The Rosary: The Prayer That Saved My Life
by Immaculee Ilibagiza
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Immaculee Ilibagiza believes that praying the rosary spared her from being slaughtered during the horrific 1994 Rwandan genocide, in which her family and more than a million other innocent men, women, and children were brutally murdered. Nearly two decades later, Immaculee continues to pray the rosary every day and marvels at how she is constantly renewed and richly rewarded by this glorious prayer. It has helped her in every possible way, from strengthening her faith to changing heartache show more into happiness and landing her a dream job... and that's just for starters. She has witnessed-and been the recipient of-the rosary's ability to create miracles so often that she vowed to share its blessings with as many people as she could. In these pages, Immaculee reveals how the rosary's abundant benefits can be reaped by each and every one of us, regardless of our religious affiliations. In this moving and uplifting book, the New York Times best-selling author recounts her personal experience of discovering the power and the beauty of the ancient beads-and shows all of us how to enrich our own lives by exploring and embracing the mysteries, secrets, and promises of the prayer that indeed saved her life. show lessTags
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The Rosary: the Prayer that Saved my Life goes beyond providing a very nice history and devotional exploration of the Rosary. The author presents a strong case for daily praying of the Rosary by all Christians, not just Catholics. Immaculee Ilibagiza is convincing when she argues that Marian visitations and prophesies warned of the dreadful massacre in Rwanda, which could have been avoided if all people turned to prayer, and specifically the Rosary, on a regular basis.
The impression I got of the text of the Rosary was that it might have been written by an unsophisticated young person with the simple untried faith of a child. It seems remarkable that a young woman who lived through the massacre of the Tutsis in Rwanda could be as gentle, show more forgiving, and simple as the author sounds. Immaculee admits that it has been through faithful praying of the rosary, that she has come to her current level of forgiveness of the atrocities committed against her family and friends.
The author has written another book covering the horrendous rapes, mutilations, and murders of the Tutsis, as she lived it. In The Rosary, she touches on the horror of those days only as it impacts her plea for people to turn to Mary with her comforting prayer, the Rosary. The author's simple heart-felt text is a very convincing testament. I encourage everyone who cares about social justice, or the power of prayer to read this lovely book. show less
The impression I got of the text of the Rosary was that it might have been written by an unsophisticated young person with the simple untried faith of a child. It seems remarkable that a young woman who lived through the massacre of the Tutsis in Rwanda could be as gentle, show more forgiving, and simple as the author sounds. Immaculee admits that it has been through faithful praying of the rosary, that she has come to her current level of forgiveness of the atrocities committed against her family and friends.
The author has written another book covering the horrendous rapes, mutilations, and murders of the Tutsis, as she lived it. In The Rosary, she touches on the horror of those days only as it impacts her plea for people to turn to Mary with her comforting prayer, the Rosary. The author's simple heart-felt text is a very convincing testament. I encourage everyone who cares about social justice, or the power of prayer to read this lovely book. show less
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Writer Immaculée Ilibagiza was born in Rwanda and studied electronic and mechanical engineering at the National University. During the Rwanda genocide in 1994, she and seven other women spent 91 days in a bathroom of a local pastor's home. She lost most of her family at this time. Four years later, she immigrated to the United States and began show more working at the United Nations in New York City. She is currently a full-time public speaker and writer. In 2007, she established the Left to Tell Charitable Fund to help support Rwandan orphans and others who suffered from the long-term effects of genocide and war. She has received numerous humanitarian awards including the Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Reconciliation and Peace 2007 and a Christopher Award. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- 242.74 — Religion Christian practice & observance Devotional literature Particular Prayers; Prayers on Particular Themes; Prayers to Particular Persons Rosary
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- BX2163 .I45 — Philosophy, Psychology and Religion Christian Denominations Christian Denominations Catholic Church Liturgy and ritual Prayers and devotions
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