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Rosary a “spiritual sword” - Cardinal Bychok

https://catholicweekly.com.au/rosary-a-spiritual-sword-cardinal-bychok/

Cardinal Bychok (...) expressed his deep devotion to Our Lady, who was “chosen by God from the moment of her conception” and “an example to us on how to live our life in the service of God” and his love for the Holy Rosary. “The rosary has been central part of my prayer life,” he said. 

“As a Redemptorist, it was presented to me on a day of my clothing in the habit with the words ‘Brother! Receive the spiritual sword.’ The rosary is our spiritual sword but as Our Lady reminded us in Fatima that God’s love is stronger than the world’s hatred. The rosary is a prayer by which we can overcome hatred and fulfil our vocation as messengers of God’s love. It is this spiritual sword that will help the people of Ukraine to overcome the enemy. 

“It is a power of prayer and the intercession of the Most Holy Mother of God that empowers all of us to fight ‘the good fight’ and to make known the love of God in Ukraine, Australia and throughout the world.”  

He then led those present in a decade of the rosary for peace in the Ukraine and the world and formally blessed the image of Our Lady of the Southern Cross and Help of Christians.