessary for the beginning of this year. In Welwyn
(Saint Michael’s Academy), we are about to put
up a trailer near the church to help with the classes.
It had become too difficult to give all the lessons
in only the basement of the church. And other projects
are being studied, especially the enlarging of our
Calgary school, Saint John Bosco School.
In thanking you for your prayers, your help and support,
especially towards the Saint-Joseph Bursary Fund but
also with all of these projects, which prepare the
future of Catholic Tradition in Canada, I entreat
you to be assured of my prayers, and to receive my
blessing.
Fr. Arnaud Rostand
District Superior of Canada
