St. Jude Messenger Volume II, Issue I | Page 5

AN IRA ROLLOVER IS A SMART WAY TO SUPPORT OUR MISSION Make an IRA contribution of any amount OR Make the Rosary Shrine of St. Jude a Beneficiary of your IRA and earn St. Jude Legacy Society Membership status AND ENJOY DOUBLE TAX BENEFITS! Contact Catherine Scalera (646) 350-0156 [email protected] The Rosary arms us for spiritual warfare. The fact of the matter is that spiritual life is war. To contend in the battle, we must put on the armor of Light (Rom. 13:12)! In the battle of the spiritual life, prayer is the only weapon, and it must be used. Frequently. Unceasingly. Without a doubt, devotion to the Rosary will help us overcome the evils that plague us. The temptations and cycles of sin do not own us, for the Rosary narrates the greatest conquest of all time: the victory of life and light over sin and death. The Rosary sanctifies our contemplative side. Like fixing things around the house, solving crises at work or otherwise designing and building, men love to muse over problems. I’ve heard it said before that during time set aside