How many people are doing a Rosary crusade?

College students from all over the country are getting involved in the Rosary crusade. From the University of San Diego to LSU, the CRC is going nationwide. With your help we can get campus Rosaries in all 50 states. Just e-mail studentaction@tfp.org for more details.

What is the Campus Rosary Crusade?

College students organize a public square rosary in Mainz, Germany.

Dear Student,

While Saint Dominic was preaching devotion to the Holy Rosary, a possessed man started blaspheming. Knowing the spiritual state of the man, Saint Dominic wrapped a Rosary around his neck and demanded:

“Whom do you fear the most?”

Forced to answer, the demon replied: “Our Lady! Our Lady!” Then, instantly, the poor soul was free. Satan had fled. The Blessed Mother had triumphed over Satan. Such is the power of Rosary.

TFP Student Action is coordinating a challenging new campaign: the Campus Rosary Crusade. Everyone is invited to participate, and I need to know if you are willing to lead a Rosary group on your campus. To sign up now, click here.

Please let me explain why the Campus Rosary Crusade is so important.

Our Lady appeared at Fatima, Portugal, in 1917 with a message for the world. She said that if men did not convert, pray, and do penance, Russia would spread its errors worldwide, causing wars and persecutions of the Church. Many would be martyred, the Holy Father would suffer, and a chastisement would annihilate several nations.

As Our Lady predicted, the errors of Communist Russia spread far and wide, and, even though America did not accept Communism, the Cultural Revolution—a byproduct of Communism—is currently destroying our nation from within. For example:

• Abortion, pornography, and unnatural vice rip the family to shreds
• Blasphemy threatens the Faith

Caleb Petrone joins members of Student Action for a public Rosary at Gettysburg College.

So how can you and I fight back? By praying the Rosary, the most powerful spiritual weapon of contemporary history. With the Rosary, Saint Dominic defeated heresy, Catholic forces were victorious against the Ottoman Turks at the battle of Lepanto in 1571, Communists were expelled from Vienna, and many more miracles and victories were won. [More…]

How powerful is the Rosary! Is there any prayerful weapon more powerful, capable of overcoming heresies, defeating armies, and expelling the errors of Communist Russia?

To start a Campus Rosary Crusade chapter, all you need are a few friends, your Rosary, and the Faith of a Crusader. It’s that simple, and I can think of no better way to stop the Cultural Revolution, hasten the triumph of good over evil, and answer the urgent requests of the Queen of Heaven, who foretold the devastation of Communism, which has martyred and persecuted millions…

Do you want to join?

Your immediate response is vital because we are racing against time to set up Campus Rosary Crusade chapters in all 50 states before May 13—the 90th anniversary of Fatima. Of course, if you decide to become a Rosary leader, you will have our support.

Sincerely in Jesus and Mary,

John Ritchie
TFP Student Action Director

To become a Rosary leader now, click here.

What is Our Mission?

The Campus Rosary Crusade is a network of Catholics who pray the Holy Rosary on college campuses as a way to combat sin and the Cultural Revolution. Campus Rosary Crusade members pledge to defend the Holy Catholic Faith—peacefully and legally—especially when the Sacred Persons of Jesus and Mary are attacked.

Are you willing to start a Campus Rosary Crusade?
For details, click here.

The How-to-Manual

How to Get Started

1. Location: Suggested locations for the monthly Rosary are: the campus quad, near the student union, on the public square, or in front of an abortion clinic. Note: Activities must be peaceful and legal.

2. Planning: Meet your friends for refreshments before or after each event to discuss general business.

Sample agenda:

• Decide where and when the public Rosary will take place. A good date to consider is the first Friday or Saturday of each month;
• Delegate. Give each person a specific role;
• Set goals. Keep minutes of your meetings;
• Study the Fatima message;
• Reach others. Advertise your events.

Here is a sample invitation

3. Organize: Compile contact information of those in your group and others willing to join. It should include e-mail, phone number, and address.

4. Make signs and flyers: Make a sign to display while you pray the Rosary, for example, one that reads: “Our Rosary marks 90 years since the Mother of God urgently called the world to conversion at Fatima, Portugal. You are invited to pray with us.”

If you would like us to send you a ready-made banner, e-mail us at studentaction@tfp.org.

Also, print up a simple handout explaining why you are conducting a public Rosary on campus. When curious people ask questions, give them the flyer.

Reports

Send a brief monthly email report about your activities to CRC headquarters at studentaction@tfp.org. This is important because we hope to organize 2,000 Rosary rallies in 2007 to mark the 90th anniversary of the Fatima apparitions. To have an accurate tally, your reports are vital.

Click here to fill out your report.

Pictures

Take pictures of your public Rosary. Send them to studentaction@tfp.org. They will be shared with CRC members nationwide and published on the TFP Student Action web site.

Intentions for this Campaign

• For the conversion of America and the triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
  
• That Our Lady protect America and its Armed Forces against external or internal enemies;
  
• For the end of abortion, homosexuality, blasphemy, and indifference;
  
• For the restoration of higher education based on the Ten Commandments, and the restoration of true Catholic militancy;
  
• For college students to bravely resist the Cultural Revolution, and be pure in thought, word, and deed;

• Your own special intentions…

Are you willing to start a Campus Rosary Crusade?
For details, click here.

The Power of the Rosary

The Amazing Story of the Hiroshima Eight Although they were less than one mile from ground zero, all eight members of the small Jesuit community of Hiroshima survived the blast completely unscathed, without burns or radiation.
The Power of the Rosary in History With the Rosary, Saint Dominic defeated heresy, Catholic forces were victorious against the Ottoman Turks at the battle of Lepanto in 1571, Communists were expelled from Vienna, and many more miracles and victories were won.
Quotes from Our Lady, Popes, and Saints “Never will anyone who says his Rosary every day be led astray. This is a statement that I would gladly sign with my blood.” - Saint Louis de Montfort
From the Secret of the Rosary by Saint Louis de Montfort “It is almost impossible to do real credit to the victories that Count Simon de Montfort won against the Albigensians under the patronage of Our Lady of the Rosary. These victories are so famous that the world has never seen anything to match them.”
Rosary Saves Man’s Life on September 11 A man from New York who had fallen away from the Catholic Church and not gone to confession in years was met at a TFP Fatima presentation given by America Needs Fatima Custodian, Jose Ferraz.
Fifteen Promises to Those Who Pray the Rosary It is said that Our Lady herself gave these promises to Saint Dominic and Blessed Alan de la Roche. Patrick J. Hayes, Archbishop of New York (1919-1938), granted his Imprimatur to the English translation.
Indulgences Associated with the Holy Rosary Learn how to obtain a partial or plenary indulgence by reciting the Rosary.