Bishop José Ignacio Munilla shares 5 reasons to pray the rosary every day in October

Bishop José Ignacio Munilla of the Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante in Spain shared five reasons to pray the rosary during October on his Radio María program.

The bishop noted that the Virgin Mary has repeatedly requested the prayer throughout history. He cited the appearance to St. Dominic of Guzmán around 1208 and the 1858 apparitions at Lourdes, where the rosary was central to the messages given to Bernadette. Munilla also referenced the 1877 apparitions in Gietrzwałd, Poland, where the Virgin reportedly asked for fervent daily prayer.

Munilla identified the 1917 apparitions at Fátima as the most significant instance of this request. He noted that on May 13, 1917, the Virgin Mary asked for daily rosary prayer to obtain world peace and an end to war, later revealing herself as the Lady of the Rosary on October 13. He also mentioned a 1980 appearance in Cuapa, Nicaragua.