In many Catholic families, there is a pious custom of reciting daily one part of the Rosary. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit ... of a related scriptural passage ...

The great battle of Lepanto occurred on October 7th 1571. For this reason this date has been chosen as the feast of the Holy Rosary. In 1573 Pope Pius V instituted the feast in thanksgiving for ...